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A procession at a gated entrance with a white wall and tree behind. An older man with grey hair in a white kurta stands at the left near the red iron gate. A young drummer in white with a horizontal white forehead mark plays a wooden barrel drum. A woman in a cream sari with an orange border and a red-and-blue rosette stands center, holding a silver ceremonial staff, with a garlanded attendant behind her. A young man in white blows a horn at lower center. On the right an orange-and-red embroidered pennant with a blue emblem is carried on a pole. A large silver ceremonial fan-shaped staff is also held aloft. The scene reads as a temple or ashram processional.

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A procession on a stone staircase beside a white wall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a sandalwood forehead mark plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style) in front. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with an orange border and yellow shawl carries a long pole topped by a large orange banner with embroidered red and blue motifs. Beside her, a gold-and-red ceremonial banner with floral embroidery and a blue emblem is carried on a tall pole, and a golden fan is visible. Seated or kneeling women in saris, one in blue and one in yellow, hold the poles at the bottom of the frame. A red metal railing runs along the steps.2010-02-12Outdoor temple procession on a paved path beside a red-and-white painted wall with blue lettering. In front, a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a long-handled ornate banner with red, yellow and blue motifs and a gold fringe. Behind, drummers in white dhotis beat a red and gold drum, and a man in a rust-red shirt plays a long brass horn. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a dark rudraksha-style mala walks at the centre, flanked by more ornate parasols and attendants in white. Palm trees and a stone gopuram-style wall frame the scene under a clear sky.2012-05-18A street procession moves past a long wall painted in red and white bands with blue lettering. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a long pole under a large red and yellow umbrella with floral and bird embroidery, smiling at the camera. Behind her, drummers in white dhotis beat drums, and a man in an orange cloth plays a long wind instrument. In the foreground, a man in a white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks forward with his hands open. Other participants in white and saffron follow, and a boy in a red shirt watches from the right. Ornate umbrellas frame the scene.2012-05-18A festival procession moves along a dirt path past a red building with a fenced gate. In the foreground, drummers in white shirts play drums, and a man in white with a red-and-gold sash carries a large decorated palm-leaf style paddle fan. Behind them, a central figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-white garland wears long hair and walks beneath a multicolour canopy umbrella. Other participants in saffron and white robes follow, some carrying orange and yellow parasol-style banners, with a palanquin-like decorated carriage visible in the middle of the procession. A figure in a saffron robe stands near the centre-right, and a man in white at the far right holds an orange parasol pole. Clear blue sky and trees form the background.2008-12-23A 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.2017-03-11A photo of a procession moving along a covered walkway lined with metal railings and colourful painted pillars. At left, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large barrel drum, and a younger man in white beside him carries a small ceremonial item. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes walks with garlands, including a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari carrying a metal pot. Seated devotees in white and orange line the foreground, and a striped umbrella is visible at upper right.2009-06-01November 11 20132013-11-11June 01 20092009-06-01December 18 20132013-12-18January 1st 2013Outdoor religious procession on a dirt road at dawn or dusk, with orange and red flags and banana plants lining the route. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban walks beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace. Around him, sannyasis in orange robes and white-clad devotees follow. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard walks beside drummers playing dhol drums, one in a white shirt with an orange shawl and another in a checked shirt and yellow lungi. Many devotees crowd behind.2007-12-30January 12 20072007-01-12