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Outdoor procession under tall coconut palms and a clear blue sky. Dozens of devotees in white clothing with orange-saffron shawls and wraps walk among large orange flags on poles, several bearing a dark circular emblem. Ornate umbrellas and a white parasol-style canopy rise above the crowd, and strings of small lights are strung overhead. Many participants wear orange sashes over white; a woman in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace and holds a camera. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry flags and walk in a loose procession across open ground. No single identifiable leader is clearly visible.

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December 27 20072007-12-27A large outdoor procession moves through a palm-lined grounds under bright daylight. Many devotees in white ritual clothes, many with saffron-orange stoles, walk among tall orange flags with a dark emblem, several ornate umbrellas with blue and red canopies, and a golden decorated banner carried on poles. Strings of small lights stretch overhead. Some women in the foreground wear orange shawls and bangles, and people raise hands in reverence. A crowd of roughly 100 or more people is visible. No clearly identifiable a person figure is discernible in this view.2007-12-27Outdoor festival procession under bright sky with palm trees and strings of festoon lights overhead. Crowd of men and women in white ritual clothes moves forward. In the foreground, a bearer holds a gold-fringed ceremonial standard with red and blue emblem and gold finials. Several orange flags with dark blue-and-white circular emblems are raised, and a woman in white with an orange sash holds an orange flag. Ornate parasols with fringed canopies stand among the crowd, and a man in the right foreground wears an orange shawl and holds a small object. Brahmotsav procession scene.2007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A festival procession moves along a paved road lined with coconut palms under a bright blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a crowd, several carrying tall saffron-orange flags on poles and a long red banner. A woman in orange robes walks in the foreground at left, a woman in a cream sari stands beside her, and a figure in an orange shawl leads the scene. Orange marigold beds and decorative umbrellas or canopies appear among the crowd, with strings of lights strung overhead.2007-12-25Outdoor procession in a palm-fringed area during Brahmotsav. A dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many wearing orange headbands and orange shawls, moves forward. Several orange flags with a dark circular emblem rise above them, along with ornate colourful parasols with fringed edges and a decorated banner. A man in a cream kurta holds a drum wrapped in red and gold cloth near the front. Coconut palms and strings of hanging decorations fill the background. The participants are a crowd of more than twenty people.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under palm trees and a blue sky. Many devotees in white clothes, some with orange shawls, walk through a dense crowd. Several colourful striped umbrellas with fringed edges and a tall orange flag on a pole are carried high above the crowd. A large ornate embroidered banner hangs from a pole in the centre. Strings of small lights stretch overhead. In the foreground a woman with dark hair wearing an orange shawl faces away from the camera. Crowd is large but only partly visible.2007-12-25December 29 20092009-12-29Crowd of devotees gathered outdoors beneath tall coconut palms around a tall wooden flagpole decorated with strings of bunting and lights. Many people wear white ritual clothing, with some in orange and saffron saris and a few in pink, and several hold orange flags on poles. Multicolored decorative umbrellas are raised over the group. Several people stand at the front in white with saffron-coloured shawls, and the bright hazy sky and palm fronds frame the scene. Numerous people are visible, but many are partially hidden behind others.2007-12-23A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors in a procession, with many people in white and cream clothing and some in orange. Large orange flags with dark circular emblems rise above the crowd, and a decorated umbrella-like canopy with blue, gold and orange embroidery and tassels stands at the left edge. A few colourful umbrellas and balloons are visible, with palm trees and a concrete wall behind, and a man in orange and a figure in a tan shawl in the foreground.2008-12-29December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copies