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A street procession on a paved road, with a line of young men in matching yellow kurta shirts and yellow dhoti-style trousers playing percussion. The man in front on the left wears a patterned sleeveless top and a grey cap and beats a large drum held at his waist, while others carry a smaller hand drum and drumsticks. Uniformed police officers and a woman in a light sari walk along the roadside, with spectators and palm trees behind them and a string of yellow flags overhead. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the frame.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a thatched hut and low buildings in the background. Several men lead the group playing drums: on the left a man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti carries a drum with a red strap, another in white plays a drum, a man in a white shirt with a black strap plays a large brass-rimmed drum, and a man at right in a white shirt and beaded mala necklace stands near it. Behind them, people in white clothes follow, and several colourful umbrella-style canopies or ornamental poles with orange, red and green tops rise above the crowd. The sunlight is bright and the scene is outdoors in daylight.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road under bright sun, with a drum section leading. In the foreground, a young man in a blue-and-white striped shirt plays a large drum slung from his shoulder, and beside him a man in a light green shirt does the same. A man in a striped shirt with an orange waist sash plays cymbals, and a man in a white shirt plays a drum on the right. Behind them, a row of people in white dhotis and shirts walk, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari walks among them. Several decorated umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies are carried above the procession. A low building with a red-trimmed roof and a utility pole stand on the right.

December 31 2009

A rural road procession in daylight, with palm trees and a thatched hut at left. In the foreground, several drummers in white dhotis and white shawls play double-headed drums: a man in a pale yellow shirt beats a red-and-black drum, while others carry drums with striped and pink covers. Behind them, men in white and lavender garments and an orange-clad figure walk along the road, and orange flags flutter from a pole near a small shrine structure.

A village road procession with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing drums and a long wind instrument, plus a conch-like horn. The lead drummer in the centre wears a pale green shirt and white dhoti, striking a large drum with a stick. Other drummers on either side play smaller drums with red and orange cloth straps. Palm trees, thatched huts, and orange saffron flags line the road in the background, with more people walking behind the musicians.

December 03 2016

A street procession in daylight with a dense crowd of men and women walking along a tree-lined road. In the foreground, several young drummers play large barrel drums, one with an orange, white and green panel, another with a blue-trimmed white shell. A drummer in a green checked shirt and orange headband strikes a drum, and a man in a blue shirt holds drumsticks at left. Behind them, women in white saris and devotees in white carry flowers and flower trays. Palm trees, a red building and orange flags are visible in the background. No individual can be confidently identified as a person.

A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and thatched-roof buildings. In the foreground, a man with a moustache and a yellow shawl over a white vest, with a pendant necklace, walks beside drummers. Several men carry hand drums with patterned fabric covers, one playing small cymbals. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange cloth carry ceremonial parasols with red, orange and blue canopies and gold finials. Women in saris stand at the right edge. Several people wear identification badges on lanyards.

Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with saffron and red flags. Drummers in black tunics with yellow head cloths and red sashes beat large drums, with painted white markings on their bare arms and shoulders. Spectators in white dhotis and white garments stand along both sides, and a truck and a tall bamboo structure appear in the background. Performers in yellow and red costumes accompany the drummers, and a decorated kalasha pot is visible in the foreground. The scene suggests a festival drum procession.

Outdoor festival procession on a dusty ground under trees in late light. Several drummers in white dhotis and sleeveless white shirts with red sashes and red headbands play large frame drums with sticks, stepping in a line. Behind them a crowd of devotees watches, and a procession of people carrying colourful decorated umbrellas or canopies moves forward, some women in bright saris. A man in white trousers and shirt walks at the right edge.

A photograph of a street procession with several drummers in the foreground. The lead drummer wears a mustard-yellow head cloth, a yellow-orange patterned sleeveless top with dark crossed straps, and white markings on his face and arms; he plays a large drum slung at his waist. Beside him, drummers wear yellow and pink head cloths, orange-and-gold patterned tops and orange tassels on their arms, and play drums with sticks. Behind them, participants in pink and green turbans and white and teal garments walk through an outdoor setting of trees, with a figure in a decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the background.