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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a pale sandy ground in front of a campus with orange-roofed buildings and a metal scaffold frame. A large saffron-yellow canopy umbrella is carried on poles over a group of men in orange and red robes and white dhotis. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play a hand drum and a long wind instrument at the front, while a man in a maroon-pink cloth walks ahead. Many devotees in white and yellow shawls follow behind, with a boy in an orange shirt at the right edge. Colourful umbrellas are visible in the background. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues.

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July 26 20102010-07-26A procession moves across an open pale ground in front of orange-roofed buildings and a scaffolded structure. A large orange-and-yellow canopy umbrella is carried over a central group of saffron-robed men, one wearing an orange shawl and garland. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with yellow or red shawls, walk in line. In the foreground, drummers beat large barrel drums with sticks, and women in yellow shawls and white saris walk alongside with a tall ceremonial staff. Two small children watch from the right beside a parked silver car, and a plain overcast sky sits above the scene.2010-07-26July 26 20102010-07-26December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor festival procession on a dusty open ground at dusk, with a crowd of roughly 40 people walking in a line. Drummers in front play a large drum, and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti plays a horn-like instrument. Several men wear orange or saffron robes and shawls, while many women wear white saris, pink and red outfits. A tall parasol with orange and yellow panels and a decorated float or palanquin with orange and gold ornaments are visible in the background, beside a row of tents and banners.2009-01-02July 26 20102010-07-26A dhwajarohanam procession on a dirt road in front of white and red buildings. In the centre, a man in orange robes wears a large white and red flower garland and walks behind a yellow canopy umbrella. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes holds a long umbrella pole. Around them, men in white dhoti and shirts with orange shawls walk, and a drummer in white at left plays a drum. At right, a man in white plays a long pipe instrument with a yellow tassel. Colourful umbrellas appear in the background, and several people follow the procession.2010-07-26December 30 20072007-12-30December 24 20082008-12-24Outdoor procession on bare dirt ground at dusk during a festival. A man in front wears white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth over his shoulder and carries a multicoloured parasol with fringe. Behind him, a figure in saffron-orange robes walks centrally with a long orange shawl and a visible bare chest, with several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white around him. Drummers play large drums on the right, and orange and red banners and banana plants line the background.2009-01-02Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of a white-washed building with a small signboard in Kannada script. Two colourful striped umbrellas with gold finials are carried by men in white dhotis with yellow shawls. A figure in orange robes holds a decorated offering tray with flowers and a garland at the centre. Two saffron-robed figures stand nearby, one with a rudraksha mala, and a man in orange draped cloth bows. Devotees in white stand behind, a drummer plays a large frame drum at right, and a wind player is visible at left. Rose petals scatter the ground. A banner with a portrait hangs on the building at right.2009-12-30December 24 20082008-12-24