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Night street procession in a South Indian city. Musicians in plain white dhotis and shirts play a long wind instrument and a bell-shaped horn, while drummers carry barrel drums with striped heads, one slung over the shoulder. Behind them, men in white and an orange-clad figure walk along a paved street lit by shop signs, and a floral garland hangs on the left. Scaffolding and buildings with neon signs frame the scene. Several people, including a woman in red, follow the musicians.2012-06-05Street procession in a busy Indian town with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing long brass wind instruments (nagaswaram-style horns) and drums. Two central players wear orange-and-yellow tassel cords and one has a red tilak on his forehead. A drummer in a checked shirt beats a dhol with a decorated cloth cover. Behind them, a multi-coloured temple chariot or ratha with a tiered tower stands near a gopuram-style temple structure, with signboards and flags along the street. Several men in white and a uniformed police officer are visible in the crowd. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present.2011-12-20Night procession on an unpaved road lit by electric lights and garlands. Four musicians in white dhotis and shirts lead: at left a man plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with a yellow-green garland, a man in a white dhoti beats a barrel drum, and two men at right play a nadaswaram and a drum; one has a white cloth band on his forehead. Behind them, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis, some wearing orange shawls and garlands, walk in the procession alongside men in white. Decorative lights and a lit sign with fruit imagery frame the scene.2010-01-08December 09 20052005-12-09 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20242024-01-30Night street procession of musicians in white ritual dress. In the foreground a drummer on the left plays a barrel drum with yellow lacing and wears white shirt and dhoti. In the centre a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border walks with arms raised. On the right a man with a white forehead marking plays a brass horn-like instrument and wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a gold pendant. Another drummer stands behind. Bright light glows from a vehicle at left, and a few onlookers in the background include a man in orange shirt. The street is paved with stone and lit by shop signs.2012-06-05Photo 11730966 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20242024-01-30December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with musicians in front of a small decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti framed by a gold-and-red canopy. Two drummers on the left play large double-headed drums with red and orange covers and gold-trimmed rims; the front drummer wears a white shirt, orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, nagaswaram-style wind players in white dhotis with gold borders play long pipes, one with a bell-shaped end, and a man in white holds a small drum. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind them on a dark paved ground.2013-09-15December 30 20182018-12-30 +1 copiesJanuary 30 20242024-01-30