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A procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a red brick wall. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders, carrying a tall pole with a red, blue and yellow fringed canopy. Beside him a man in orange robes and a bald head walks with an orange flag. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and saris and a boy in an orange shirt follow. In the background a decorated palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti under a multicoloured canopy, with orange flags and a white umbrella-like parasol. Ornaments and a conch-shaped object appear near the canopy. The overcast sky and wet earth suggest a village temple procession.

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November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11A street procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and an orange-red wall. Beside him, a monk in an orange robe carries an orange umbrella, and white-clad devotees in dhotis walk with ceremonial fans and tall orange and red flags. Behind them, a decorated chariot or palanquin carries a deity murti under a red and multicoloured canopy with flower garlands. Women in saris and children in colourful clothes follow along the road.2010-11-11 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 11 20102010-11-11A procession moves along a dirt road lined with coconut palms, a red boundary wall and a small building at left. At the centre, a deity murti is carried on a decorated palanquin under a canopy with red, yellow and blue striped fringe, with a kalasha-like ornament at its top. Participants walk in white dhotis and kurtas, some in saffron or orange garments, and a man at right holds a tall gold-topped staff. A woman at left wears a pink head covering and a patterned dress, and a child in orange stands beside her. A few men wear red cloth over the shoulder, and a fan-like object is visible near the palanquin. Overcast sky.2010-11-11A dirt-road procession with palm trees along the sides under an overcast sky. A cart or vehicle carries a decorated canopy with a multicoloured fringed umbrella and a garlanded figure, flanked by a tall attendant holding a fan. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a leopard-print shawl, and walks beside a shaved-headed man in orange. Ahead of them, a child holds an orange flag on a pole, while a girl in a pink dress holds another flag. Men and women in white and yellow ritual clothing, with yellow sashes, walk along, some carrying red trays. A small girl in a white dress stands on the left, and a woman in a yellow sari is in the background. Orange flags fly at the upper right, and a plain green umbrella is visible behind the cart.2010-11-11Outdoor procession at dusk along a red-earth path beside a terracotta wall and palm trees. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulders and a long strand of golden beads, and holds a tall wooden staff with a red-and-orange canopy-like parasol above him. Beside him, a man in saffron robes carries an orange umbrella, while figures in white ritual clothing walk nearby. Behind, a decorated chariot with a deity murti is garlanded with flowers, and a trident and a gold fan-shaped standard are carried. Children in orange, grey and purple clothing and women in white saris with yellow borders follow, some holding flags and umbrellas. Red and orange flags fly at the right.2010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20072007-12-23November 11 20102010-11-11