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A photograph of a festival procession on a dusty sandy ground under bright sunlight. Men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums and wind instruments, including a tall curved horn and a drum with a red cloth cover, while marching forward. Some musicians wear orange and green garments. Behind them, a crowd walks past colourful flags and decorated poles, a red-roofed building and a tall bamboo scaffold with pink and blue cloth. Several people in the crowd wear garlands. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the procession.2015-01-13A procession on a dusty dirt road moves past hills and trees under a clear sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, including a large drum with a red body, and a man in a teal shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn. Behind them, women in white saris and a young girl in red walk alongside orange-red flags and decorated umbrellas with red-and-gold tops. A white van with a speaker sits in the middle of the group. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-22A photograph of a procession on a dirt ground outdoors. Four musicians walk forward together: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beats a red-and-gold drum slung at his side, a woman in a yellow-and-purple sari plays a long brass horn, another man in white dhoti and shirt plays a brass horn, and a fourth man in white dhoti beats a large drum. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along, and a red-roofed building and metal frames stand at the right under bright daylight.2011-11-10December 23 20092009-12-23December 27 20132013-12-27A procession on a dirt road in daylight moves past single-storey buildings with a tiled roof and a red-painted column. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts lead, playing a long brass horn, a curved wind instrument and drums; two drummers carry red-and-gold drums on straps at either side. Several ornate umbrellas with gold fringe and red-and-blue canopies are carried above the group, and a woman in a pale floral sari walks at the centre holding a long pipe. Other devotees in white follow behind, some wearing garlands. The scene is a temple-style procession with ritual music.2006-12-28Outdoor procession on a pale stone-paved ground with a group of drummers and a nadaswaram player performing. Several drummers in orange dhotis and saffron-orange shawls play large barrel drums, one with a bare chest and a green-and-white cloth across the shoulder. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument at left, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. Behind them, three decorated umbrellas in red, green and yellow are held aloft, with a yellow sari visible among onlookers, trees and construction equipment in the background. No clearly identifiable candidate for a person is visible.2016-11-29 +1 copiesNovember 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copiesOutdoor festival procession on a dirt ground. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play traditional instruments: one blows a long brass wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), others beat hand drums slung at their sides. A figure in an orange-saffron robe walks at right. Ceremonial banners with red and yellow patterns on tall poles are visible at left, and a woman in a cream sari stands at the edge. Behind them are white buildings, a grey stone sculpture, and a large banner with red and white text and photos. Counted physical people are roughly six to twenty; no identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-12-27A procession on a dirt road moves past red and white draped tents. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long nadaswaram-style wind pipes and a drum, while a man in orange cloth beats a barrel drum at right. Several men wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and white garments. Above them a decorated canopy with red, yellow and green patterned cloth and a kalasha-like motif is carried on poles, with orange flags flying behind. Behind the musicians, more people in white follow in a crowd.2005-01-01January 03 20162016-01-03November 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copies