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Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road at Bidadi, under bright daylight with palm trees and a chain-link fence behind. Drummers in yellow shirts with yellow headbands beat large drums on the left, while a man in a red top and white dhoti walks at the centre. Two tall poles topped with red flags, decorated with gold rings, are carried upright, and orange and red flags wave among a crowd of several dozen people in white, blue, yellow and red clothing. Some participants wear tall white plumed headdresses. A strand of red bunting lines the background.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road during a festival. Drummers in bright yellow shirts and white dhotis play large barrel drums, while men in red and yellow carry tall poles with brass ornaments and red-and-orange flags. Behind them a crowd in white and colourful clothes gathers near a line of banana trees and a fence strung with red bunting. A devotee at the right edge carries a garland. No clear figure matching a person is visible, and the page is not used to infer identity.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A dusty open ground at a festival procession. Several men in yellow tunics and yellow headbands carry tall brass-fitted poles topped with red and orange flags, and some lift large drums and percussion instruments. A man in a blue shirt and white dhoti plays a drum, and a man in a white shirt and white trousers with an ID lanyard walks at left. Other participants wear white, blue and green clothing, and red and orange flags line the path. A bamboo scaffold, banana plants and a whitewashed wall are in the background under a clear blue sky.2008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dusty road under a hazy sky. In the foreground, several drummers in leopard-print tops, yellow head cloths and tassels play large barrel drums and hand cymbals. Orange and red flags on poles line the route, and behind them ornate decorated carts or chariots with orange and gold hangings are visible. Crowds of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, and some in colourful saris and salwars, walk along the route. A red and white tent structure stands to the left. Some people visible are in the crowd rather than the chariot, and no clearly identifiable a person is shown.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road, with a red and white draped canopy behind. Two ornate palanquin-style carriages topped with spiked finials, draped in orange and teal cloth and hung with white flower garlands, are carried forward. Orange and saffron flags with blue and red emblems rise above the procession. Drummers in white kurtas and white caps play large drums at left. Men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha-style garlands walk alongside, one wearing a red turban and another a multicoloured turban. Men in blue and yellow garments and women in white saris with yellow borders are visible among the crowd, many in white dhotis. Several umbrellas with colourful panels are held aloft at right. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession on a dirt road at golden hour, with saffron and red flags on poles at left and banana plants and trees behind. Drummers in front wear blue and yellow tunics with rainbow headbands; the central drummer in yellow, seen from behind, plays a drum. A figure in red and orange robes with a yellow flower garland and a tall white plume headdress walks in the centre, and a second white-plumed figure in red stands at right. Behind them a line of people in white ritual clothes and saffron-coloured garments follows, with a woman in a sari at left. A decorated red-and-green banner line runs along the back.2008-12-30