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A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry ornate triangular canopy poles with yellow and red fringed panels decorated with floral and bird motifs. A man in a saffron/orange shawl with a backpack walks among them, and a drummer beats a drum at right beside a teal-coloured vehicle. Other colourful umbrella-like canopies and red and orange flags are visible in the background. Several people are visible in the scene, roughly a dozen or more, with none identifiable as a clear a person candidate from appearance.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt road on a sunny day. Ornate parasols in red, yellow, green and blue with a white dove emblem lead the crowd, and orange flags are raised among them. Many devotees wear white kurtas with yellow shawls, while some in orange and saffron robes walk near drummers playing hand drums. A few people carry umbrellas and flags, and the group fills the frame, with a dry, tree-lined landscape behind.2008-12-23A photograph of a procession on a dirt road in morning light. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, with several umbrellas in bright patterned fabrics with fringed edges, including orange, yellow and red-and-blue designs, carried above the group. Orange flags are held aloft on the left. A few women in orange and white saris walk among the men. Single-storey white buildings and a utility pole stand in the background under a clear blue sky.2007-12-22A procession on a dirt road passes a white-walled building and a green truck with rope-tied cargo. Devotees in white and yellow-shawled white clothes walk in the foreground, several carrying ornate multicoloured parasols with gold tassels and emblems. Many more people in white, cream and saffron-red attire follow behind, while red flags with blue emblems rise above the crowd. A woman in a cream sari with a red border walks at centre. Trees and a clear sky are in the background. No individual can be identified as a person with sufficient appearance cues.2008-12-24A dusty village road during a procession. Several large umbrellas with multicoloured panels, fringed tassels and a bird motif are carried above a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls. Orange and red flags stand among the umbrellas, and drummers in the foreground play large drums. A man in an orange shawl raises a video camera above the crowd. Haze and dry scrub lie beyond the procession.2008-12-23An outdoor procession on a dirt road, with many devotees in white clothes and yellow or saffron sashes carrying tall orange flags bearing a dark blue emblem and small curved ceremonial standards with ornate embroidered panels. A green-and-yellow tempo vehicle labelled with a Shree Krishna Tarpanam sign stands at left, a drummer beats a drum amid the marchers, and a number of people in white and pastel saris walk behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2008-12-24A procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, several wearing ID lanyards and rudraksha-style necklaces. Ornate ceremonial umbrellas with gold tips and multicoloured panels are carried on tall poles, alongside gold fan-shaped standards and tall saffron-orange flags bearing a black circular emblem. A drummer in a cream checked shirt plays a drum slung on his shoulder, and a man in a maroon shirt holds a shell-like object. A young woman in a white sari with a shawl carries a pole. Small buildings and a truck appear in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2007-12-25A festival procession moves along a dirt path past a white-washed building with a water tank. Women in white saris with yellow shawls carry long poles topped with ornate yellow-and-red decorated banners and umbrellas. Drummers in white dhotis play drums, and many people in white and orange clothing follow behind colourful parasols. Red flags fly above the crowd, and marigold-like flowers lie on the ground at the edge of the path.2008-12-23A procession moves along a dusty dirt road past a white building with a corrugated roof and a tall water tank. Devotees walk in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with yellow shawls, and some wear orange garments. Several carry tall decorated banners and ornate umbrellas in red, yellow and blue, while orange flags flutter overhead. A teal and yellow vehicle labelled Shree Krishna Transports stands at the left edge of the road. A banner reading Nithyapeetam is carried near the front of the group.2008-12-23Outdoor evening-style procession on a dusty dirt road under a pale blue sky. Devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris walk in formation, many wearing yellow or saffron shawls. Some hold long wooden poles with decorated flags and umbrellas in orange, yellow and multicoloured patterns. On the left, a decorated palanquin or chariot with garlands, tassels and a carved golden figure moves forward. A man at right plays a large drum slung over his shoulder, and another devotee in orange cloth walks near the centre. Palm trees and a flat landscape stand in the background.2010-02-12A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road beneath trees, with a line of men in white dhotis and shirts carrying tall decorated poles topped with ornate fringed umbrella-shaped banners in red, yellow and blue. Several men in the foreground wear white with yellow scarves, and one man in a white shirt presses his hands together in greeting. A saffron-robed sannyasi walks at the lower right. Saffron flags flutter at the left and right edges, and a blue-green auto-rickshaw decorated with the same banners is parked in the procession. Brass drums are carried in the crowd. The page is titled December 23 2008 and describes the first day of the 2008 Brahmotsava, but the people shown are not individually identified here.2008-12-23