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June 29 20142014-06-29A night procession moves along a dirt road lined with banana plants and palms. In the foreground, several drummers in white shirts walk with large barrel drums; one wears a yellow dhoti and another an orange-and-white checked lungi. Behind them a long line of men in white clothes, some with orange shawls, follows past an orange-painted shrine entrance and a building strung with purple lights. Street lamps and a leaning coconut palm are visible at the right edge.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesNight procession with drummers and devotees at a temple-type outdoor site. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a yellow sash and pink tassels plays a small hand drum while smiling. Beside him a white-shirted, white-dhoti man with grey hair beats a red-faced drum, and an elderly man in a white shirt and maroon dhoti with a red waist sash holds a bell. Behind them drummers in orange and yellow garments and a woman in a teal sari stand near a golden canopy and a flower-garlanded staff topped with yellow and white flowers. Pattern of floral garlands and orange-clad devotees suggests a temple procession. a person candidate is not visibly present.2016-01-24November 15 20152015-11-15November 15 20152015-11-15June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor procession at a temple-style courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights and a tall decorated lamp tree. Several musicians in white dhotis play drums and wind instruments, including a large nagaswaram-style horn and tall dhol drums, while a man in a yellow shirt and dark dhoti plays a drum at right. Women in colourful saris stand in the background, and a red and white pillar with a garlanded kalasha-like urn sits at centre. Rangoli patterns and a decorated stage area appear on the ground. Several men and children in white and yellow clothing stand near the musicians, and a man in a checked green cloth sits in the foreground beside a drum. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09Night 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.2013-09-15Night street scene in a village with a large crowd of men, women and children standing along a paved road. In the centre, drummers in white dhotis and orange-yellow cloths play drums while others stand near them. Men in checked lungis and white or striped shirts stand in the foreground, one in a bright red shirt. Shopfronts with lights and a decorated arch with green illumination appear in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA night street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. In the centre, a man in saffron robes and an orange head wrap stands with a white-and-orange flower garland around his neck and a rudraksha mala, flanked by men in white dhotis and orange shawls. On the left and right, drummers play barrel drums, one wearing an orange shawl and another in yellow and pink with a red waistcloth. Many people carry white flags bearing a blue emblem. Shop lights glow at the left edge and dark trees fill the background. a person is identifiable by his saffron clothing, orange head wrap, flower garland and rudraksha mala, but the photo is not clear enough for certainty.2008-11-11