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Outdoor festival procession on a dusty field lined with palm trees. Tall orange saffron flags on poles surround a central procession. A decorated horse with a silver-trimmed saddle stands at left. A figure in an orange and gold garment and headdress stands on a raised platform beneath a red-fringed canopy, with a golden staff nearby. Several multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges shade the crowd. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange headbands, and women in white and saffron saris gather around, many holding flags and ritual items. Marigold petals and sugarcane stalks are scattered on the ground.

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Outdoor festival procession under palm trees with many tall saffron-orange flags on poles. A decorated horse-drawn carriage with a red-and-white fringed canopy and a figure in saffron clothing standing within it, while a crowd of people in white dhotis and white shirts, plus some in orange, walks alongside. A large white flag with a blue emblem is carried in the foreground. Marigold petals and a decorated horse appear at left, and a cluster of pennants hangs from the palms above.2007-12-25Outdoor procession in a palm-fringed area during Brahmotsav. A dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many wearing orange headbands and orange shawls, moves forward. Several orange flags with a dark circular emblem rise above them, along with ornate colourful parasols with fringed edges and a decorated banner. A man in a cream kurta holds a drum wrapped in red and gold cloth near the front. Coconut palms and strings of hanging decorations fill the background. The participants are a crowd of more than twenty people.2007-12-25Outdoor procession under palm trees with many saffron-orange flags on poles. At centre, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red-and-gold garland sits on a raised carriage beneath a white fringed canopy, with a painted umbrella beside it. Crowds of people in white shirts and dhotis surround the carriage, with others in orange robes and a few holding ceremonial fans. A sugarcane stalk stands at the carriage side.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 29 20092009-12-29Outdoor festival procession under a pale hazy sky on dry open ground. Saffron-orange triangular flags on tall poles rise over the crowd, and an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella shades a white carriage-like seat where a robed figure in orange sits, lit by the sun. Around it walk many people in white and cream traditional dress, with some in orange shawls and sarees, and one person in a brown patterned saree at right. Orange and white balloons float among the group, and a bicycle and parked car appear in the background behind a line of trees and a low wall.2007-12-25A procession outdoors under hazy sky, with saffron-orange flags on tall poles and colourful fringed parasols. At centre, a man in orange robes with long hair sits on a decorated carriage or palanquin with a trident-topped standard beside him, garlanded and under an umbrella. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, some women in saris, and a few onlookers in street clothes stand along the sides.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor festival procession under palm trees and a blue sky. Many devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, walk through a dense crowd. Several colourful striped umbrellas with fringed edges and a tall orange flag on a pole are carried high above the crowd. A large ornate embroidered banner hangs from a pole in the centre. Strings of small lights stretch overhead. In the foreground a woman with dark hair wearing an orange shawl faces away from the camera. Crowd is large but only partly visible.2007-12-25Outdoor procession under tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky. Dozens of devotees in white clothing with orange-saffron shawls and wraps walk among large orange flags on poles, several bearing a dark circular emblem. Ornate umbrellas and a white parasol-style canopy rise above the crowd, and strings of small lights are strung overhead. Many participants wear orange sashes over white; a woman in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and holds a camera. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry flags and walk in a loose procession across open ground. No single identifiable leader is clearly visible.2007-12-27