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December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms and banana plants. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a long line, several bare-chested drummers and percussionists in white dhotis play drums. Orange triangular pennants and orange streamers hang along the route. A colourful canopy umbrella and a decorated banner on poles are carried near the front. Devotees and onlookers, including women in saris, line the path under a grey sky.2008-07-17July 26 20102010-07-26A festival procession moves down a dirt road lined with coconut palms and banana plants. Shirtless drummers in white dhotis play long drums, and some men raise curved horns or wind instruments. Many participants wear white shirts and dhotis; a man in a white shirt and dark glasses walks in the foreground with a rudraksha-style necklace. Two ornate ceremonial umbrellas or standards in red, blue and gold are carried aloft, and tall orange flags with pennants flank the path. Women in saffron and red saris walk among the crowd. Orange and white buildings and a large gathering appear in the distance.2008-07-17Elevated view of a street procession moving along a road beside a high brick wall. Dozens of people in white clothing walk in a long column, several in orange or saffron cloths. Drummers in the foreground carry round drums slung at their sides, and a few women in saris are visible among the crowd. Palm trees and a temple gopuram with striped red-and-white bunting appear in the background, and a decorated float or chariot is partly visible at the far end of the road.2007-02-02A large crowd of devotees processes along a dirt path lined with palm and banana trees under a clear blue sky. Most wear white dhotis and white kurtas or saris, with some in yellow, orange and pink. Several people in the foreground carry small offerings and cameras. Ahead, saffron and orange flags and multicoloured decorated umbrellas or canopies are carried above the procession, and orange paper garlands hang along a grey block wall on the left. A procession of devotees walking in a ritual procession, with ornate canopies carried aloft.2008-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession crosses an open dirt ground in front of a brick wall and trees. In the foreground a drummer in white dhoti and shirt with an orange cloth at his waist carries a large barrel drum on a strap, while a companion in white walks beside him. Behind them a long line of devotees follows, including women in saris of pink, white and green and men in white dhotis with orange and yellow shawls and garlands. Children walk among them. Further back an ornate ratha or palanquin with decorations is visible, and a white railed enclosure and small buildings sit at the right edge.2010-10-17December 27 20092009-12-27December 31 20082008-12-31A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. Many participants in white dhotis and white saris walk in a long column, with orange-robed figures among them. Several colourful ornate umbrellas with gold tassels and a row of orange and red flags are carried above the crowd. A drummer in a white shirt and checked lungi plays a large drum at left, and a person in a purple shirt and white dhoti walks near the front. Banana leaves and tall bamboo poles border the path.2009-06-09December 29 20082008-12-29