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A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and banana plants, with a bamboo scaffold structure and rocky hills behind. Several decorated palanquins or ratha-style canopies with colourful domes and fringed panels are carried at the centre. Many participants wear white and cream clothing, with women in white or blue saris and men in white shirts and dhotis; some men wear orange or saffron cloth. Drummers with large drums walk along the right side, and a garland-decorated red and orange bunting line runs along the route. A woman in a brown sari stands at the lower right. The scene appears to be a festival procession. Exact headcount is not feasible, but the crowd is large.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a ashram campus in Bidadi, with a dry, rocky hillside and palm trees behind a low wall. Many people in white and cream traditional clothes walk in a crowd. Drummers in orange and gold tunics beat drums in the centre. Several large ornate umbrellas in orange, yellow and red patterns are raised above the group. A long strip of orange and red bunting stretches across the background, and a bamboo scaffold stands at the left edge. Some women wear blue and white saris. A man in an orange shawl appears near the umbrellas, but his face and role are not clearly shown.2008-12-30A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Many people in white traditional dress walk in the crowd, with women in white saris and some in colourful sarees. Drummers in white dhotis and orange-and-yellow turbans play drums on the right. Ahead, a tall bamboo scaffold structure is decorated with multicoloured paper canopies and umbrella-like panels. A white boundary wall and distant hills are visible in the background.2008-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a hazy sky. Many devotees in white ritual clothes walk in a long column, several carrying orange and red flags on poles and others holding small offering trays. Above them several decorated umbrellas with ornate fringed canopies in red, gold and orange are carried aloft. A concrete wall and a parked vehicle sit behind the crowd.2008-12-25A photograph of a large outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with tall banana plants and a low fence. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and dance, some carrying long wooden poles and flagged staffs with yellow and orange banners. A man in a grey shirt beats a large drum on a strap, and a tall ornate chariot with an orange canopy appears in the distance. Dust and bright haze fill the open field, with a few onlookers in the foreground.2010-01-01A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a water tank and a small building at left. Men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums and a wind instrument, including a man in a blue shirt and orange-red dhoti beating a drum and a man in white playing a horn. Behind them, devotees in white with yellow or orange sashes carry ornate red and gold umbrella-like canopies on poles. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a golden canopy and flower garlands is carried further back. The scene is a temple-style procession in an outdoor setting at dusk.2010-02-12A festive procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants, palms and orange pennant strings. In front, drummers in brown patterned costumes with yellow headbands and red tassels play large drums with orange cloth, while a dancer in a black skirt performs among them. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white shirts, and devotees in saffron-orange shawls, walk beneath a row of ornate colourful umbrellas decorated with paisley and geometric patterns. A dry hillside and blue sky stand in the background.2008-12-30A procession of many people in white ritual clothes walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Several bearers in white shirts and dhotis carry brass pots and kalasha vessels decorated with yellow flowers. A man in front holds a tall pole with a saffron-orange flag, and a drummer with a drum walks among them. Behind them, people carry colourful decorated umbrellas and orange and red flags. Spectators in white and light clothing follow along the road under a hazy sky.2008-12-25December 31 20092009-12-31December 25 20082008-12-25December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor photograph of a festival procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and white tarpaulin-covered tent structures. Many devotees in white dhotis and white saris walk in a crowd, some in orange and yellow clothing. At centre, a man in a white kurta with a red-and-white cord around his neck walks near a dark pit filled with dark material, while others around him carry long wooden poles and sticks. On the left, drummers play large drums and a man in brown attire holds a cymbal-like instrument, with a woman in an orange sari nearby. A man in a green shirt stands in the crowd. Striped awnings and bright flags line the background.2008-12-31