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A street procession in India with a crowd of men, women and children in white shirts and dhotis moving past a concrete gateway. Several ornate decorated canopies with red, yellow and gold fringes and embroidered panels are carried above the crowd, while a man in the foreground plays a clarinet-type wind instrument. Some people hold their hands together in anjali greeting. Strings of bunting and a concrete wall line the background.

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A street procession moves along a temple wall past a gopuram. Two large colourful umbrellas with yellow, green, red and blue panels and tasselled edges shade the marchers. A boy in a yellow kurta and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white shirt and dhoti beats a red-and-gold drum. Behind them, men in white and saffron-orange shawls and cloths walk with a few women in white and pale clothing, some holding long wind instruments. Dark-haired young men in white stand in the crowd. No candidate can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so roles are used. Visible painted wall markings and a painted gopuram appear at the left edge.2012-05-18A large street procession moves through a village lane lined with thatched huts and strings of white-and-blue pennant flags. Colourful multi-coloured parasols with blue and gold motifs are held aloft over the crowd. A man in an orange cloth and orange-saffron shawl with a flower garland walks near the centre, with a long-haired figure visible in the same orange garments. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis fill the street, while drummers in white and maroon cloth play large drums at the left and a long brass trumpet-like instrument appears among them. Spectators line the edges, and a banner with blue and red bands is carried on poles.2007-01-12Outdoor procession in daylight under trees, with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis moving forward. Two large ornate umbrellas dominate the foreground, one held at left and one at right, each with a red and gold teardrop-shaped canopy decorated with blue and green floral borders and a central emblem. Several other decorated umbrellas in red, blue and gold stand in the background. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and a white shawl over his shoulder, and another at lower centre has a vermilion mark on his forehead and a rudraksha-style mala. A few people in orange clothing appear among the crowd, and a uniformed officer stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a ceremonial temple procession, though no specific deity or person can be confirmed from the image.2007-01-12A crowded outdoor procession moves along a village road past a red-tiled roof. Above the crowd, a long red and purple canopy with embroidered elephant motifs and yellow tassels shelters the procession, with a gold-fringed umbrella beside it. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk densely packed, and several in saffron-orange shirts stand among them. A brass musician in dark uniform plays a horn near the centre. A silver processional staff topped with a cross-like finial rises above the crowd, and a white flower-decorated kalasha pot stands in the foreground beside leafy palm branches. Trees and a bus appear in the background.2006-11-13A crowded street procession with many people in white and off-white clothing, several in saffron or orange shawls and cloths. A central figure wearing an orange-saffron turban and a green-and-white garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Above them are large ornate ceremonial umbrellas (chhatras) with red, green, yellow and gold canopies, painted with floral and lotus-like motifs and fringed with tassels, carried on long poles by men in white. Spectators line the street and watch from behind, and a few men hold microphones or sound equipment near the front.2006-09-24 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor procession on a dusty roadside with a crowd of devotees. Several large colourful umbrellas with gold-embroidered fringes and red, green and yellow panels shade the procession. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris with orange borders walk closely together, some holding orange flags. A man in a blue-and-white checked shirt plays a black wind instrument (nadaswaram-style pipe) at centre-left. A man in a red sports shirt bends forward near the right edge. A row of pennants and a photo-banner on a stand appears in the background beside a tree and grassy field, with a yellow bus at left.2009-01-21A street procession of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walks under ornate umbrellas (kudai) with red, orange and gold canopies and tassels. Several musicians play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes and a brass horn; the player in front has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a man in a white turban and saffron-yellow garment with a white flower garland stands with hands folded in namaste. Other men in white stand nearby, and a uniformed officer in khaki appears at right. Trees and a roadside sign line the background.2005-12-09Outdoor procession under a dirt-path canopy of palm and tree shade, with colourful fringed ceremonial umbrellas overhead and blue-and-white bunting strung between trees. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left carries a long wooden pole. A woman in a red blouse and grey-green sari with gold border walks in front, next to a man in white playing a long brass horn (nagaswaram-style wind instrument). Behind them a figure in orange robes wears a long garland of orange-yellow flowers and walks among other devotees in white clothing and rudraksha malas. Another man in white on the right holds a white umbrella-pole. Several people in white are visible further back among the umbrellas.2006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 23 20062006-12-23A procession moves across a dirt ground past a white building with blue-and-white bunting strung overhead. Several large umbrellas with orange, red and green embroidered canopies and blue bird emblems are carried on poles, with a white canopy with fringe behind them. Men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas, walk in the crowd. Drummers play large barrel drums and a woman in a maroon sari plays a wind instrument. Near the centre, a figure in saffron clothing with a white flower garland walks among the procession, while a man in a red shawl holds a ceremonial staff. Others in orange and saffron clothing follow. Silver ceremonial staffs with ornate tops stand at left.2006-12-29