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July 15 2011

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A procession walks along a paved path lined with shrubs and palm trees under bright daylight. Two drummers lead in front: the man on the left plays a drum with an orange strap and wears a white shirt and white dhoti, and the man on the right plays a red-and-gold drum wearing a white shirt and dhoti. Behind them a person in a green shirt and white dhoti blows a conch-like horn. At the centre, a young person in saffron-orange robes wears a long green and white garland and walks barefoot, with a black umbrella held above by a man in white. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards, follow along the path, with more people visible in the background near a parked car.2009-08-02January 13 20152015-01-13 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJuly 16 20062006-07-16January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA 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.2017-03-11Outdoor photograph of a line of drummers on a paved courtyard in front of a red-walled building with a tin roof and a green metal gate. Foreground, a young man in a grey-green striped shirt and white dhoti holds a pair of drumsticks and a drum, a small red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a blue lanyard and a yellow cloth over his shoulder holds a large frame drum wrapped in red fabric. Behind them, a man in a checked shirt and another in white shirt and white dhoti play barrel drums, with a man in a dark shirt and white dhoti further back. Trees and shrubs shade the scene.2013-12-26Outdoor procession on a dirt path before a green gate, with colourful striped umbrellas overhead. Several drummers play large drums with sticks: a shirtless man in a yellow and green cloth, a man in orange with a red sash, and a man in a plaid shirt with an ID badge. Behind them, a man in white with a saffron/orange shawl and beard stands beside a long trident and a peacock-feather fan, with other people in white and orange nearby. A white kolam lotus design is drawn on the ground. Green-leaved bananas hang at the top of the frame.2007-12-3013 ஜனவரி 2015 உலக அமைதிக்கான பங்களிப்பு +1 copiesA dirt path winds through a palm and tree grove during a procession. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the foreground, playing large two-headed drums with colourful patterned covers. One drummer in the centre wears a white shirt with a saffron-coloured dhoti beneath. Behind them, a group of people in white and saffron clothing carries decorated umbrellas and an ornate canopy in red, yellow and orange. Strings of blue and white pennant flags are strung overhead between trees along the path.2006-12-29November 11 20132013-11-11December 29 20082008-12-29