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A photograph of a street procession with a group of musicians and attendants. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn called a nadaswaram-style wind instrument, and another man in a yellow shirt blows a similar horn. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti beats a large barrel drum with gold-banded rims. Behind him, a man holds a tall orange and red ceremonial banner with a floral embroidered design, and a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti, with ornate gold-toned necklaces and a shawl, holds a long pole. Other people in white and orange clothing, some with white and red forehead marks, stand nearby, and a red-walled building with palm trees is in the background.

December 16 2017

A crowded photograph inside a decorated tent with orange and red paper tassels and a large orange canopy with crystal chandelier hanging above. Several men in red shirts with gold trim and yellow headbands crowd around a large brass drum with red cords, one playing it. A man in a light blue shirt holds a phone up to take a picture. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head smiles, and a trident stands at left. Many onlookers in white and colourful clothing fill the background, with projection screens at the back of the tent.

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December 30 2008

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.

Night photograph of a drumming group of young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and dark rudraksha malas. The drummer in front has a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and holds a drum with a white head, while beside him another young man beats a drum with a white skin. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and pale clothing watches. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

August 09 2015

June 07 2016

A photograph of a group of musicians performing outdoors under trees at an open-air shrine. In the foreground a man with a grey moustache and white sleeveless vest, wearing a yellow dhoti and orange shawl, plays a set of drums slung on his shoulder. Behind him, several men in white shirts, yellow and white dhotis, and a man in a red shirt play long brass horns and drums, while a man in a red shirt and white dhoti beats a large drum on the right. Bystanders in white clothes stand and sit around the edge. At the right foreground is a red-painted stone structure beside a white-tiled border, and a shrine pillar is visible on the right. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.

A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with trees. Several drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play barrel drums, one with a bare chest and rudraksha-style beaded necklace. A young man in a white shirt and dhoti dances with his arm raised. Behind them a large crowd of mostly young men and women in white and cream traditional clothing, some with yellow and orange borders, walks forward. Many carry orange-red flags with a blue emblem. Dense trees and a red-roofed building fill the background. No individual is identifiable as a person; the scene shows devotees and drummers in a festival procession.