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A procession on a paved courtyard at dusk under a corrugated roof, with palm trees behind. Two women in white saris and a man in white dhoti lead, carrying ornate yellow-and-red pennant-shaped standards with embroidered emblems on long poles. A woman in a maroon sari holds a golden ceremonial staff topped with an ornate finial. Behind them, women in orange, saffron and white saris and men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, with a young girl in pink. At right, a man in a red-and-gold shawl stands near a saffron-robed man. Drums and a lit lamp are visible at left, and a wrap-around shrine decoration appears in the background.2011-12-15December 27 20092009-12-27January 01 20122012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01January 13 20152015-01-13August 16 20172017-08-16Outdoor photo at a temple-like grounds with palm trees and stone sculptures in the background. A man in a white dhoti holds a long wooden staff topped with a red and gold embroidered umbrella-style canopy, bare-chested with white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a group of men in white dhotis and shirts play a large drum, with an attendant in a white shirt and orange dhoti near the drum and a man in a blue jacket and white dhoti standing at left with hands behind back. Several men watch and smile. Setting appears to be a procession or ritual drumming during a festival. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-22Outdoor procession on a paved path lined with palm trees, a red compound wall and a tall tree at right. Drummers in white shirts and dhotis carry drums on the left, and people in white and saffron clothing walk behind them. A striped umbrella canopy with a multicoloured fringe is carried over a central figure, and a crimson-and-gold ornamented panel, a trident-topped staff and an orange flag are visible. Several devotees in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing lanyards with orange tags, walk along the path. Four or more prominent persons are visible, several more are partially visible, and a bald man in white stands at right. A rudraksha-garlanded figure appears among the group but the central canopy-covered figure cannot be identified, so a person is unsure.2015-01-13A festival procession on a dirt courtyard under trees, with a large crowd of devotees in white clothing moving around a red-and-gold palanquin or ratha. Two decorative parasols with blue, red and yellow panels and tasselled edges shade the scene. A man in a white dhoti with an orange sash holds a long white fly-whisk or chamara with a golden handle aloft, and a woman in a white sari stands beside him. Many women wear white saris, and others wear pale blue or saffron. Banana leaves and a red-painted wall frame the right edge. a person is not clearly visible among the people shown, so no appearance-based identification is made.2010-12-26July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of an outdoor evening procession along a dirt path lined with coconut palms. Many people in white traditional clothing, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and orange saris, walk among the crowd. Several figures play drums and percussion instruments. Above the procession, a carried palanquin-style canopy and ornate decorated umbrellas in red, orange and yellow with gold trim are raised. A white tent stands in the background under a pale sky.2010-02-12March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copies