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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path, with devotees in white dhotis and shirts carrying colourful striped umbrellas and long gold-topped staffs. Drummers in the foreground play dhol-style drums while a palanquin bearing a decorated deity murti moves through the crowd. A woman in orange on the left wears a green bag, and a cameraman films near the centre. A half-built concrete structure and a white bus stand in the background under an overcast sky.

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December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a procession on a dirt road under an overcast sky. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or yellow cloths, walk in a line behind several decorated ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies. Several drummers in white dhotis play large drums slung over their shoulders, and one drummer in a yellow shirt with a lanyard leads the group on the right. A red-and-blue flag is raised on a pole at the right edge, and a white truck and a billboard stand in the background beside a low white wall and trees.2009-12-23A procession of devotees walks along an unpaved dirt road beside a low wall and a red-earth embankment. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play large barrel drums and a long wind instrument, and one drummer in a pale yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a drum at the right foreground. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas are carried above the group. Behind them, others in dark and white clothing walk, and an orange flag flies on a pole at the right. A white van and a small stage speaker stand at the left. Overcast sky.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path past banana plants and a building, led by men in white dhotis and shirts. Two large umbrellas with multicoloured panels and blue emblems are carried, and a yellow banner on a pole and trident-topped staffs appear among them. Drummers play a large hand drum and a side drum, while a man in white plays a horn-like instrument. A bearded man in orange robes walks at the right edge. Several devotees wear yellow shawls and red scarves, and many have sacred threads and garlands. Ceremonial procession with drums and umbrellas at a temple-ground event.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession moves along a dirt road past orange-roofed buildings and banana plants. Two striped multicolour umbrellas and a saffron-and-gold banner on a pole are carried at the front. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, some with rudraksha-style neck beads. A drummer in a white shirt and yellow lungi beats a barrel drum, and another drummer in the foreground wears a striped shirt and yellow lungi. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks in the centre, and a few others in saffron and orange robes follow. Lines of people in white stand along the route. A white canopy and tall banana leaves frame the right side. A person is clearly visible but no appearance-based a person cue is distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA festival procession moves along a dusty unpaved dirt road past a construction site with excavators and a bus in the distance. Ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and yellow-and-blue panels are held aloft above the crowd. In the centre, a figure in orange robes wears a large red-and-orange garland, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border carries flowers, and others in saffron and orange robes walk nearby. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls. In the foreground a drummer in white clothes plays a barrel drum with a strap over his shoulder, and a man with a sacred thread and tilak blows a horn-like instrument. The scene suggests a ritual utsava procession with drums and umbrellas.2009-12-23A 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.2008-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a procession on a dirt road at a construction-type site with bulldozers and cleared earth in the background. Several large multicolored umbrellas with fringed edges and floral panels are carried by men and women in white dhotis, white saris and white kurtas with yellow shawls. A group of people in saffron and orange robes walks at the centre, with one figure in a white sari carrying a garland-decorated object. Drummers in white clothing play a drum at the left foreground. The scene appears to be a ceremonial procession. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2009-12-23A procession moves across a bare dirt ground under an overcast sky, with a low stone wall and trees behind. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow shawls, carry ceremonial staffs and a trident, while others play drums, including a large green-and-white drum. Two decorated parasols with red, yellow and blue canopies are carried above the group, one with a framed red-and-white emblem. Women in saffron and white saris with orange shawls follow at the right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2009-12-23