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December 25 2007

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A procession on a dirt path with several decorated umbrellas in yellow, orange, red and blue held aloft. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a cloth sash carries a pair of hand drums with metal rims. Behind him, a shirtless young man wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style necklace stands barefoot, and a woman in a yellow sari holds a brass horn. Other participants wear white dhotis, red shirts and yellow cloth at the waist. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-11-29 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a dirt road. A central figure with long dark hair and a flower garland of orange and white blooms wears an orange saffron robe, orange beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, walking barefoot-looking in sandals between attendants. Men in white and saffron robes walk alongside, and drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large hand drums. Ceremonial umbrellas in red, yellow and blue with tasselled edges are held overhead, and golden trident staffs are carried. A white van with partial lettering stands in the background. The scene reads as a ritual procession with percussion and parasols.2009-12-23November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29December 31 20052005-12-31November 29 20162016-11-29A procession with ceremonial musicians and attendants in Thiruvannamalai. In the foreground a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn (natheswaram-style wind instrument). Beside him a man with white forehead paste and red bindi plays a similar horn, wearing a yellow top and orange cloth. In the centre a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a large barrel drum (thavil) with gold-trimmed straps. Behind them an orange and yellow ornate ceremonial standard with a red emblem is carried, and a young man at right in orange dhoti, bare chest, rudraksha and gold necklaces holds a gold-tipped pole of a large fringed canopy. Several attendants wear white or orange cloth with white sacred ash marks. The scene is an outdoor temple procession with palm trees and a painted deity banner at left.2017-03-11December 03 20162016-12-03Outdoor temple procession moving along a paved path beside a whitewashed wall with blue lettering, a temple gopuram with colourful sculpture at upper left and palm trees behind. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured panels of green, red, yellow and blue float above the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A drummer in a beige kurta beats a red-and-gold drum held at his side. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces walk in the middle, one carrying a ceremonial umbrella, while others in white ritual clothes follow. Bystanders and a cameraman are visible at right.2012-05-18November 29 20162016-11-29Outdoor procession with a group of drummers playing white-faced frame drums with sticks on sandy ground. Men wear bright magenta and yellow tunics with gold trim, a saffron-orange kurta and green dhoti, and a magenta shirt with blue pants and a red waist sash. Behind them an orange and white flower garland hangs from a decorated structure. Hazy hills and trees lie beyond.2017-12-16