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A street procession in a palm-lined residential lane. In the foreground at left, a bald man in white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel drum with a stick, its red-and-white striped cloth draped over it. Behind him, several men in white clothes walk toward a small ornate golden palanquin decorated with garlands and a deity murti, carried in the distance. On the right, a man in a white shirt faces away from the camera, and another person holds a long stick with pale bells. Green trees, a tall coconut palm and white-walled houses frame the scene in daylight.

A procession on a dirt path lined with palm and leafy trees. Four men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in the foreground carrying large drums with purple-trimmed frames, two of them slung across the body. Behind them, a group of devotees in white clothes and a woman in a pink-purple sari follow a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti, the image wrapped in garlands of orange, red and white flowers beneath a tiered canopy. The scene is a ratha-style procession through a rural village road.

A procession on a dirt road in front of a green-roofed shrine and a green metal gate. In the foreground, a man in an orange-pink shirt and cream dhoti plays a hand drum, and beside him a man in a white shirt and red lungi plays a drum with a yellow-fringed head. Behind them, three men walk in white and red-orange ritual clothing; one carries a small golden palanquin-style deity murti, another holds a small gold-coloured shrine, and another carries a long wooden staff. Men with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads lead the procession, and a palm tree and a red building are visible in the background.

October 15 2006

A street procession with drummers in the foreground. Two men carry large barrel drums slung over their shoulders, one in a brown shirt and white dhoti, the other in a light blue shirt and cream dhoti; the drums have floral patterned covers with orange and red cloth. Behind them, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair walks barefoot, while men in white kurtas and black shirts follow. Trees, a metal railing and a silver ornamental finial appear in the background.

July 11 2006

A village street procession in Tamil Nadu with men playing large cylindrical drums. In the foreground a bare-chested drummer with curly dark hair wears a white shirt and holds a drum with a yellow cloth tied to it. Behind him another drummer in a white shirt plays a second drum. Crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a checked green shirt, and an older woman in a white sari line both sides of the road. Banana plants, palm trees, utility poles and a pink building appear behind them.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt road between rustic buildings and palm trees. Several drummers lead, including a man in white dhoti and yellow cloth beating a drum on his left and another man in white beating a drum slung over his shoulder. A man in a red shirt plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white on the right plays a horn-like wind instrument. Behind them, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees walk, some carrying decorated ceremonial umbrellas with colourful fringes and a striped red and blue canopy overhead. A white tent and stacked sacks stand to the right. Roughly twenty people are visible in the procession.

December 11 2011

Photo of a procession along a concrete path beside a red metal fence with gold ornamental motifs. Four men lead the group playing drums: the front-left man wears a dark brown shirt and white dhoti with a green-edged border and a sacred-ash marking on his forehead; the next man in white shirt and white dhoti plays a small hand cymbal; the man on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a drum slung over his shoulder, with a red cord-wrapped drum body. Other men in white shirts and dhotis follow behind, some carrying instruments. Greenery and a water tank stand in the background.

December 31 2009

A photograph of a village procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms. A man in an orange shawl and ornate gold-and-beaded necklace walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella held aloft by a helper. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange cloth walk with drummers carrying barrel drums. A bearded older man in white stands among them, and a smiling man in the foreground wears white vibhuti on his forehead. A stack of cut logs lies to the left.