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Outdoor street procession on a paved road with a parked white car and a red-and-white bus behind. Three men in matching orange tunics and green dhoti-style trousers with yellow trim stand barefoot. The central man, wearing a pink headcloth, lifts a palanquin on his head with both hands; the palanquin is draped with green and red fabric and heavy garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers, with a small figure visible among the flowers. Another palanquin with red velvet panels and gold trim is at right, carried by a man in an orange tunic and a checked headcloth. A drum is partly visible at left. Anklets are worn on the feet, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks behind.

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Street procession in an Indian town. In the foreground, young men in orange kurtas with green dhotis and pink sashes carry a large flower-covered palanquin (palaki) draped with green and purple cloth and garlands of marigolds and roses. A drummer in a yellow kurta plays a drum at the left. Behind, a crowd of people in white ritual clothing and orange-and-white attire walks along the road, some holding red-and-orange flags and printed banners. A temple gopuram with a painted figure stands at the left, and large trees shade the street.2010-07-24December 16 20172017-12-16A procession on a dirt road beside a fenced field. In the foreground, four drummers in yellow shirts and grey or mauve trousers play hand drums while a dancer in orange shirt and green trousers with a white headcloth moves at the right edge. Behind them, a palanquin with a green-and-purple cloth canopy and orange-and-yellow marigold garlands is carried, and a red-and-white decorated palanquin with gold finials stands at the right. Behind them, people in white shirts and white clothing walk carrying orange flags, and one holds a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure. A red-tinted band crosses the lower part of the image.2010-07-24A stage performance photo showing a man in a pale yellow embroidered kurta and red-and-orange checked head cloth crawling on hands and knees, carrying on his head a brass pot-like vessel beneath a tall rectangular frame draped with orange and white marigold garlands and golden fabric, topped with metal lamp cups. Three drummers in green tunics and maroon dhoti-style trousers play drums, one with a red drum, another with a large barrel drum, and one holds a stick aloft. A painted yellow-orange backdrop stands behind them. Confetti scatters on the floor. This appears to be a folk-style ceremonial dance performance with drumming.2009-06-15A photograph of a festival procession outdoors under a bright blue sky with white clouds. A bearer in a grey sleeveless vest, grey shorts, a green head cloth and knee wraps walks barefoot while balancing on his head a tall canopy-like frame draped with multicoloured silk cloths, marigold garlands, white jasmine strands and a large red fabric rose, topped with metallic finials. A drummer in a red and white checked shirt and dark trousers plays a drum at left, and a second drummer at right beats a round drum. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white shirts stand along the route, including a young woman in a white sari with a jasmine garland and a man holding a camera. A saffron flag with a dark blue emblem flies on a pole at left.2005-12-31Drummers perform on a stage in front of a black backdrop. A large palanquin-like structure covered in orange and white marigold garlands, with a golden face ornament at its centre and brass finials on top, is carried overhead by a man in a yellow shirt and red headwrap who balances it on his head. Around him, men in green silk tunics with gold trim play red-and-white drums; one stands at left in green with dark trousers, another at right in green plays drumsticks on a drum, and a bare-chested drummer in green bends low at the front. A small deity murti sits on a draped table behind them, and a red and yellow painted backdrop frames the left side.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession on a dirt road under an overcast sky. In the foreground a man in orange shirt and green trousers with a pink cloth at his waist walks at left. Behind him, men in orange kurtas and green-striped trousers with white turbans carry a tall palanquin decorated with marigold garlands in orange, yellow and red, and a green pennant. Drummers in yellow shirts play large round drums. Many people in white kurtas and orange flags follow in the background, and a framed portrait is carried among them. Trees and a fence line the road.2010-07-24A street procession on a paved road with men in white dhotis and bare chests carrying decorated wooden palanquin-style frames (kavadi-like structures) with peacock-feather fans, marigold and flower garlands, and orange and red cloth canopies. The front bearer wears an orange shawl and red waist cloth, and another bearer in an orange shawl and white dhoti follows; a man on the right in a white shirt reaches toward them. Spectators in white shirts, checked lungis and sarongs line the roadside, with a red truck and motorcycles behind, and petals scattered on the road.2010-02-18A stage performance of drummers in green and red costumes beside a floral canopy decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and a central golden ornament. Two drummers in green kurtas and maroon trousers play large drums, a third beats a smaller drum, and a performer in a yellow top and maroon shorts bends low at the front. On the right, performers in orange, red and yellow turbans stand watching. Behind them hang black curtains and a painted backdrop with a red and yellow motif. Some of the drummers are barefoot, and the floor is bare stage boards.2009-06-15A street procession on a paved road scattered with flower petals. Several men carry decorated palanquins or ratha-style canopies on long poles; their shoulders are under the poles and the canopies are draped in orange, red and cream cloth with garlands of yellow marigolds and white jasmine. The bearers wear white dhotis with orange or red waist cloths and orange shoulder cloths, and one bare-chested bearer has orange cloth over his shoulder. Tall peacock-feather fans rise above the canopies. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a grey shirt stand at the roadside. Orange flags are visible at the left.2010-02-18