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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Many people in white shirts and white dhotis walk in a group, several carrying colourful decorated umbrellas with orange, red and teal fringes and embroidered panels. One man in the middle wears an orange-saffron shawl and a garland, and a white-clad man beside him holds a decorated plate. Drummers in the foreground play a large drum, and a white truck with a canvas cover sits at right. A white platform holds a statue at left, with a tall decorated flagpole behind it and festive bunting strung between poles.2006-12-29A dense street procession moves through a town road lined with shops and signboards under bright daylight. Drummers at left, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis and orange cloths, play large drums and cymbals. A shirtless man in an orange-and-red cloth carries a wooden staff. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a bead necklace. A uniformed police officer in a khaki shirt and red-banded cap walks at right. Behind them a large crowd of men, boys and women in white and checked shirts fills the street, with an orange ceremonial flag raised above the crowd. Several people hold small red and white banners.2014-06-19A 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.2010-12-22December 23 20082008-12-23A procession of men playing drums on a dirt path beside a tall orange brick wall. In the foreground a young man in a white short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers carries a large drum with a white head, and another drummer in a blue striped polo beats a drum beside him. Behind them more drummers play white-headed drums, including a man in a red-and-blue track suit. Above the crowd, ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and saffron-coloured flags are raised, and a man on the right wears a blue shirt and white dhoti. Behind the procession other people walk and stand near the wall.2010-12-22A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a thatched hut, with a pink flowering shrub at left. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and white panels are carried above the group. Drummers lead in the foreground: one in a yellow dhoti and cloth belt beats a pink-bodied drum, another in an orange-and-white outfit plays a drum, and a third in white shirt and yellow cloth carries a large brown drum. A man in orange shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. Behind them, many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white and yellow saris, walk in the procession. A white-clad figure with orange clothing stands near the center, and a bare-chested man with an orange shawl walks ahead.2009-12-24December 23 20082008-12-23December 27 20092009-12-27A procession moves along a dusty dirt road past white buildings and palm trees, with ornate umbrellas in red, orange and blue patterns carried above the group. Many men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, play drums and wind instruments, including a drummer in a blue shirt and a player with a large drum in front. A saffron-robed figure with a garland walks near the center. Blue and white bunting hangs overhead. A white van stands at the right edge.2006-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a long white building with a green-and-red tiled roof, palm trees and a blue sky behind. Drummers lead: a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a large barrel drum slung at his side, another drummer in a grey shirt and white dhoti beats a pink-wrapped drum, and a young boy plays a drum at the left edge. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk with them, some holding ornate colourful ceremonial umbrellas and banners decorated with emblems. Women in white and yellow saris walk in the group, and robed sannyasis in saffron/orange clothing with orange garlands march in the middle. Behind them a decorated palanquin or chariot with orange-draped figures and a canopy is visible under trees.2008-12-23