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A night procession on a dirt path lined with trees. In the foreground, a bare-footed drummer in white dhoti and shawl holds a large frame drum, and beside him a musician in white dhoti plays a horn-like wind instrument while another white-clad drummer strikes a barrel drum. A man in white on the right plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). Behind them, a decorated blue-canopied palanquin or ratha glows with lights, flanked by red and yellow umbrellas and trident-topped staffs. Crowds of devotees, children and women in red, orange, yellow and blue clothing walk alongside, some in saffron robes. A cloth banner and lit lamp hang above the procession.

December 23 2007

Evening procession at dusk under a corrugated roof strung with lights. Four musicians in white dhotis lead the group: at left a drummer plays a small hand drum, a figure in a green sari stands center, a man in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl plays a saxophone-like wind instrument, a man in a teal shirt plays a long pipe, and at right a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a red-and-gold drum slung at his side. Behind them, figures in dark and colourful garments and ornate umbrellas or standards move along the procession route under strings of white lights. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

Night procession on an unpaved road lit by electric lights and garlands. Four musicians in white dhotis and shirts lead: at left a man plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with a yellow-green garland, a man in a white dhoti beats a barrel drum, and two men at right play a nadaswaram and a drum; one has a white cloth band on his forehead. Behind them, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis, some wearing orange shawls and garlands, walk in the procession alongside men in white. Decorative lights and a lit sign with fruit imagery frame the scene.

December 30 2018

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March 02 2017

Outdoor evening procession on a dirt road, with men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts walking together. Several men play drums and wind instruments, including a large drum slung at the left and a drummer in an orange-brown garment at the right. Above them are colourful ceremonial umbrellas with red, blue and yellow panels and a red eye-like emblem, carried on long poles, plus trident-like staffs held aloft. Bare trees and a row of bunting line the background, with more devotees behind the procession.

Night procession on a dirt path with a row of people in white dhotis and white saris walking behind ornate processional umbrellas with gold fringe and multicoloured borders. A central decorated palanquin or deity conveyance is carried at the back. Drummers play barrel drums in the foreground, a woman in a green sari plays a wind instrument, and a man in white plays a horn-like instrument. Palm trees and dark trees stand at the edges under a night sky.

Night street procession in a South Indian city. Musicians in plain white dhotis and shirts play a long wind instrument and a bell-shaped horn, while drummers carry barrel drums with striped heads, one slung over the shoulder. Behind them, men in white and an orange-clad figure walk along a paved street lit by shop signs, and a floral garland hangs on the left. Scaffolding and buildings with neon signs frame the scene. Several people, including a woman in red, follow the musicians.

Night procession at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam ashram: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style horn at the centre, flanked by a woman in a red sari playing a similar horn and a drummer in white with a yellow sash beating a barrel drum. Behind them, two large umbrellas with multicoloured canopies printed with Dhyanapeetam emblems are carried above the group. A man in a pink shirt and white dhoti walks at the front right, with sacred ash markings, holding a small hand instrument. Orange flags and saffron-clad devotees follow along a sandy path beside a wire-mesh fence.

A night procession moves along a sandy open ground toward the camera. Men in white dhotis and white shirts lead, several beating large cylindrical drums with red and white striped covers. In the centre a man in white plays a long wind instrument, and a woman in a green and maroon sari plays a horn-like instrument. Behind them ornate multicoloured umbrellas with gold and red fringes are carried aloft, and a trident-topped pole rises on the right. A decorated arch and many onlookers in white and light clothing follow in the background under electric lights and a dark sky.

December 24 2008