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December 29 2008

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Outdoor photo of a festival procession on a dusty open ground under a clear sky. Several men play large hand drums, one in a green shirt and jeans, another in a black shirt with a pink cloth over his shoulder, and others in white shirts and dhotis. Many participants wave bright orange-red flags with a dark emblem, and a small orange canopy stands at the back. A tall metal frame with a hanging hook is visible on the right, and a group of women in white, pink and blue saris and salwar kameez watch and clap on the left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the scene.2011-12-13A photograph of an outdoor procession on a reddish dirt road lined with palm trees. Many people in white clothing, men in white dhotis and shirts, walk together. Several carry tall orange flags with a blue circular emblem. Some drummers play drums with cloth-wrapped hands, and a few people wear orange and white sashes. A row of large orange flags rises above the crowd. A stone wall and a small tent-like canopy stand at the right edge. The event appears to be a festival procession with drumming and flag-bearing.2008-12-29A procession on a dirt path near rocky ground and a white boundary wall. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry tall orange flags on poles at the left. Several men play drums, including large drums slung at their sides, with one drummer in a red lungi. Other participants wear white and a woman in a teal sari walks in the middle. A red arch-shaped banner is visible at the upper centre. Participants wear white clothing with coloured shawls. The scene reads as a festival march.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dusty red-earth road during a festival. Many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris walk among orange and saffron flags with a blue-and-white emblem. Several drummers in orange, red and yellow costumes beat large drums, and a decorated canopy or palanquin with marigold garlands stands in the background. A few men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2008-12-30December 29 20082008-12-29A large procession moves along a dusty orange dirt road in strong low sunlight, casting long shadows. Many people in white ritual clothing lead the way, several men playing hand drums (one in a blue t-shirt, others in white dhotis and cream shirts) and women in white saris carrying small brass plates or trays. Orange saffron flags on tall poles and round decorated parasols rise above the crowd, with pink and orange festoon decorations and banana plants along the roadside. A small child in a bright outfit walks near the drummers. Hillside earth and sky frame the scene.2008-12-31December 29 20082008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with decorated tents and tall orange and red flags. Musicians play a long brass horn, drums and a curved wooden instrument while men in white shirts and dhotis walk and dance. A man in a white kurta with a long orange scarf and gold garland stands at left with palms pressed together. Several men wear white T-shirts with colourful circular logos. A man at right wears white with a vibhuti tilak and gold bracelets, playing a horn. Many devotees in white and orange move through the crowd.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low wall, with a decorated palanquin draped in garlands on the left. Many people in white ritual clothes walk in the crowd, some in saffron and orange shawls. Men in blue and red outfits play drums, and a figure in a red and green costume with a tall orange headdress stands in the foreground. Orange and red flags and round decorated umbrellas are carried overhead, and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard walks near the front. The people are on foot and hard to count precisely, so the crowd is best described as a large group. A loudspeaker and a tall bamboo structure stand in the background.2008-12-30A dusty road procession in warm late-afternoon light. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts carry tall orange-red flags with a dark blue emblem on long poles. Several wear white T-shirts printed with a red and multicoloured tree-like logo on the back, and some play drums and a long wind instrument. Behind them a decorated red-and-white canopy and a vehicle are visible, with more people and flags in the background.2009-06-29December 30 20082008-12-30