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January 13 2015

13 ஜனவரி 2015 உலக அமைதிக்கான பங்களிப்பு

December 09 2005

2005-12-09 +1 copies

A procession moves along a dry dirt path lined with palm and tall trees. Several men and women in white dhotis and white saris walk beneath colourful ceremonial parasols with red, yellow and green fringed canopies. A woman in a red-orange sari and a man in a green-bordered dhoti play a long brass horn and a drum, and a man at right in white plays a wind instrument. Strings of small purple flags stretch across the scene. Children stand in the crowd at left. No a person candidate is visible.

Outdoor festival procession under a multicoloured striped canopy with a small decorated umbrella. A crowd of devotees and musicians gathers on a dirt road. Foreground: a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a mustard-yellow shoulder cloth plays a shehnai-style wind instrument. Next to him, a bare-chested young man in a white shirt and maroon cloth plays a horn, and a man in a white shirt plays a saxophone-like brass instrument. Several men wear saffron/orange shawls and yellow dhotis; one older man in white holds a small hand bell. A videographer with a camera on a stand is at left in an orange shawl. Red plastic chairs sit in front. Trees and parked cars are in the background. a person presence is not visibly established.

February 05 2009

A street procession on a dirt road with a large crowd in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing yellow shawls. In the foreground, men play wind instruments and drums, including a nadaswaram-style horn and barrel drums. Behind them, a decorated palanquin or ratha topped with an orange canopy and carried under umbrellas with patterned fringed flags moves through the crowd. Saffron-robed figures walk near the front. Ashram-style buildings, a row of tall decorative bunting and palm trees appear in the background. The scene shows a ceremonial procession followed by a pada puja.

A procession of drummers and wind players moves across a paved courtyard in front of a large hall with red steel beams and an ornate golden arched gateway. Young musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes beat large barrel drums, while men in white dhotis play a long wind instrument and a hand drum. Behind them, devotees in white and pastel clothing stand on both sides, some with palms joined, and scattered flower petals lie on the ground. Hanging decorations and garlands frame the entrance, with a red bag carried at the right edge.

A procession moves along a dirt path through open grassland toward tall trees under a cloudy sky. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and shirts walk with drums; one drummer beats a barrel drum with a wide strap, while others carry bells or small instruments. Behind them, a group carries a palanquin-style structure with red, yellow and white fabric canopies and decorative poles. A long line of people in white and in orange and saffron clothing follows along the left side of the path. Dense green trees and shrubs fill the background.

Outdoor procession under a clear pale sky. In the foreground, men in white shirts and dhotis hold silver nadaswaram horns and metal pots, and a drummer in white with an orange cloth drums on a round drum. A man in a yellow shirt plays a horn beside them. Behind, a decorated palanquin or ratha with orange canopy, garlands and colourful tassels is carried forward. On the right, attendants in white with yellow shoulder cloths hold a tall ornate umbrella with floral embroidery and a gold finial. A golden trident stands on the left among banana leaves and a chain-link fence. Several people in orange and saffron robes walk among the crowd.

A morning procession moves along a dusty dirt road past a low corrugated-roof building and a water tank. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk in a long column, carrying saffron and orange flags with a blue emblem and colourful painted umbrellas. Drummers in front beat drums and a man on the left plays a hand drum. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl walks near the front, and another in white with a yellow shawl follows. On the right edge, a figure in white and orange clothing stands partly visible. Trees and a clear hazy sky complete the scene.