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Outdoor street procession on a paved road lined with trees and utility poles. Several drummers in yellow turbans and beaded necklaces, with bare feet and dark fringed skirts, play large drums; one played a silver drum, another a yellow drum, and one plays a horn-like instrument. Behind them two flower-covered palanquin-style structures draped in marigold garlands and red, yellow and green cloth move along the road. A white bus with the sign Sriman Jinatha Motors passes in the background.

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July 24 20102010-07-24A photograph of drummers performing in a street procession. In the foreground a young man in a yellow head wrap and a yellow-and-brown patterned sleeveless top with a black wrap skirt beats a large yellow drum with a stick, with white markings on his arm and face. Behind him, other drummers in yellow head wraps and patterned tunics play drums with red tassel armbands. On the left, a man in a light shirt and two children stand watching on a dusty road, and onlookers gather on a balcony of a grey building.2010-07-24Photo 11708425 +1 copiesA street procession in front of a temple-style building with ornate arches and hanging decorations. In the foreground, several drummers in yellow and gold headwraps, bare feet, black fringed skirts, gold-trimmed vests and wrist and ankle bands beat large drums painted blue, yellow and natural hide while walking. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and saris stand and watch, some wearing rudraksha-style necklaces; a boy in a denim shirt is at left and a motorbike is parked at the roadside. A small orange flag and a banner with a printed portrait are visible at right. Cultural drum troupe performing during a public procession.2010-07-24A street procession in front of a temple-style building with ornate painted pillars and a red-and-white banner on the right. Several drummers in yellow turbans, black skirts with fringed tassels, orange-and-gold bodices, beaded necklaces and wrist and ankle bands play large drums, some silver and some painted blue and yellow, with drumsticks in hand. Behind them, spectators in white shirts and mixed clothing watch and crowd the roadside, with a uniformed officer in khaki among them. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-07-24February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor festival procession on dusty ground. Performers in yellow head wraps, leopard-print tops and dark fringed skirts play large drums; one drummer stands raised on the shoulders of others atop a drum, with green tassels and white face markings. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and garlands stand beside colourful umbrellas with gold-tipped poles. A bearded sannyasi in orange holds a tray of flowers, and a man in white stands at left. Scattered yellow petals cover the ground.2008-12-30A street procession on a roadside. Several drummers in black skirts with gold-embroidered bodices and yellow turbans carry large silver drums, beating them as they walk barefoot. Behind them a palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and red and yellow flowers is carried on poles. A white bus with a tourist sign passes, and onlookers in white and saffron clothing stand along the road. A man in an orange shawl and cream kurta stands at the left edge.2010-07-24A village procession on a dusty dirt road with a crowd of people behind. In the foreground, several drummers in yellow and orange-patterned folk costumes, with yellow headcloths and bare chests, play large silver-shelled drums with sticks. Green and yellow tassels hang from their drums and arms. On the right, a man in a yellow kurta with a red waist sash and a red headcloth stands watching. Behind them, devotees in white and pink clothes walk among trees, and a red and gold ceremonial banner hangs at the left edge.2017-12-16June 19 20142014-06-19December 16 20172017-12-16December 29 20082008-12-29