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Outdoor procession on dusty ground with a large crowd of devotees in white and light clothing. Several ornate umbrellas with coloured fringes and red-and-gold canopies are held aloft over a decorated ratha or chariot with orange and red drapery at centre. Men and women walk closely together, many wearing white kurtas, white saris and rudraksha-style neck beads; a girl in a pink and orange outfit and a woman with a long braid in white are visible. A white bus with a red sign stands to the left, and red balloons are tied to a dark pillar at upper left. Dry trees and a low embankment fill the background under hazy sky.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a low hillside wall. A large crowd of devotees in white clothes walks behind decorated palanquin-style carts topped with ornate multicoloured umbrellas and a red-and-gold canopy. At the front, a figure in orange robes sits within the canopy-covered palanquin. Many men wear white kurtas and dhotis with blue and white lanyards, and women wear white saris and salwar kameez. A white bus with signage stands at left, and a dense crowd extends to the right. Trees and utility poles line the background under a pale sky.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing lanyards. Centre is an ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with yellow and orange flowers, tassels, a saffron umbrella and a golden finial; the chariot is empty of a visible figure. Saffron and blue flags are carried among the crowd. A tented pavilion with blue patterned drapery and a white van stand behind. A bald man in a light blue shirt with an orange lanyard stands in the foreground, and women in saris and salwar walk among the crowd.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27A dusty open ground at a processional event with a crowd of devotees walking in a procession. Many men and women wear white and cream traditional dress, including dhotis and white sarees, with some in white shirts and others in orange or blue. Several people carry tall orange and red triangular flags and ornate pennant standards with gold and red patterns. In the centre a decorated ratha/chariot with yellow and gold ornamentation, a canopy and umbrellas is pulled through the crowd. A white bus with signage and loudspeaker stacks stands in the background, and a small boy in a red shirt is in the foreground. The crowd is dense and occupies most of the frame.2009-12-27Outdoor photo of a large dense crowd on a dirt ground in front of a bus, with palm trees and hazy sky behind. Many people wear white kurta or shirt clothing and others wear colourful saris, salwar and casual clothes. Several decorated umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and orange patterns stand over a flower-decked palanquin or float near the bus, and red balloons are tied to speakers on the bus roof. A man in white stands on the palanquin area, with devotees pressing forward. A banner on the bus reads Nithyanandapuram.2009-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dusty, unpaved open field under a hazy sky. Many devotees in white clothing, some in white dhotis and kurtas, gather around a decorated golden ratha/chariot with ornate yellow and red canopy and a white bus behind it. Orange and red flags on poles are carried aloft, along with orange-tasselled kalasha-style umbrellas. Several people in the foreground wear casual shirts and trousers, and a child stands near the left. Loudspeakers are visible on the right, and a little smoke rises near the chariot.2009-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on open dirt ground under a pale evening sky. A large crowd of devotees, many in white ritual clothing, walk and stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. At center a decorated ratha or palanquin with gold-painted carved sides, red and orange canopy, colourful tassels and a kalasha-style top moves forward. A man in the foreground wears a cap and a rudraksha-style mala, and a woman in a turquoise kurta stands with her hands folded. Blue canopy umbrellas and blue shelters line the right edge. Several people in white kurtas and sarees fill the scene.2010-02-12