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Outdoor procession on a dusty construction-site road with excavators and stacked timber in the background, and golden domed pavilions at right. A large deity murti is carried on a palanquin draped with a lavish garland of marigold and white flowers beneath a white canopy with a multicoloured fringe. In front, men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man carry the palanquin. Behind it, a man in a red garland and red garment is seated in the middle. Women and girls in orange and saffron saris and rudraksha malas walk in the procession, one carrying a basket of fruit. Orange umbrellas shade the crowd.

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A festival procession moves along a dusty road lined with trees and distant pavilion domes. At the centre, a flower-garlanded deity murti is carried on a palanquin beneath a striped canopy with colourful fringed valance, and a raised ceremonial pole with a kalasha-like finial. A bare-chested man in orange cloth and a red turban walks near the murti, and a man in a white dhoti stands to the right. Women in saffron and orange saris and salwar, a pink dress and a green-and-blue sari walk among the crowd, and a woman carries a basket of bananas on her head. Orange parasols shade the left side of the procession.2017-01-11Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground under a hazy sky. Many devotees in saffron-orange robes walk along a paved path, some bare-chested men in white dhoti-style cloth and rudraksha malas carry a decorated palanquin topped with a colourful garland. A large ornate umbrella with multicoloured fringe is held aloft, and a drummer in orange at left beats a frame drum. Women in orange saris and a woman with a basket of flowers walk among them, with red-roofed buildings and trees behind. Many people are visible, with the crowd extending to the frame edges.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a wide pale concrete road with a bright hazy sky and trees behind. At centre, a palanquin-style canopy with white and multicoloured fringed valance is carried over a floral-garlanded deity murti. Ahead of it, a man in an orange-and-gold turban and ceremonial garland walks beside the palanquin. Crowds of women in saffron and orange saris and dhotis walk in front and beside it, several holding orange and pink umbrellas. Barefoot men in orange dhotis, one bare-chested, follow the palanquin. A woman in a pink sari and a woman in a green sari stand at the centre front. A woman at right carries a basket of flowers. Construction materials and domed structures are visible in the background.2017-01-11Outdoor procession on a pale sandy ground in front of a red and cream multi-storey building with a golden domed kiosk behind. A large decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti, adorned with a garland and topped by a colourful striped canopy, is carried forward. Women in saffron-orange and white saris walk in the procession, many wearing rudraksha malas, with one woman carrying a woven basket. Several men with bare upper bodies and orange cloth walk among them, and a few devotees in white and coloured clothing follow. Parasols in multicolour stripes and a light blue umbrella are carried alongside. Visible people number over twenty, and no figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Outdoor procession on a wide pale concrete path under a clear blue sky. Large crowd of people in saffron-orange robes walks behind a deity murti decorated with a dense garland of marigolds and red flowers, carried under a ceremonial canopy with colourful pennants. Young women in orange saris and rudraksha malas walk in front, some holding notebooks. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and an older man in white robes walk near the procession. A shaved-headed young person in orange stands in the foreground. Golden ornamental pavilion and pink-walled buildings stand at left, with a pink parasol and an orange umbrella nearby.2017-01-11