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A street procession in front of a temple with a yellow arch reading in Kannada and English, partly legible as a Kondanda Rama Swami Devastana Bidadi sign. Several saffron-robed priests in orange cloth with red-brown garments and rudraksha malas stand on striped mats, raising ritual bells and lamps toward the front of the street. A purple fringed canopy with a gold-topped pole and a tiered gold lamp stand are carried nearby. Behind them, devotees in white clothing crowd the roadside, and an older man with white hair and a beard in a mustard-gold shawl and red-trimmed cloth stands with folded arms at the right edge.

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A street procession in a village with a ceremonial canopy overhead, edged in purple fringe with red tassels. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in the foreground raising ritual bells and handheld lamps; the man at right holds a bell aloft in one hand. Behind them, devotees in white clothes and white head coverings sit on striped mats around small oil lamps and offerings, while others stand and watch. A yellow arch behind reads a temple name in Kannada and Sanskrit script, and flags and red-and-white umbrellas line the street. People in white and orange fill the scene, with bells, lamps and a ceremonial umbrella marking an outdoor puja procession.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor procession on a street in front of a pink-walled building with a stairway and a palm tree. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in orange cloth stand on striped green and blue mats, raising hand bells and small handheld instruments overhead. 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A white-and-red fringed canopy is held overhead, with orange and white flags fluttering nearby. The scene is an aarti offering during a festival procession.2005-12-31Outdoor temple ritual at a village shrine during a festival procession. Two saffron-robed priests stand on a striped mat, one raising a brass lamp and the other holding a bell and a lamp, while seated white-clad devotees surround them. Two purple-fringed ceremonial umbrellas with red trim are held up on red poles. Behind them is a yellow arch with Kannada lettering above a pink temple gateway with a decorated gopuram. A woman in saffron with a garland and a turban-style headwrap stands at right among white-clad people, and children watch from the crowd. The scene shows aarti being offered during a procession.2005-12-31Outdoor festival procession in a village street during a temple celebration. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes with red borders stand with arms raised, holding brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) and small handbells. A decorated canopy with lavender fringed trim and red tassels, topped by a brass lamp stand, shelters the scene; a yellow Kannada arch behind reads part of a temple name. Many people in white clothing sit on striped mats behind them, some with hands folded and some holding small brass vessels. White and blue flags flutter from poles, and a staircase with carved balusters rises at left.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31