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A crowded outdoor procession under bright hazy sunlight, with many people in white and cream clothing, some in orange or saffron shawls, moving between bamboo scaffolding and utility poles. Several tall orange flags with black emblems are raised above the crowd, alongside ornate round parasols with striped orange and dark panels and a golden fan-shaped standard. Dust and dry scrubland stretch behind the crowd. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.

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A bright outdoor procession in hazy morning sunlight with many devotees crowding a dirt road. Several tall saffron-orange flags on poles rise on the left, and ornate multicoloured umbrella-canopies with fringed borders and small finials stand above the crowd. Men in white shirts and dhotis and people in orange and saffron garments fill the foreground, one man holding a printed sheet. A figure in a red-orange garment stands near the centre among the canopies, and a black speaker box sits at right. Power lines and trees mark the flat landscape behind.2007-12-25A dense street procession in daytime. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press around a decorated palanquin in the centre, with a figure seated on a white-draped platform beneath a striped canopy with fringe and small balloons. Orange and saffron flags with a blue emblem fly on tall poles, and ornate orange and gold umbrellas with embroidered panels line the route. Several men in orange turbans or caps stand at left, and bamboo-handled umbrellas appear at right. The scene is a festival procession with devotees carrying the ratha-style palanquin through a village road.2008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25December 29 20082008-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25January 01 20122012-01-01A backlit outdoor procession on dusty ground under a bright sun and hazy sky. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with a rosette badge and a beaded mala walks forward, flanked by a line of people in white clothes. Behind them, saffron and red flags on tall poles, red banners, round drums and decorated umbrellas with fringed edges are carried by participants in white, some wearing orange sashes. The scene suggests a festival or ashram procession with volunteers and youth.2007-12-25Outdoor procession in strong backlight at a dusty open ground. Many people in white ritual clothes walk among tall saffron-orange flags on poles and several ornate umbrella-canopies with fringed red, orange and gold borders. A man in a dark jacket stands near the central canopy. Some participants wear orange shawls and white dhotis, and one person holds a white and yellow balloon. A water tower and trees sit in the background under a hazy sky.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under a pale hazy sky on dry open ground. Saffron-orange triangular flags on tall poles rise over the crowd, and an ornate red-and-gold canopy umbrella shades a white carriage-like seat where a robed figure in orange sits, lit by the sun. Around it walk many people in white and cream traditional dress, with some in orange shawls and sarees, and one person in a brown patterned saree at right. Orange and white balloons float among the group, and a bicycle and parked car appear in the background behind a line of trees and a low wall.2007-12-25A procession outdoors under hazy sky, with saffron-orange flags on tall poles and colourful fringed parasols. At centre, a man in orange robes with long hair sits on a decorated carriage or palanquin with a trident-topped standard beside him, garlanded and under an umbrella. Surrounding devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas with orange shawls, some women in saris, and a few onlookers in street clothes stand along the sides.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25