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Outdoor festival procession under a blue sky with tall trees. Several large ornate umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels and fringed tassels are carried above a crowd of men and youths. Foreground figures wear dark purple-blue jackets with ID badges and lanyards, one holding a drum. Orange saffron flags rise on the right. Behind, men in white shirts and dark suits walk in the procession. A camera operator is visible at left. Elements suggest a Brahmotsav youth procession, though no individual is clearly identifiable.

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A crowded outdoor procession on a sunny day, with many people in the foreground and midground moving forward beneath a row of ornate multicolored parasols with red, blue and gold panels and tassel fringes. Several young men in matching purple shirts with a badge on the chest play or carry drums, some smiling and one shouting. A videographer on the left holds a camera up over the crowd. Tall orange flags on poles, a banner of the procession, rise above the scene, and trees and blue sky form the background. A seated figure in dark clothing and a light cloth appears under the parasols, but the face is not clearly visible, so no identification is made.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with green trees and banana plants under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, men in purple polo shirts with lanyard badges and drummers carry hand drums. Behind them, colourful fringed umbrellas with red, green and white panels shelter a decorated palanquin, and orange saffron flags on tall poles rise above the crowd. Several men in white shirts and an orange sash walk among the marchers, and one person near the centre wears a white headband.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A festival procession moves along a dirt road under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. Drummers in purple tunics and white dhotis beat large drums, while a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl leads at front. Several women in white saris with orange shawls walk on the left. Colourful multi-tasselled ceremonial parasols and saffron-orange flags are carried above the crowd, and a richly decorated palanquin or carriage is visible in the distance among the umbrellas. Many people in white ritual clothes fill the scene, some with raised arms.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under bright sky. Many people in white and light clothing crowd a street, with saffron-orange flags on tall poles and large multicolored canopy umbrellas with fringed borders and blue dove emblems. Drummers in the foreground play large drums, and a man in a pale blue shirt with a crossbody bag stands among the crowd. A green cloth is carried aloft at center, and decorated floats or palanquin-style structures with bunting appear in the background.2008-12-29A large crowd of devotees in white ritual clothes walks outdoors in a procession under bright daylight. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, and some wear orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. Two decorated parasols, one red-and-gold and one orange with a blue bird emblem, are held aloft, and a tall orange flag rises at right. In the middle distance a palanquin or ratha with an ornate canopy is carried above the crowd, and palm trees and a low wall with festoons stand behind. A woman with glasses in a white sari is visible at right, and one devotee raises his hand in front. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2007-12-27A street procession in daylight moves forward through a crowd of men and youths in front of a white building. A decorated carriage sits under a colourful canopy umbrella with fringe, flanked by a second umbrella and tall red and orange flags on poles. Two men in dark suits with red ties ride on the carriage, and a figure in orange clothing stands beside them. Several onlookers in the foreground wear orange headbands and blue or white shirts. A tall ornamental silver standard with a trident-like top rises at the right edge.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25