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December 23 20162016-12-23Street procession in a crowded Tamil market town. Colourful striped umbrellas with yellow, blue and green panels and tasselled fringes shade a moving crowd. A figure in a green garment rides on a raised platform carried above the crowd, and a richly decorated palanquin-style float with a white, striped object sits in front. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside, with drummers at lower left beating frame drums. A man in a checked shirt and plaid lungi plays a drum, and a woman in a red garment with a feathered headdress stands in the foreground. Stalls and roadside shops line the street.2009-01-12A street procession in a village in Karnataka, India, with a crowd of many men, women and children walking along a dusty road lined with houses and trees. Several men in the foreground play large hand drums, one wearing a white dhoti and shirt and another in a white kurta and red cloth. Two ceremonial umbrella-style canopies with colourful fringed tops and gold trim are carried above the crowd, and some women hold green palm fronds and small ritual objects. Women wear red, orange and green saris, and a young girl in a blue dress stands at the left. A yellow truck is parked in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2008-11-24December 25 20072007-12-25A dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors during a procession, many men in white shirts and orange headbands, some raising arms and hands. Three large ornate umbrellas in orange, green and red with blue and gold motifs and fringed edges are held above the crowd. Fruit, including green and yellow items, is visible at left. A brass ceremonial lamp stand appears near the umbrellas. One man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange garment, standing out among the white-clad devotees. Trees and multi-storey buildings form the background.2008-07-17A dense street procession in a South Indian village, with a large crowd of men and women filling the road. In the foreground, brass band musicians in yellow uniforms with red fez-style caps and red-and-white sashes play trumpets and horns, with red and blue plumes on their caps. Behind them, young men in saffron-orange shirts and dhotis walk alongside a man in a white shirt gesturing forward. A red-canopied ratha or chariot is visible further back above the crowd. Palm trees, a thatched roof, multi-storey buildings and a distant hill frame the scene.2008-07-28December 20 20112011-12-20Photo 11679922 +1 copiesA large outdoor procession moves along a tree-lined road, with a dense crowd of devotees in white dhotis, white saris and saffron garments. Several ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, orange and green fringed canopies and gold finials are carried above the walkers, and a brass horn player stands among them. At right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth reaches toward a dark car, while a man in an orange cloth stands nearby. The scene suggests a ratha or festival procession with devotees escorting the vehicle.2016-01-03December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves through a town road under bright daylight, with a large crowd of men, women and boys filling the frame. Several drummers carry large drums and sticks, and women in white and cream sarees with yellow borders walk in the middle, some holding brass pots or trays. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a yellow shirt, and a man in a light blue shirt stand close together. Orange and yellow ceremonial flags on poles rise above the crowd, and shopfronts, a pink building and palm trees line the street. A figure in orange clothing stands on a raised platform at upper left, beside a cameraman.2014-06-19Outdoor festival procession under a bright pale sky on a dusty road. In the foreground a man in an orange cap and white shirt stands near a drummer in white with an orange waistband. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry small metal vessels and hold saxophone-like wind instruments, and a man in a yellow shirt plays a horn. Behind them a decorated palanquin with an orange canopy, garlands and hanging tassels is carried, and ornate umbrellas and a trident-topped standard rise along the route. Crowds of people fill the background.2010-01-01