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January 12 20092009-01-12December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Outdoor street procession in a crowded market lane. A woman in the centre wears a deep red saree with a bright yellow-orange shawl, an orange headband with feather plume, and carries a decorated pot or ornament. Around her, men in white dhotis and shirts and orange-trimmed clothing stand and walk; drummers beat large hand drums, and a man in a purple shirt and red-and-yellow dhoti holds a stick. A colourful striped umbrella with tassels overhangs the scene on the right, and stalls with hanging goods line the background. A young man at right wears a white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala.2009-01-12December 29 20082008-12-29A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Several people in white dhotis and shirts carry umbrellas with orange, yellow and multicoloured canopies and tasselled poles, while drummers play large hand drums and a man in a red-brown shirt walks among them. A central figure in orange-saffron robes wears a red-and-orange garland and carries a long staff. Behind them, a truck displays an orange banner. Strings of flags stretch overhead. Dozens of devotees crowd the scene.2008-12-31Outdoor procession in dusty open ground with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Two large multicoloured umbrellas with fringed edges and printed Dhyanapeetam emblems shade the scene, and a fan-like palm-leaf fan on a pole stands at left. A man in orange robes with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala walks at the centre, flanked by people in orange and white. In the foreground a woman in a green and maroon silk sari with a long braid and jasmine flowers stands beside musicians holding wind instruments. A man in a white shirt with a purple sash and a man in a maroon shirt stand nearby. Several dozen people are visible.2007-12-27A dense street procession moves through a town, with many people in white shirts and dhotis and men in red-and-blue uniform jackets walking near a large saffron-and-gold ceremonial banner on a pole. Colourful striped canopy umbrellas with golden finials rise above the crowd, and saffron flags are visible. At the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and walks among the devotees, while a shaven-headed man in a brown-orange robe walks nearby. Shops, buses and vehicles line the road behind the crowd, with campaign-style placards and portraits visible on the right.2009-01-21A festival procession moves through a dusty outdoor lane. Many people in white, red and orange clothing crowd around colourful ceremonial umbrellas with embroidered peacock-motif panels and fringed tassels. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha is carried. In the foreground a man in a red kurta and white dhoti plays cymbals, and a young man in red and yellow holds a ritual implement. A woman in a purple sari holds a brass tray of yellow flowers. Many devotees fill the background, some wearing orange scarves and forehead markings.2008-12-30Photo 11679921 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of men and women in white dhotis and kurtas. Several large decorated umbrellas in orange, red, and multicolored patterns with tasseled edges are carried overhead by men. A man in a white dhoti with an orange-and-white cloth drums a barrel-shaped drum, while a woman in a red-and-gold sari plays a long wind instrument. A young man in a blue-and-white striped polo shirt with a badge stands in the foreground, and a white ceremonial umbrella is visible behind the line. A blue truck and trees sit at the edge under a clear sky.2006-12-29January 01 20092009-01-01