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June 19 20142014-06-19A night procession moves along a dirt road lined with banana plants and palms. In the foreground, several drummers in white shirts walk with large barrel drums; one wears a yellow dhoti and another an orange-and-white checked lungi. Behind them a long line of men in white clothes, some with orange shawls, follows past an orange-painted shrine entrance and a building strung with purple lights. Street lamps and a leaning coconut palm are visible at the right edge.2014-06-19A dim, crowded covered passage at night, with a blurred crowd moving through it. In the centre, a bald older man in a white kurta wears an orange shawl over one shoulder and holds a ceremonial item near his chest; men in white shirts and a red checked shirt surround him. Green leafy garlands hang along the rafters, and an overhead spotlight lights the scene. A young man in a purple shirt stands in the foreground.2014-06-29A procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks along a dirt path between bamboo fencing. The lead musicians play a long brass horn and drums, including a barrel drum slung over the shoulder of a man in front. Orange and saffron flags flank the procession, and colourful decorated umbrellas or canopies are visible further back. A thatched palm-leaf shelter stands on the right and a cloudy evening sky with trees fills the background. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the walkers.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01Night procession at an outdoor ashram ground. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walks forward, some carrying umbrellas and banners, while drummers in the foreground beat large drums. Ahead, an illuminated ratha/palanquin glows with lights and a central figure is visible on it. Behind, a building is strung with red, green and white fairy lights, with tall lamp poles along the edge. The scene is lit by electric lights against a dark sky.2015-01-13August 01 20082008-08-01A crowded evening procession moves along a covered walkway decorated with green banana leaves and hanging mango leaves, under a white corrugated roof and bright stage light. In the centre, a man in a rust-orange garment and orange turban walks at the front, with a white-robed man in a dark orange shawl and a bare-chested man in ornate attire nearby. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, surround them, while a few devotees in checked shirts and bare-chested men stand in the foreground, some holding small items. Uniformed police stand at the left edge. The scene suggests a temple-related procession at an ashram.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A dirt-road evening procession moves between palm trees and a striped red-and-white compound wall. Drummers in front play drums: a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a drum on a strap, a figure in a red shirt and dark lungi beats another, and a boy in a blue shirt plays a drum. Behind them a crowd of people in white kurtas, dhotis and saris walks, including a figure in a saffron-orange robe near the centre. Several decorated ratha-style canopies and colourful umbrella-like ornaments rise above the crowd. On the right a thatched hut stands beside a man in a pink checked shirt watching, and a woman in a yellow sari walks at the front of the group.2010-02-12December 23 20062006-12-23 +1 copiesNight photo of a large crowd gathered in an open dirt courtyard during a festival. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, with some women in colourful saris in red, pink and yellow. Two men in white play large wooden drums, one with red trim, while others stand holding long wooden poles that form a barrier around the central space. A tall ornate golden kalasha or pillar with a palm tree stands at the top left, with bunting strung across the scene and a purple emblem with a white bird in the top left corner.2007-12-30