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Outdoor procession on a dirt path through trees, with a crowd of people in white clothes walking behind. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a long wooden pole topped by an orange-gold fringed banner embroidered with flowers and a blue emblem. Beside her, another woman in white holds a matching banner, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks barefoot with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A girl in an orange top stands at the left edge. Several women wear beaded mala necklaces and bangles. Behind them, many devotees and attendees walk among bushes and trees under a soft evening light.

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A procession at a temple entrance. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand at the front left and right, one holding a golden staff topped by a decorated pennant with a red and blue emblem, the other with hands folded and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a woman in a white sari carries a similar flag-staff. A woman in an orange and blue sari with glasses stands in the left group. A dense crowd of devotees in white garments fills the stone-pillared passage leading to a dimly lit inner shrine containing a deity murti. No figure with clear distinctive a person cues is visible, so the presence of the a person is unsure.

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A large outdoor procession moves down a sandy dirt path lined with banana plants and strings of flower garlands. Dense crowds of devotees stand on both sides. In the foreground a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a red-orange striped border carries a silver pot on her head, and another woman in white holds a small metal vessel. Behind them are rows of people in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas. Ceremonial banners with gold fringe and red floral embroidery, including a blue and yellow canopy edge, are carried through the crowd. Further back a figure in orange robes holds a brass pot aloft with a garland, and a woman in orange appears at the left. Red and white striped walls and brick-coloured earth mark the edge of the grounds.

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A large crowd of devotees walks in a procession along a dirt road lined with banana plants and palm trees. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas, while women wear white saris with orange borders and some carry offerings. Orange and saffron flags and triangular bunting hang from a grey block wall, and several decorated umbrellas or canopies rise above the crowd under a clear blue sky. Saffron-clad participants appear among the procession.

Outdoor procession on a dusty path lined with trees, with a red boundary wall behind. Many people walk in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange sashes and garlands, moving toward the camera. A man at the front carries a tall orange and gold ceremonial banner on a pole, and a decorated umbrella canopy with colourful fringe appears in the background. A few women in saffron and yellow saris walk among the crowd, and some participants carry small hand items. The crowd appears to number well over twenty, with many more visible further back.

A large outdoor crowd gathers along a dirt path during a festival procession with banana and palm trees behind them. In the center, a man in a plain white dhoti and white shirt with a dark beaded mala and an ID badge walks barefoot across a bed of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer, as in a fire-walking rite. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a dark mala stands near the embers. On the left, a drummer in an orange-saffron robe and a red-orange flag stand beside drums, and white-clad devotees with dark malas surround them. Saffron flags on bamboo poles and a decorated temple gopuram with colourful figures rise in the background, and a woman in a blue sari and a child stand at the right edge.

A procession of many devotees walks down a dirt road lined with green bushes and palm trees. Foreground men and women carry tall black poles topped with large saffron-orange flags bearing a black emblem. Men wear white shirts and women wear white saris; some carry orange sashes. Ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated palanquin-style standard appear in the middle distance.