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December 29 2008

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A dusty dirt road in warm low sunlight, with long shadows cast by a crowd of men in white. In the foreground, a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum slung from his shoulder, with a blue cloth and red-and-white strap. Beside him, another drummer in white with a yellow shawl and orange sash plays a small drum. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange and blue scarves, walk along the road, and a man in a light blue shirt carries a lanyard badge. The scene suggests a drum-led procession on the road.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 31 20082008-12-31December 29 20082008-12-29December 31 20052005-12-31December 31 20082008-12-31December 27 20092009-12-27Outdoor procession on dusty ground with a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several playing drums; one drummer in a turquoise shirt plays a barrel drum, another in a white shirt plays a handheld drum, and a man in an orange wrap and blue shawl walks at right. Behind them rise ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels, orange flags and a white banner, and in the upper left a decorated vehicle carries two figures under balloons, one wearing a red-and-gold turban and a floral garland. Festival procession with drumming, part of a Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-29A procession on a dusty dirt road moves past hills and trees under a clear sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, including a large drum with a red body, and a man in a teal shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn. Behind them, women in white saris and a young girl in red walk alongside orange-red flags and decorated umbrellas with red-and-gold tops. A white van with a speaker sits in the middle of the group. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-22Outdoor procession on a dusty ground under a clear sky. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large hand drums, one with a yellow-trimmed drumhead. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk barefoot amid banana plant decorations and saffron-orange flags on tall poles. A man in the right foreground wears white shirt and dhoti, dark-rimmed glasses, a blue-and-gold lanyard with an ID badge and a rosette. Other participants in white and orange turbans or headwear dance and walk in the crowd.2010-01-01December 27 20092009-12-27A large outdoor procession moves along a dusty dirt road under bright hazy sunlight. In the foreground, several men in white dhoti and shirt play drums and cymbals, with a barefoot drummer in a red-brown robe and an orange-and-blue-clad drummer among them. Behind them, a decorated palanquin with a golden canopy and colourful ornamental hangings is carried forward, and ornate ceremonial umbrellas with red, orange and green panels rise above the crowd. Many devotees dressed in white, some women in white saris with yellow borders, follow along the road, with tents and hills in the background.2010-02-12