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A crowded outdoor procession moves along a stone-paved path lined with trees. Many participants hold large decorated umbrellas in red, orange, pink and green with fringed edges and ornate finials. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with orange cloths walk among women in orange, red and blue saris and salwar kameez. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt plays a drum slung at his side. Participants carry bags and move in dense groups. No single person can be identified as a person from appearance here.

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A large outdoor procession moves along a paved path under tall trees, with a dense crowd of devotees on both sides. Many people carry ornate umbrellas in pink, purple, yellow and gold with fringed borders, held up over the procession. At the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long garland and beaded necklaces walks among bare-chested men in white dhotis and sannyasis in saffron. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala walks in the foreground, and a man in white with a red-and-white cloth leads a drummer carrying a drum. Many devotees have white and red forehead markings, and a decorated canopy with coloured streamers is visible in the background. The a person candidate is the saffron-robed central figure, but his appearance is only moderately distinctive, so this remains uncertain.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A large outdoor procession moves along a paved path lined with palm trees and a tall building on the right. Many colourful decorated umbrellas in yellow, red, orange, pink and teal are carried above the crowd. Drummers in white dhotis and bare-chested young men beat large white drums in the foreground, while women in saris and salwar kameez walk among them, some in orange and green. Behind the crowd, a figure in a white and gold garment stands near a red-and-orange ritual scene beneath strings of festival banners. The atmosphere suggests a ceremonial parade with devotees.2016-12-03A dense outdoor procession on a paved path lined with trees. Many devotees in orange, red, yellow and green saris and kurtas press forward beneath large ornate umbrellas in gold, pink, purple, yellow and teal with silver fringes. Drummers in white dhotis and orange cloths play drums with sticks, bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas. A woman in a long red-orange saree with loose hair walks near the center, and a figure in a red-orange garment stands further back amid the crowd. Many people are crowded together along the route.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03A dense outdoor procession crowds a tree-lined path, with many colourful decorated parasols in pink, yellow, orange and teal with beaded fringes held aloft above the crowd. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange cloths walk near the centre, and a man in white kurta and dhoti stands at right beside a shirtless man in a white dhoti. A drummer at far right holds a drum. Women in saris, a woman in a blue top and sunglasses, and an older woman in a yellow shawl stand in the foreground among devotees. A palm tree and a small temple-style structure appear in the background.2016-12-03A dense outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palms, with many devotees crowding forward under large decorated parasols. Overhead, pink, purple and red umbrellas with embroidered floral borders and fringed edges shade the crowd. In the centre, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border walks ahead with a handheld device. Nearby, a woman in an orange and red sari and women in green, teal and yellow dresses join the throng, and a boy in orange robes with a tilak on his forehead and a crossbody bag stands in the foreground. Several men in white shirts wear rudraksha malas. The crowd is densely packed and many people are visible.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23A large outdoor procession moves down a palm-lined road under many colourful umbrellas in yellow, orange, pink, blue and purple with decorative fringes. Drummers in orange and saffron cloth beat large drums in the foreground, including a bare-chested young drummer. Women in saris and salwar kameez and men in white dhotis and kurtas walk along the crowd. Near the centre, a man with bare chest, a garland of flowers and an ornate red-and-gold headdress walks ahead of a canopied palanquin-style structure. A white canopy and a striped yellow-and-red canopy rise above the crowd. Palm trees and tall trees frame the scene under an overcast sky.2016-12-03