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December 27 2009

A dusty dirt-road procession moves between trees under a hazy sky. In the left foreground a man with long dark hair and a flowing orange saffron wrap walks ahead of the group; a second orange-clad figure appears at right. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play drums and a long wind instrument, including a man at centre right blowing a horn-like pipe. Other men and women in white, one in a red-and-white checked garment, follow behind. The long orange-clad figure at left has distinctive long hair and orange wrap, which is a person cue, but the figure is at a distance and the appearance is uncertain.

December 28 2009

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.

A photograph of a religious procession moving along a dirt path lined with palm trees. Drummers in the foreground wear white shirts and blue checked shirts and carry drums slung over their shoulders. Behind them a figure in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala walks beside a girl in a blue dress. In the centre a person in orange robes and a long orange-beaded necklace walks under a colourful fringed parasol. Many devotees in white and orange clothing follow along the path, with more people visible in the distance.

Outdoors among palm trees, a young boy in white clothes walks barefoot across a shallow trench filled with pale stones and fire-heated coals, a firewalking rite, while carrying a large red and cream drum slung at his side. Along the edges, a row of people in white dhotis, kurtas and saris watch closely, and two people at left blow long black horns. Several bystanders stand near the pit, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Orange-tinted water lies at the far end of the pit and a red-and-white striped tent stands behind the crowd. The setting appears to be a festival procession ground with a dirt path.

December 27 2009

Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of a pink temple-style canopy strung with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-type) with a bell-shaped end. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls walk, and a bare-chested man in white with yellow sash follows. At centre, a figure in an orange robe, orange head-wrap and rudraksha mala walks beside a second figure in orange robe holding a white flower garland. Devotees in saris and white clothes line the path, and a cameraman in a brown shirt films. A tent and palm trees stand in the background.

December 31 2009

A procession on a dirt road lined with trees and palms under a bright sky. In the foreground, two drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large barrel drums with red-and-yellow patterned covers, while two men in white play long brass pipes (nadaswaram-style horns). Behind them, a group walks in a line, including two people in saffron-orange robes near the centre, and several men in white and light-coloured shirts following. Thatched huts and greenery sit in the background.

A village procession on a dirt path lined with banana trees and palms. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the foreground, with a drummer in a yellow dhoti and white shirt beating a drum and musicians playing a long wind instrument behind him. A cameraman in white stands at left filming with a tripod-mounted camera. Behind the group, saffron-and-gold decorated umbrellas or ratha-style canopies move through the crowd, and a bunch of green bananas hangs at right. Red boundary walls and a large structure appear in the background. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.