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A street procession on a paved lane lined with trees and walls. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in front of a decorated vehicle. Two musicians play long horns or wind instruments, and a drummer carries a red and gold drum. A man in a white shirt and red shawl holds a brass tray with flowers and offerings. Two large umbrellas with red, yellow and multicoloured painted canopies and tassels are held above. Behind them, a vehicle carries a framed portrait of a bearded figure in white headwear, decorated in gold. Several people are visible in the procession.

A street procession moves along a paved road lined with trees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play traditional instruments: one in a pink shirt and white dhoti beats a large drum slung at his waist, while others blow long brass horns and nagaswaram-style pipes. Colourful decorated parasols in red, green and yellow with tassels are carried overhead. A central figure in white robes wears a turban and a garland of white flowers, and a man at left holds a tall white plume. Crowd members in white and orange clothing follow behind.

2005-12-09 +1 copies

A street procession in a residential lane with two drummers in front playing red-and-gold barrel drums. The drummers wear white dhotis and striped or white shirts, one with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Behind them a man in white plays a long wind instrument, and a group of men in white shirts and dhotis follow. A man in the center carries a tray of flowers and fruit with a red-and-gold shawl. Two colourful striped umbrellas shade the procession. Behind them is a gilded palanquin with a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban, bordered by ornate gold carving. Concrete buildings and palm trees line the lane.

Outdoor festival procession with musicians leading a crowd past banana plants and tall painted parasols. Drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts beat dhol drums with long wooden sticks, and a bare-chested musician in a white shirt blows a long brass horn. Behind them a shaved-headed figure in orange-red robes walks barefoot with a garlanded man, and a man in a grey-blue shirt with a red shawl plays a drum. Two decorated umbrellas and a tall trident-topped staff rise above the crowd, which includes men in white and yellow sashes. Cream-coloured tents and a sound system stand in the background.

2010-01-02 +1 copies

Street procession at dusk in Pondicherry during the Kodikann yatra. A man in a cream shirt and dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with a brass bell, leading white-clad devotees. A young woman in white holds up a red, green and gold ceremonial umbrella (kudai) beside him. Another man in white with a red shawl stands behind, and a uniformed police officer walks on the right. A portrait of a bearded, saffron-clad figure in a framed ornate shrine sits in the background, labelled only by the photo's caption. Two more decorated umbrellas and a row of people in white line the narrow road between houses and trees.

A procession on a dirt road lined with pink bougainvillea and tall trees. In the foreground, a drummer in white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum, and a man in white plays a long brass horn (nagaswaram-style). Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with ceremonial parasols: two orange-and-gold umbrellas with emblem panels and a multicoloured striped umbrella. A man in orange and green robes and several saffron-clad figures walk among the crowd. A street lamp and a camera light stand overhead.

January 02 2010

2010-01-02 +1 copies

December 23 2008

2008-12-23 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple procession moving along a dirt path beside an orange boundary wall. Several men in white dhotis and shirts lead the way, some carrying tall poles topped with round embroidered banners in red, yellow and blue. A young man in a white shirt with a light blue cloth over his shoulder plays a large double-headed drum, and another drummer in white beats a drum beside him. A man in front wears a white shirt and has a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, a golden palanquin with a yellow canopy and colourful tassels carries a deity murti, surrounded by devotees and red flags against a green-roofed temple structure with palm trees.

May 18 2012

A street procession moves along a temple wall past a gopuram. Two large colourful umbrellas with yellow, green, red and blue panels and tasselled edges shade the marchers. A boy in a yellow kurta and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white shirt and dhoti beats a red-and-gold drum. Behind them, men in white and saffron-orange shawls and cloths walk with a few women in white and pale clothing, some holding long wind instruments. Dark-haired young men in white stand in the crowd. No candidate can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so roles are used. Visible painted wall markings and a painted gopuram appear at the left edge.

December 20 2010