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A brass band in white uniforms with red caps and red-and-white striped socks marches through a dusty open ground in front of a large crowd. Musicians play trumpets, a sousaphone-style tuba, clarinets and drums. In the centre a performer wears a large papier-mache puppet-style head with a painted face, a red cap, a maroon vest and maroon trousers, holding metal shakers. Behind the crowd stand palm trees, tall flagpoles with orange and pink flags, loudspeakers on stands, and a low orange-roofed building.

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A brass band in white uniforms with red shoulder boards and red-and-white sashes plays trumpets, a sousaphone and drums in an outdoor open ground at a crowded festival. In the centre, a large costumed figure with a round face, black hat, red bow tie, striped blue tie and red suit, holding a microphone, walks ahead of the musicians. Behind the band a dense crowd in white clothes fills the grounds, with loudspeakers on a stand and a yellow-bordered flag at the back. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl, beaded necklaces and a flower garland stands near a decorated stand, but his appearance does not clearly match a known identity, so he is described only by role as a devotee.2010-02-18Outdoor photo of a marching band procession at a large open-air event. In the foreground, musicians in white uniforms with red caps and red sashes play brass instruments including a sousaphone, trumpets, and a trombone. Among them, a large costumed puppet figure with a round painted face, red jacket, and white shirt walks alongside the band. Behind them a dense crowd of many people, mostly in white clothing, stands before rows of palm trees, red and orange flags, and a low orange-roofed building with loudspeakers and light poles.2010-02-18A road procession in daylight with a large costume figure in the centre. The figure has a painted round face with red cheeks, a red hat, and a red vest and trousers over a pink and white shirt, holding two maracas and wearing white gloves and black shoes. Along both sides of the road stand drummers in white dhotis and white caps with red leg wraps, playing large drums and cymbals. Behind them, a decorated white horse with a colourful caparison and a figure in an orange robe walk in the procession, with bamboo poles and orange flags rising in the background. Petals are scattered on the road.2010-02-18A large outdoor crowd gathers at an open ground lined with coconut palms and red-and-orange flags on poles. In the foreground, a marching band of musicians in white uniforms with red caps and red-and-gold sashes plays brass instruments, including a large silver sousaphone and trumpets. Many people in white clothing fill the crowd behind them, some in colourful saris and shirts. Tall light poles with floodlights and a small pink-roofed building stand at the right edge, under a pale overcast sky.2010-02-18Outdoor village street procession with a band of musicians in white uniforms with red trim and red-and-white caps playing large brass tubas and a trumpet. In the centre a costumed figure with a large round painted face, dark hair, red jacket and red trousers, a striped tie, and white gloves holding silver hand cymbals walks ahead of the band. Women in white saris with orange-yellow borders and girls in bright dresses line the road. Saffron flags and orange bunting hang overhead, a thatched arch with green foliage and banana trees stands in the background, and a blue-and-white tiled house sits to the left.2010-02-18A photograph of a large-headed puppet figure in a maroon waistcoat, cream shirt, red bow tie and blue-and-white striped tie, with dark swept hair, round spectacles and a small moustache, holding a silver handbell in one white-gloved hand and a silver bell in the other. Behind it, uniformed musicians in white shirts with red-and-gold epaulette caps play a large brass tuba and a trumpet, marked with the Tamil text of a band called Kalai Ilakkiya, while a multicoloured parasol and onlookers in white stand nearby. A black speaker stands at right against a sandy ground.2010-02-18A street procession with a marching band in white uniforms, red-and-gold epaulette shoulder pieces, red and white cap-style hats and red-and-white striped socks. Musicians play brass instruments including a tuba-style horn, trumpets and a flugelhorn, while a drummer beats a large bass drum and another player strikes a smaller drum. Spectators in white dhotis, saris and casual clothes line the road, with orange flags and a tiled-roof building with a sign behind them. Coconut palms stand against a pale sky.2010-02-18Outdoor evening crowd at a festival procession in a dusty open field lined with palm trees and strings of flags. A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts fills the scene. Several brass band musicians in white uniforms with red caps and red sashes play tubas, trumpets and a sousaphone-style horn. A man on the right wears a yellow shawl and an ornate garland. At left, a person holds a large white jasmine garland. A camera operator with a yellow shawl films at right. A tall shrine-like structure with a pale top appears behind the crowd, and string lights hang overhead.2010-02-18A photograph of a brass marching band on a dirt ground at an outdoor event. In the foreground, a musician in a white uniform with a red-and-white peaked cap and gold cord epaulette looks down at his trumpet. Behind him, several players in white uniforms with red sashes and red-and-white caps play trumpets, a clarinet-style woodwind and other brass. A man in a striped shirt and another in a checked shirt stand among them, with a crowd of spectators in white and light clothing behind. Palm trees, a low utility pole line and a single-storey building with an orange trim sit in the background under a pale sky.2010-02-18A dense street procession crowds tightly around a central group of men in white kurtas and dhotis. On the left, a man in a white cap plays a trumpet while a crowd in white and orange surrounds the scene. At center, a drummer strikes a large snare drum, flanked by bandsmen in red uniforms with gold-brimmed caps and brass instruments. On the left, a figure in an ornate orange and gold robe with a red shawl and long hair stands among devotees; his face is not visible enough to judge. Orange and saffron banners with embroidered emblems rise above the crowd, and devotees wear orange and white. Many onlookers press in from both sides, some raising hands.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A large outdoor procession moves along a dirt path under a bright sky, with a crowd of many people in white and orange around a marching band. In the foreground, several musicians in red-and-white uniforms with gold-trimmed caps play brass trumpets, while a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers and another in a black jacket with a white cap also play trumpets. Behind them, drummers and more band members walk among devotees in white saris and white shirts. Saffron and orange flags and a decorated ceremonial canopy rise above the crowd, and tents with bunting stand at the right.2009-01-01