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A photograph inside a hall with colourful striped pillars and posters on the walls. In the foreground a man in white shirt and dhoti plays a large barrel drum (dhol) with a stick, while beside him a man in white plays a nadaswaram-style wind instrument. Behind them a woman in an orange-and-gold sari plays a similar wind instrument. On the right, three men in saffron-orange robes wear garlands and ceremonial necklaces, standing among the crowd. Seated devotees sit on mats, many in white clothes, some wearing lanyards, while one man in a white shirt and grey trousers smiles in the front. Several people in the background stand near a railing, and a woman in a blue sari sits to the left. The scene suggests a musical welcome or procession.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A photo of a procession moving along a covered walkway lined with metal railings and colourful painted pillars. At left, a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large barrel drum, and a younger man in white beside him carries a small ceremonial item. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange robes walks with garlands, including a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari carrying a metal pot. Seated devotees in white and orange line the foreground, and a striped umbrella is visible at upper right.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A photograph of a hall with a corrugated roof and a seated audience on mats. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a blue-and-tan drum (mridangam-style) slung across his body, holding a microphone. Beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a silver kalasha/pot topped with green leaves, and a man in white with a red shawl walks alongside. Behind them rows of seated devotees in white clothing sit on mats, some with prayer beads. Orange draped cloth hangs on the left, and tall striped decorative poles line the room. A framed portrait sits on a stand on the left. Bags and sandals lie on the floor at right.2009-06-01June 01 20092009-06-01A tented hall with white fabric walls and a painted backdrop of a tree and a framed deity murti of Shiva with a crescent moon. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a cushioned seat with a flower garland and a water bottle beside him, while a standing man in orange holds a shawl. Nearby, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, one holding a hand drum with a shoulder strap and another holding a long staff. Women in saffron and white sit on chairs at the right, and colourful woven banners hang from the tent poles.2009-06-22June 19 20132013-06-19December 21 20092009-12-21December 26 20072007-12-26A procession moves through a decorated hall with a grey floor under a metal-framed roof. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, including a red-and-white hand drum and a tall barrel drum, while a man in an orange dhoti and gold-bordered yellow cloth carries an ornate deity murti in a silver-framed palanquin-style frame. A man in a white shirt with a yellow dhoti plays a horn or conch-like instrument. Women in white saris and a man in a green wrap follow behind, some with hands folded. Orange triangular flags hang from the ceiling with maroon emblems, alongside colourful woven panels and leaf garlands, and a lit doorway glows at the far end.2007-12-23December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copies