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A procession on a dirt road during the 2008 Brahmotsava, with a palanquin-like deity ratha in the background topped by a trident. Several people in orange sannyasi robes walk at the centre: a woman in orange with rudraksha-style beaded garlands and a red bindi leads, and a bald man in orange with a large gold-coloured necklace carries a staff. Attendants in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange shawls, carry large colourful decorated umbrellas and a yellow fan. Single-storey white buildings with a green roof and palm trees stand behind the crowd. Photo of a procession scene.

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December 23 20092009-12-23December 25 20082008-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, carry tall decorated parasols with red, orange and yellow fringed canopies. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange garment wears a white flower garland and holds a long trident-topped staff. Nearby, another robed man carries a silver vessel on a tray. Temporary white tents line the background. Shawls and parasols are visible; no physical identity is asserted beyond the appearance-based candidate. About 20 people visible.2008-12-25A procession on a dusty dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland walks with hands folded in greeting, with a long-shafted staff beside them, flanked by another robed figure in orange holding a staff. Behind them, men and women in white clothes and orange shawls carry tall decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue embroidered panels and flags. Several participants wear rudraksha beads, and a woman in the foreground wears a white sari with a gold border. Trees and a white-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-28A procession walks along a dirt road past a block wall and trees. Three multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with gold finials are carried above the group. A central figure in orange robes wears a long white flower garland with red blossoms and walks barefoot. Several saffron-robed attendants carry gold-topped staffs and trident-shaped poles. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls, and women in white saris with yellow shawls and a woman in pink, walk in a line. Men in black shirts walk at the left edge, some holding hands to keep the line.2009-12-23A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with green shrubs under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari and a gold beaded necklace walks smiling beside a man in orange robes, both carrying long wooden staffs. Behind them, people in white kurtas and dhotis and an older man in white walk along, several holding yellow-and-orange flags on poles. A large multicoloured parasol with a decorative border shades the front. In the background, a decorated float with a deity murti under a canopy is framed by a colourful floral arch, with more devotees in orange and white following. Many participants are visible in the crowd.2008-12-23A procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels, peacock and lotus motifs and tasselled fringes are carried by men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths. At the centre, a person in saffron robes wears a long white and red flower garland and walks beside a woman in orange sari with a red shawl who carries a brass tray. Other men in white and women in saffron walk along, and a decorated yellow shrine structure stands at the right edge. Several dozen people are visible.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 25 20082008-12-25A street procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight. Several men in white dhotis and kurtas carry tall wooden poles topped with decorated umbrellas and fringed canopies in red, yellow and green with floral motifs. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis walk in a line; the central figure holds a trident and wears a white and red flower garland, with a long saffron shawl. Orange flags fly on the right, and a row of women and girls in white clothing with rudraksha malas follows. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at the right edge. The scene reads as a religious procession.2008-12-28A procession on a dirt road in bright daylight. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange robe wears a purple and white flower garland and a gold pendant necklace; he walks between two attendants in orange robes who carry gold-topped staffs, one with a trident-topped staff. Red and orange umbrellas with fringed edges are held above the group. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris and a man in white kurta carry a decorated orange-and-red banner pole and ceremonial trays. A white wall and palm trees stand in the background.2008-12-31December 23 20082008-12-23December 26 20082008-12-26