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A dense outdoor procession on a dry, open site with a pale yellow multi-storey building and bare ground behind it. Three ornate multicoloured parasols with white, orange and green panels and blue emblems are carried over the crowd. Many men and women wear white garments and orange or saffron shawls and sashes. A man near the centre in an orange shawl and white dhoti wears a garland with an orange-and-cream sash, and a man in a white shirt holds a long wooden rod. Several musicians in white shirts play long wind instruments, one with a rudraksha-style necklace. Large orange flags with blue emblems wave at the upper right. Some participants carry bundles of green leaves. Crowd is large and tightly packed.

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December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dusty open ground with a clear blue sky. Three large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured panels, gold finials and fringed edges are held aloft over the crowd. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, walk closely together. A man in the centre wears a white garment and a saffron-orange garland. Saffron flags and palm fronds are visible, and a row of low apartment blocks stands in the background. Several people carry small objects and one man on the left wears a rudraksha mala.2007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with tall orange flags on poles and colourful striped umbrellas with tasselled edges. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play drums, one with a yellow cloth sash. A man in white dhoti and an orange shawl walks forward with a red sash and an identity badge, followed by a boy in a white shirt and a boy in a yellow shirt. Several people in white clothes and saffron-orange shawls follow along the path, some holding palm fronds or garlands. Trees and a multi-storey building stand in the background.2007-12-25Outdoor festival procession under a bright blue sky on a dusty road beside a white wall. Two ornate parasols with gold-embroidered panels and fringed tassels are held aloft above the crowd, alongside saffron-orange flags. Men in white shirts and saffron shawls surround a central figure in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala, seated or walking amid the crowd. A man in the foreground in a white shirt and gold-banded wrist watch plays a long wooden flute-like instrument, with a red tilak on his forehead. A film camera on a shoulder rig is raised at the right edge. Many devotees in white and saffron crowd the path, with a small child in gold jewellery and a headdress visible near the center.2007-12-25Outdoor procession at a crowded event on a dusty ground in the morning haze. Two men in white dhotis and shirts play long wooden flutes (nadaswaram-style pipes) in front, with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, five large ornate umbrellas with orange and gold borders and colourful canopies are carried above a group of saffron-robed men wearing rudraksha malas and a robed figure holding a ceremonial staff. Women in saffron and blue saris walk among the crowd, and a cameraman with a camera is visible on the right. Flags in saffron and red fly in the background, and many people in white fill the scene.2009-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30A procession moves along a dusty dirt road under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white kurtas walk among them, and several men and women in red, orange and plaid shirts walk in the foreground, one man beating a small hand drum. Above the crowd, ornate decorated parasols in red, gold, blue and multicolour fabric with tassels and gilt finials are carried on long poles, alongside tall orange-red flags with a black emblem and gold fan-shaped standards. A tall banana or palm stalk is visible in the middle. A pale multi-storey building stands at the left edge. The visible crowd is large, with roughly forty to fifty people in view, and the page's a person reference is not visibly confirmed by any identifiable figure in this frame.2007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25A street procession moves across a dusty open road under hazy sky. Musicians in white kurta and dhoti play a long wind instrument and drums in the foreground, while a cameraman in grey shirt films them. Behind them, saffron-robed figures walk beside a decorated palanquin topped with a canopy, carried under colourful ornate parasols and surrounded by orange flags. Men and women in white and yellow shawls follow in the crowd, and power lines and a wall line the background.2009-12-27A festival procession moves along a dirt road under a grey sky with palm trees behind. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white and orange flower garland walks beside several saffron-clad figures, some with rudraksha malas. Above them are ornate multicoloured parasols with gold-embroidered panels and orange flags. Around them, many young boys and men in white dhotis and shirts follow, with drummers and a nadaswaram-style wind player in dark green in the foreground, plus white fan-like tassels carried near the procession.2008-12-24A large outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky. Many devotees in white shirts and white dhotis walk among saffron and orange flags and ornate multicolored parasol-style umbrellas with fringed edges. A man in the foreground plays a long brass horn-shaped wind instrument, and nearby participants carry a saffron cloth and wooden poles. Some men wear white vertical tilak markings and saffron garlands, and women in saffron and yellow saris stand at the right. Small tents and a red-roofed building appear in the background.2008-12-29A large outdoor procession moves through a dusty open ground under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, crowds of men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and white saris walk closely together. Several tall orange flags with a dark blue emblem are carried on poles, and ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold tassels and pointed canopies rise above the crowd. Orange and yellow bunting strings run across the background, and a white canopy tent stands at left beside a small framed portrait on a stall. Multi-storey buildings and a brick structure appear behind the crowd.2009-01-01