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A street procession in a small town moves between shopfronts under strings of triangular pennants with gold trim in red, green, blue and orange. Many participants walk in white clothing, several women in white saris with jasmine-style garlands and small brass pots balanced on their heads with white cloth. A woman in a white top and white garment at centre-right walks with a white shawl and a bead necklace. Indian tricolour and other flags, including an orange one, are carried in the background, and a bamboo pole is held in the lower right foreground. Bystanders and a motorcycle line the road.

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A village procession moves along a dusty road under a large tree. A long red and multicoloured ceremonial banner with yellow borders and hanging pennants is carried overhead, decorated with elephants, lotuses, bulls and a seated deity figure. Men in white kurtas lead, one holding a tall pole, others carrying orange and white flags. Women in white robes and garlands walk behind, balancing brass kalasha pots with white cloth on their heads. Market stalls and shops line the roadside.2005-12-31A street procession in a village market town, with devotees in white clothes walking in a line. Several people carry brass pots or kalashas on their heads, some with yellow cloth and white flower garlands. Men and women wear white dhotis and sarees and white garlands. Two men at the front hold tall orange saffron flags on poles. Behind them are shop fronts with Kannada signage, a red-painted shutter and a blue awning, and a bicycle at the left edge. The scene reflects a padayatra-style procession.2005-12-31A procession on a dirt village road with a red and gold decorated banner overhead, showing painted elephants, lions and lotus motifs. Several people in white clothes walk under it, many wearing garlands of white flowers and rudraksha malas. Two women in front carry brass pots or kalashas on their heads, one in a white dress and one in a white kurta. Men on the left hold red and orange ceremonial flags on poles, and a man in a cream kurta and wrap stands at the front left. Small roadside shops and a bicycle appear behind them, with a painted sign on a wall at the upper right.2005-12-31A photograph of a crowd in a narrow street during a procession near a temple. Many women in white and cream saris and dhotis-style clothing carry brass pots and vessels with flowers and yellow blossoms on their heads. A bearded man in white with an orange-saffron cloth stands among them. A white banner with a blue logo is held by a woman in a white sari. A woman in front wears a cream jacket and a white cloth over her shoulder, and an older woman in a lavender sari wears a rudraksha-style mala. Pink temple walls, a green-framed doorway and a carved stone figure appear in the background, and a shirtless man stands at right.2005-12-31A photograph of a long devotional procession moving along a dirt road beside roadside shops under a large tree. Participants in white clothing carry brass pots topped with yellow cloth and flowers on their heads. Foreground: a woman in white with orange marigold garland and a bindi, and a woman in white with a floral-embroidered shawl and flower necklace. A bearded man in white with a white flower garland and a name badge leads the line. A woman in white raises her hand toward a pot. Behind them, a white flag with a blue bird emblem and orange flags are visible. A bystander in a red vest stands at right.2005-12-31A photograph of a street procession in a village, with a crowd of devotees in white clothes walking along a dirt road. Two men at the front and right hold up a long red and purple festival banner decorated with painted elephants, lions, leaves and triangular pennants. Several people in white hold orange, white and red flags. Some women carry brass pots or kalasha-like items on their heads and wear flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers walks at the right edge, with a rudraksha mala visible. Roadside stalls and small shops line the street in the background.2005-12-31A long procession of devotees walks along a village road lined with low shops and a tall concrete building, under a hazy morning sky with palm trees. Many people, mostly women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis and kurtas, walk in a line balancing brass kalasha pots on their raised hands, decorated with white flower garlands and yellow cloth. Several participants carry saffron-orange flags bearing a white bird emblem, and a child in a grey knit cap and navy jacket holds one of the flags at the right edge. A woman in a brown top and white sari at the centre walks with a kalasha overhead. The scene reads as a ritual procession with kalasha carrying.2005-12-31Outdoor procession on a dusty village road in morning haze, with bare trees and palms behind a row of small roadside shops and stalls. Several devotees in white clothing walk in a line, many carrying brass pots or vessels on their heads, some decorated with white flower garlands. A woman in front wears a white robe with a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and holds a long pole with an orange cloth banner. A woman in the centre wears white with a long necklace and has reddish-orange hair. A man in white with a white garland raises a pot overhead. A woman in a cream sari with a brown border carries a pot on her raised arm. On the right, a person holds a white flag with a blue emblem. Onlookers in shirts and dhotis stand along the roadside, and a man in a khaki uniform watches.2005-12-31A photograph of a procession at a temple precinct. Several women in white and cream clothes carry metal pots with yellow cloth covers on their heads, with both arms raised. Many wear rudraksha malas over white garments; one woman in a grey-beige sari wears sunglasses, a red bindi and a name badge. Behind them an ornate canopy with bird motifs and red and orange festival flags frame the scene. Devotees carrying milk pots for abhishekam appear to be part of a palakodam procession.2006-12-31Outdoor photograph of a street procession on a paved road beside a red-earth verge. Women in white saris with jasmine garlands and rudraksha malas carry brass pots topped with yellow cloth and flowers on their heads. A man in a white dhoti and white head cloth with a beige sweater, and other men in white and orange garlands, walk barefoot behind them. An orange flag is held aloft at right. A large white blue-bodied truck and a silver hatchback car are on the road at left.2005-12-31A street procession in a small village road lined with shops and low buildings. A long line of women walks in the middle of the road, many carrying brass vessels and offerings balanced on their heads, with flower garlands visible. Several women wear white saris with pink or red borders, one in an orange-brown sari, others in yellow and lavender. Some wear rudraksha malas. A few men in white clothing and a small child in dark clothes are among the marchers. A man in a red shirt stands at the left edge, and a drummer with a drum appears along the left side. A tall decorated pole with red, yellow and orange streamers stands at the right, beside a roadside signboard. Indian flags and white flags with a blue emblem are carried in the procession. Palm trees rise behind the buildings under a clear sky.2005-12-31A street procession in a small town, with women in white and cream saris and salwar-style dress carrying brass or steel kalasha pots on their heads, decorated with flowers and yellow cloth. Many have arms raised in devotion. Several women wear red, green and orange saris, and a woman at right in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala. Behind them, saffron and white flags flutter from a line of decorated bunting. Multi-storey concrete shopfronts with shuttered windows, signboards and an Audio Video shop line the street under a clear sky. a person is not clearly visible in this crowd.2005-12-31