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January 24 20162016-01-24Photo 11698538 +1 copiesPhoto 11698534January 24 20162016-01-24January 24 20162016-01-24July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A procession with ceremonial musicians and attendants in Thiruvannamalai. In the foreground a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn (natheswaram-style wind instrument). Beside him a man with white forehead paste and red bindi plays a similar horn, wearing a yellow top and orange cloth. In the centre a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a large barrel drum (thavil) with gold-trimmed straps. Behind them an orange and yellow ornate ceremonial standard with a red emblem is carried, and a young man at right in orange dhoti, bare chest, rudraksha and gold necklaces holds a gold-tipped pole of a large fringed canopy. Several attendants wear white or orange cloth with white sacred ash marks. The scene is an outdoor temple procession with palm trees and a painted deity banner at left.2017-03-11December 29 20082008-12-29A street procession in front of a temple with a sign reading Sri Sundareswarar Sannadhi. In the foreground a drummer in a red shirt and brown wrap plays a large drum with gold-embroidered maroon cover and carries a long brass horn with gold ornaments. Beside him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk with drums, one carrying an orange cloth and a drum with red and white trim. Several men stand in white dhoti and shirt with red sacred threads, and a man in blue shirt is at the right edge. Concrete paving, trees and carved stone temple pillars form the background.2006-09-24December 12 20112011-12-12