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Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road under bright sunlight, with white tent stalls and orange flags lining the route. Many devotees in white clothing walk in a crowd. At centre, a performer in a red sari with an ornate golden crown carries a staff, and several umbrellas with orange and yellow decorated canopies are carried overhead. Women carry brass pots and offerings on trays, and men in white shirts and dark trousers walk among them. Orange-robed figures and a garlanded man in orange appear in the procession.

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December 31 20082008-12-31Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with many devotees in white clothing and yellow shawls. Several decorated ceremonial standards with orange and gold fabric, floral embroidery and gold finials are carried aloft, along with a gold trident and ornate gold staffs. In the centre, an orange-robed figure walks beneath a golden umbrella canopy, and a garlanded deity murti is carried in a procession. A woman in a white sari and yellow shawl and a man in white dhoti with mala beads walk nearby. Mixed crowd, bright hazy daylight, concrete water tanks and low buildings in the background.2009-12-27A festival procession moves along a dusty dirt road under a bright sky. Several people in white dhotis and white kurtas or saris walk alongside a central figure in a red sari with a white garland and a gold crown, holding a long staff. A woman in white with a yellow shawl walks at left, another in white with an orange shawl follows, and men in white carry a brass pot and a metal bowl of offerings. Many ornate umbrellas with orange and yellow canopies and embroidered emblems are held aloft, and orange flags and bunting fly in the background.2008-12-31Outdoor procession on a dusty ground during the Brahmotsava, with devotees in white and saffron walking past low white buildings under a clear blue sky. Colourful ceremonial parasols with tassels, in orange, yellow and green, are carried above the crowd, and red and orange flags wave. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts hold long wind instruments, a woman in a white sari and white shawl walks at left, and girls in white salwar kameez and braids walk in the foreground. Some participants wear saffron and orange clothing. A small blue bird logo appears at upper left.2008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path during daylight with decorated umbrellas overhead. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a purple flower garland and holds a tall golden staff, flanked by other saffron-clad attendants, one holding a trident-topped staff. Women in white saris walk on the left and right, one carrying a silver tray, another in an orange sari with a ceremonial tray of fruit. Several umbrellas are painted with gold-and-blue floral motifs and a bird design. Spectators and a crowd line the background under a bright sky.2008-12-31Outdoor procession of many devotees moving along a dusty path beneath colourful embroidered parasols and tall standards with a golden finial. A man in the centre foreground wears a white shirt and a lanyard; behind him a devotee in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested figure hold ceremonial staffs. A woman in red sari with a flower garland and a trident-topped staff walks at left, while women in white saris and orange shawls carry brass plates and trays of offerings, and another man in white clothes holds an orange-rimmed plate. Plain concrete block walls form the background. The scene reads as a temple festival procession with offering trays.2008-12-31Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground under clear morning light, with many devotees in white and cream clothing walking among colourful umbrellas and tall saffron-orange flags on poles. A man in an orange scarf holds a garland of yellow flowers, and a drummer with a drum sits among the crowd. Several women in white saris and shawls walk in front, some holding hands. Behind them, orange-robed figures and umbrella bearers carry the procession forward. Fields and trees lie in the background.2008-12-23A festival procession moves across a dusty open ground under a pale sky. In the foreground a man in white with a gold-beaded necklace faces away from the camera. At left, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and yellow-tinged shawl walks beside a man in orange carrying a red-and-gold kalasha wreathed with yellow marigold garlands. Behind them, women in white saris with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk, one in a yellow shawl. Tall orange-and-red triangular banners with bird emblems, a trident and a gold-topped staff rise above the crowd, and a canopy with a gold finial is visible in the distance.2009-12-27A street procession on a dirt road with a palanquin-style ratha carried high at the top center, decorated with a gold canopy, colorful tassels and green garlands. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls walk on both sides, some wearing blue ribbon rosettes and white rudraksha-style neck beads. Foreground: a woman in white sari with orange border carries a brass tray of flowers and an offering pot, and a young woman in white with yellow shawl holds a small brass lamp. Several large decorated umbrellas and ceremonial staffs with trident-topped finials and crescent-and-conch ornaments are carried above the crowd. Fair-skinned woman in orange and white sari walks at far left. Scattered houses and trees in background.2010-02-12December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesAn outdoor procession of many devotees moves along a dusty ground under a canopy of colourful umbrellas with yellow and orange fringes and tasseled poles. Many people wear white dhotis and saris, with some in orange and red saris; a woman in red carries a brass tray and a man in white carries a brass pot. A row of saffron-robed figures, including a shaved-headed man in orange robes near the umbrellas, leads the group, while carried flags and banners ride above. Festival bunting and tents with garlands are visible in the background under trees.2008-12-31December 27 20082008-12-27