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A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with trees and a white temple tower at left. Musicians lead the group: men in white dhotis play a brass horn and drum, and a boy in a brown jacket holds a small instrument. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha with a white canopy and blue panels is carried between yellow and multicoloured umbrellas. Many devotees in white and saffron walk alongside, and a man in a white shirt at left raises his arm toward the procession. A camera on a tripod stands in the background, and tented stalls line the road.

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A street procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky, with large shade trees along the route. At the centre, a decorated float or ratha with a white canopy and blue backdrop carries a figure in orange and red robes, flanked by multicoloured ornate parasols with fringed edges. Around it walk many people: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in orange and green saris, and a drummer or musician in a light green shirt carrying an instrument. Spectators in white and blue stand at left and right, and a white temple tower with red and white walls appears at the far left. A small crowd of onlookers and parked white vehicles line the scene.2007-02-02A street procession on a dirt road in front of a white temple gopuram. Men in white dhotis and shirts play long wind instruments and drums, including a hand drum played by a man in a pale green shirt and a brown turban. Behind them, women in white and orange-saffron shawls walk alongside. Several decorated umbrellas with colourful embroidered panels and tassels, along with a blue-and-white canopy, shade a vehicle at the back of the procession. Strings of yellow and blue pennants stretch along the road under a clear blue sky. A few orange-robed figures stand near the vehicle.2007-02-02A procession on a dirt road during a Kumbhamela-style festival in South India. Musicians lead, including a drummer with a large drum and a man playing a long wind instrument, all in white dhotis and kurtas. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron-orange shawls follow carrying orange-and-gold decorated umbrellas and parasols. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a white canopy and a figure in orange robes sits in the background. A white gopuram-style temple tower stands at left among trees, with yellow bunting strung across the right side. Many people walk in the crowd, including women in white saris with orange shawls.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession on a dusty village road. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dhoti plays a large hand drum, and a woman in a white sari with a green embroidered shawl walks beside a man in white holding an orange-and-gold pole. Behind them devotees in white clothes with orange shawls walk among colourful canopies and a decorated vehicle under a yellow-and-red ornamented parasol. Two Western women in white saris and orange shawls walk at the right edge. Trees, a white temple tower and blue tarpaulin stalls line the road under a clear sky.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty road beside trees and a bamboo fence. A decorated vehicle draped with a white cloth edged in red and garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds leads the group. Above it, a white canopy and two ceremonial umbrellas in orange, green and white stripes display blue emblems and gold symbols. Several figures in saffron-orange robes stand on the decorated float, and a person in the foreground holds a long silver-topped staff. A woman in white in the front left smiles and claps, and others in white kurtas and saris walk along, with cars and onlookers behind. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible in the procession.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02December 27 20092009-12-27