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A procession at dusk under a canopy, with many people holding red and orange flags on blue poles and decorated umbrellas with sparkling beaded fringes in red, blue, pink and yellow. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl holds a flag, beside a woman in a pink sari with a red shawl, wearing a beaded necklace, and a young boy in white kurta with a red scarf holding a red umbrella pole. A camera on a tripod is at left. Several people stand behind, and the event appears to be an outdoor ceremonial procession.

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A procession on a red carpet in a temple-like setting, with many men in white kurtas and dhotis wearing red shawls, several holding long red-and-orange poles that support ornate umbrellas with beaded fringes in maroon, purple, magenta with gold brocade, and green. Two people at right hold umbrella poles, and a figure in orange robes stands at the far right. Behind the umbrellas a golden deity murti or kalasha-like figure is visible, with red flags and a hanging chandelier-style light fixture above. Mist or incense haze fills the air. The crowd is dense, with several dozen people visible. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2016-05-08A crowded procession under a white tent with hanging decorative streamers. Many people carry tall poles topped with red and orange flags and large parasols in red, orange, green, blue and gold with mirror-work trim. Men wear white dhotis with red shoulder cloths, and women wear saris in teal, green and red. Several flags bear a golden deity emblem. Some people raise their hands and others hold the poles steady in the dense crowd.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08A crowded indoor procession under a large white tent, with many people holding ornate umbrellas in yellow, orange, green, purple and pink silk with sequined fringes. Red flags with a printed portrait are carried on the left. Dozens of people in white kurtas, saris in pink, teal and maroon, and simple dresses walk or stand together, some raising their hands. Decorative tassels and colourful hanging lamps decorate the ceiling and stage rigging. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person candidate; the scene shows devotees in a festival-style procession.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08A procession inside a large white tented hall with a red carpeted floor. Many people carry decorated ceremonial parasols with blue, maroon and purple canopies, gold trim and beaded fringes, and several carry red and orange flags on poles. Participants wear saffron, orange and maroon clothing and white shirts, and some stand near a stage or screen at left. Overhead lights hang from the tent roof.2016-04-17A festive procession under a canopy of decorated umbrellas in green, orange, purple, maroon and pink with gold trim and tassels. Many people carry red saffron-coloured flags printed with a figure. A man in white kurta with an orange scarf raises a hand near the front, and a gilded deity murti or palanquin appears at the left edge. Crowd members wear white, pink and orange saris, kurtas and shawls. Strings of coloured tassels and lamps hang from the tent ceiling. The scene reads as a ratha or procession with devotees.2016-05-08A festival procession with devotees in white clothes and orange-red shawls, many holding red and orange flags on poles. Above them are ornate umbrellas in green, orange, blue, magenta and maroon with sequined fringes and gold trim. A man in the right foreground wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold necklace and a shaved head, and holds a camera. Other devotees in white stand around him, some with folded hands, and a man in a white cap and sunglasses stands at centre.2016-04-18May 08 20162016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08April 22 20162016-04-22A festive indoor procession under a white tent ceiling hung with colourful paper lanterns and tassels. Several large ceremonial umbrellas dominate the frame, in orange, red, green, blue and pink with gold brocade, silver mirror-work fringes and red poles. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas walk among them, one wearing a red shawl, and a devotee in a red and white kurta holds a red flag bearing a painted face. Men in white and women in saris stand in the background near a golden deity murti or ornamented statue carried in the procession. Red carpet covers the floor.2016-05-08