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Outdoor photograph of a religious procession crossing a concrete road bridge over a railway track and a small drainage channel with shallow green water. Dozens of people in white clothes and some in orange garments raise their arms and hold orange and white flags on the bridge deck. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha with red and gold canopy and fringed cloth, plus additional red, blue and white decorated poles and umbrellas, moves along the road among palm trees. A man at the right edge is bare-chested. Overcast sky with power lines. The bridge pillar carries a small yellow sign reading SUB.

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A procession crosses a concrete road bridge over a railway track on an overcast day. Many people in white clothes and white caps fill the bridge, some holding saffron and white flags. Ornate decorated processional structures with colourful garlands and red-and-orange umbrellas rise above the crowd, with palm trees and a dry field behind. A man in white stands on a parked white vehicle on the bridge, photographing the procession.2005-12-31A procession crosses a concrete bridge over a railway line on an overcast day. Many people in white clothes walk along the parapet, several raising white flags with a blue emblem and orange flags. A purple-and-white ceremonial umbrella or canopy is carried above the crowd, along with a decorated staff with a golden finial. A man in a brown garment stands near the canopy. 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