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Outdoor festival procession with drummers in the foreground. Several men wear black lower garments with gold-patterned sleeveless tunics, black arm bands and red fringed sashes, some with white ash-like markings on their shoulders, beating large drums with sticks. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes and colourful saris and salwars watches. Several decorated parasols with blue, red and pink panels and tassels are raised above the crowd, and a water tank stands on a rooftop in the background.

Outdoor festival procession on a dusty road lined with palm trees. Foreground: young drummers in saffron-and-black costumes with white turbans, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and white ash markings on their faces, playing a large red-and-gold drum and a long wind instrument. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands near a drum, and a crowd of men in white clothes and some in mundu walks beside colourful decorated parasol-style canopies on poles. A man in white holds a microphone among the crowd. Many people fill the background.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road with colourful parasol-style canopies (umbrellas) of red, blue and yellow with tassels. Two performers in elaborate red, gold and green costumes with tall ornate headdresses and plumes dance forward, one holding a stick. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha with garlands and streamers is carried, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, plus people in orange, walks alongside. A man in white holds a folded fabric, and a person films with a camera. Trees and a building stand in the background.

December 30 2008

A procession on a dirt road under trees shows four men in elaborate folk-costume dress with gold crowns and white fur-like plumes, their faces painted white with red and black markings. The foreground figure in the centre wears a red jacket with ornate gold chest and arm pieces, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and green leggings with bells at the ankles, holding a red-tasseled staff. To the left, a man in an orange tunic holds a sword-like blade. Behind them, a decorated palanquin covered in yellow marigold garlands carries a small deity murti under a silver and pink canopy, and spectators in white shirts and dhotis line the route. A man at right carries a large ceremonial drum.

A street procession in daylight with several costumed dancers in tall white-and-gold headdresses, white plumes and bright red, orange and maroon costumes heavy with beaded necklaces, bells and ankle ornaments. Two dancers in front carry swords and wear green trousers and red garments; behind them a drummer in a pink shirt and green turban beats a drum, and a young boy in a striped shirt walks beside him. Spectators on motorcycles and roadside onlookers line the road under a clear sky, with a yellow police tape strip visible at right.

December 30 2008

February 02 2007

A festival procession on a dirt road with two dancers in red and green costumes with white plumed headdresses and yellow-garlanded arms, performing energetic steps. Behind them drummers in yellow and blue kurta-style clothes play large frame drums, while white-clad devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk in the crowd. Orange and red flags line the route, and a decorated gateway stands in the background.

December 30 2008

A street procession in daylight with a row of drummers in orange and gold turbans and orange-and-gold patterned tunics, playing large yellow drums decorated with pink and blue fabric. Red triangular flags are held aloft. In the right foreground a performer in a red tunic with gold trim, a purple embroidered vest, a gold crown-like headpiece, white plumes and a rudraksha mala stretches his arm forward. Behind him a man in an orange robe walks at the left edge, and police and spectators line the roadside under trees. Scattered confetti covers the road.

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A street procession of drummers and dancers on a dirt road lined with trees. In the foreground a man in a yellow tunic with a red-and-green turban stands at right, and a bare-chested drummer in a patterned orange-and-red cloth with white body markings beats a large silver drum. Around them, drummers wear yellow turbans, patterned wraps, and orange tassels, with pink turbans among others in the background. A red-and-gold ceremonial arch appears at the upper right. Several people are visible, including drummers and bystanders.