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November 11 2010

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November 11 20102010-11-11November 11 20102010-11-11December 26 20102010-12-26October 31 20112011-10-31October 31 20112011-10-31December 20 20102010-12-20November 11 20102010-11-11October 31 20112011-10-31Outdoor religious procession in bright daylight. A decorated palanquin-style float with an orange canopy, garlands and ornate woodwork is carried forward at the back. In front, many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, several carrying tall brass staffs and ceremonial flags. A woman in an orange sari with a mala stands at right, and a man in a cream embroidered kurta with gold garlands holds a tall gold-topped staff. A concrete wall and trees stand in the background.2010-01-01December 23 20082008-12-23December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road with a large crowd in white clothes. At center, a decorated golden palanquin or ratha with garlands of marigolds and an orange canopy carries a deity murti seated under a tall umbrella. Men in saffron and orange robes walk near the front, and devotees in white dhotis and saris hold palm-leaf fans and ceremonial staffs. Several parasols in blue, yellow and green are raised above the procession. Behind them stand a terracotta-coloured building and a thatched-roof hall with ornamental finials under a clear blue sky. Crowd size is in the dozens to low hundreds.2010-02-12