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Crowded outdoor procession photographed in daylight under a clear blue sky. Men in white shirts and white dhotis press against long wooden poles of a carriage or palanquin frame, several gripping the bamboo-like poles with their hands. Saffron-orange flags on tall poles rise behind, alongside ceremonial umbrellas with coloured fringes and a large ornate silver trident (trishul) held upright at right. A man in a white garment with a red-and-gold border is visible at the centre, partially obscured by the crowd. One man wears orange cloth around his neck and a white sacred thread area, with tilak marks on his forehead. Dry open ground and a distant building are visible behind the flags.

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December 25 20072007-12-25Crowded outdoor procession with many men in white and orange clothing lifting and carrying a palanquin on long wooden poles. Saffron-orange flags wave on tall poles above the crowd, and ornate decorated poles with metal finials rise at right. Several men wear orange scarves and white dhotis; one young man in front has white tilak markings on his forehead and holds a white cloth. Devotees press forward, and a dusty field with a yellow building and trees lies behind them under a clear blue sky.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Crowded outdoor procession with many devotees pressing around long wooden poles carrying a palanquin-style structure. Dense crowd in white and orange clothing. Foreground: a young man with white shirt, orange shawl and bold white-and-red forehead markings smiles and gestures; beside him a man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border holds the pole. Numerous saffron/orange flags stream above, with decorated ceremonial staffs with silver finials and striped umbrellas behind. Dusty open ground and trees in background. No clearly identifiable a person figure visible in appearance-based cues; the page reports his presence but he cannot be confidently picked out in this image.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession photo with a crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing pressing around a palanquin carried on long wooden poles. The central figure is draped head to toe in a white cloth with a gold-bordered shawl, seated or carried high above the crowd. Orange flags fly on tall poles above, with striped umbrellas and a brass ceremonial staff with a trident-like top visible at the right edge. A young man in white with an orange scarf and a sandalwood-marked forehead stands in the foreground. The scene is a daytime festival procession on dry open ground with trees and buildings behind.2007-12-25Outdoor procession in a dusty open field with many people crowding around a long wooden palanquin carried on dark poles. Several men and women in white and saffron clothing grip the poles, and a white cloth draped over the carrying frame. Tall orange flags ride above the crowd, and a silver ceremonial staff with ornate finials stands at right beside a colourful canopy. Modern concrete buildings and low sheds appear in the background under a clear blue sky.2007-12-25Outdoor procession scene under a clear sky, with many saffron-orange flags on tall poles and decorated festival carts or palanquin structures in the background. In the foreground, a man in white kurta with orange shawl and a white forehead mark lifts a dark wooden pole; beside him a young man with long dark hair, a white and orange flower garland, and an orange shawl smiles. Other men in white and orange clothing carry or hold poles, and a bearer at lower right blows into a long metal horn-like instrument. A cloth-wrapped object is held at lower right. Crowd members surround the procession.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession on a dry dirt field under clear blue sky. Dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing carries long wooden poles bearing orange flags and a large trident-shaped standard with ornate metal finials. Several orange and white canopied umbrellas rise above the crowd. In the centre, a smiling woman in an orange sari with white floral garland and a man in saffron-orange shawl with glasses walk beside the poles, their hands gripping the bamboo. Other participants wear white dhotis and kurtas, and a few have tilak marks on their foreheads. Many onlookers press close in the foreground.2007-12-25Outdoor procession scene under a clear blue sky with saffron-orange flags flapping on tall poles. A figure in a white and cream cloth wrap is lifted on wooden bamboo-like poles carried by a crowd of devotees in white clothes and orange shawls. A man in dark glasses and white shirt with a tilak stands at left, a young man with a shaved head and orange shawl at left-centre, and a man with a shaved head and orange garment reaches in at right. Behind, a dense crowd, decorated umbrellas in red and green, and a white tent appear. A camera operator's lens is visible at left. The scene reads as a ratha or palanquin procession.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25