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A street procession in a Tamil Nadu village. In the foreground, several men in bright yellow shirts and dhotis with red borders play hand drums, one man at the centre smiling as he drums. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts walk along a concrete road marked with white kolam designs. A golden ornate palanquin or shrine carries a framed portrait of a man in white head wrap and white clothing, decorated with gold arches and flower garlands. White flags with a blue emblem flutter on the right, and a pink building with a banana plant stands beside the road. A brick building with broken windows is at left.

Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town on a bright day. Drummers in blue and orange uniforms play large drums with sticks at the front. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk and raise their arms in devotion, and onlookers in shirts and lungis watch from the roadside. A large banner beside the road shows a smiling figure with a garland and a red-orange background, with Tamil script above. A gopuram temple tower with white and gold sculpted levels stands behind a yellow building on the left, with palm trees and a thatched shelter visible.

October 19 2006

June 24 2014

2014-06-24 +1 copies

A street procession moves along a rough paved road in a town. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play a drum on the left, and a line of men and women in white and cream clothes walks behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a red-and-gold umbrella-like canopy over a central figure, with a yellow and red decorated parasol nearby. Banana plants with leaves and striped cloth canopies line the street. On the right, a long banner held by men in white shows a portrait of a long-haired man and Tamil script. Shopfronts and a multi-storey building stand behind, with a uniformed police officer on the right edge.

December 28 2006

A procession moves along a dusty open lane lined with trees and concrete walls. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in front, several beating large hand drums; a drummer in a green shirt and white dhoti and another in an orange-striped cloth are visible. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha with an orange and red canopy and floral decorations carries deity murti, with attendants following. On the left, a row of women in white saris and men in white clothes stand with hands folded in reverence, while uniformed police stand along the route. Electricity poles and a small building appear in the background.

A crowded street procession in a Tamil village. In the foreground, shirtless young men wear white dhotis and blue sashes over their shoulders, seen from behind. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among the crowd, and a man at right in white with an orange sash stands on a raised platform. A large blue banner with Tamil script and a portrait of a smiling man with long hair and a rudraksha mala hangs above the road. Further banners in orange and green line the street, with a temple gopuram visible at the top. A person in white holds a camera overhead, and yellow and orange cloth hangs from a building. Several people carry fruit and offerings on trays.

2008-07-28 +1 copies

A street procession on a wide road lined with orange flags, with smoke drifting through the air. Drummers in white dhotis and orange lungis beat drums, and a man in white plays a long brass horn. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at the roadside. Several decorated ratha-style carts with red and yellow canopies, garlands and palm-frond ornaments are pulled along, and rows of white-faced masks and figures with tall golden headdresses follow. At the upper right, a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes, garlanded with yellow flowers, is carried on a decorated cart.

October 20 2006

A street procession in a village lane lined with palm trees, thatched huts and a two-storey building. In the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a large framed portrait of a man in a white head covering and dark robe, labelled with a banner in front. Around it walk men in white dhotis and shirts. In the foreground, drummers in dhotis and saffron-orange shoulder cloths play two drums, and another man in a white shirt holds a pair of cymbals. A man in a white dhoti and shirt at right stands watching. The ground is washed with white kolam patterns.

Street procession in front of a temple with a green-and-gold tiled roof and carved deity shrines above its entrance. At right, a tall palanquin (palaki) decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands, green cloth panels and a row of brass lamps is carried on poles by men in orange tunics and green dhoti-style pants. Drummers in yellow kurtas and dhotis play drums, one with a large round frame drum. In the foreground an older man in a white turban and white shirt wears a round orange and white badge. Behind them marchers in white and orange carry red and orange banners and a placard showing a portrait, with people lining the road and a large tree overhead.