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A procession on a dirt path lined with devotees in white. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with yellow border holds a tall wooden pole with an orange and gold embroidered banner. On the right, men in white dhotis and kurtas hold ornate gold-and-red embroidered umbrella-style standards topped with finials. A red banner with the word Nithyanandam in white letters and strings of colourful flags stretches across the path ahead, with orange flags along the route. Devotees line both sides of the path in white and orange clothing, forming a long ritual procession.

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December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with trees and a low building. On the left, women in white saris with yellow borders hold tall poles topped by ornate red, yellow and gold pennants printed with a white dove emblem and floral patterns. Musicians in white dhotis and orange-yellow shawls play a long horn and drums at the centre of the procession. On the right, men in white shirts and dhotis with yellow shawls stand along the path holding matching pennants, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Orange and red flags and a red banner with a bordered design fly in the background.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession along a sandy path under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and white shirts carry tall wooden poles topped with gold finials and large ornate, yellow-fringed banners embroidered in red, blue, green and gold with floral motifs and a blue-and-white emblem. Further back, a red-and-gold canopy with a 'a person' banner marks the front of the procession, with orange flags along the route and more white-clad participants lining both sides. No single central figure is clearly identifiable in this frame.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A procession on a dirt path under a leafy tree, with people in white dhotis and white garments trimmed with yellow borders carrying tall ceremonial standards. Each standard has a teardrop-shaped canopy with yellow fringe, red and blue embroidered panels decorated with floral motifs and a central blue emblem with a white bird. A woman with long loose hair walks in the middle in white with a yellow shawl. Some people wear orange-toned garments. Red and multicolored festival banners and flags stand in the background under a clear blue sky, part of a Brahmotsava procession.2008-12-23A procession along a dirt path lined with trees and palms in bright daylight. In the foreground, men and a woman in white ceremonial clothes hold tall wooden poles topped with ornate orange and yellow teardrop-shaped banners embroidered with floral and bird motifs. Behind them, people in white stand in rows beside striped umbrellas, while figures in saffron and orange robes walk further down the path, some carrying parasols. A man on the left wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak. The scene reads as a temple or ashram festival procession.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23