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January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Outdoor festival procession of many people on a dusty road in warm late-afternoon light. In the foreground a young man with a white tilak and red bindi and a black beaded necklace looks toward the camera, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti. Behind him an older man with grey hair, orange-marked forehead, gold chain and maroon shawl stands among drummers. At right a drummer beats a drum with a stick, and a woman in pale blue robes with flower garland is nearby. Behind them a white horse with decorated saddle and a festival vehicle are visible, with orange and yellow ceremonial banners on poles and balloons overhead. Many participants wear white dhotis, yellow and orange shawls, and sacred marks.2008-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt road with palm trees behind. Several drummers in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red sashes, play large drums and cymbals while walking. A golden ratha or chariot decorated with colourful tassels, flower garlands and a golden canopy follows. Red flags with emblems and a decorated umbrella are carried alongside. Spectators in white and checked shirts watch from the sides, and a red-brick wall with white stripes stands at left.2010-12-20Outdoor procession scene on a dirt path beside palm trees. A decorated elephant with a red and gold headdress extends its trunk toward a person in a saffron-orange garment with a pink and white flower garland, who reaches out to touch it. A red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella is held overhead. Around them, several men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis stand close, one holding a flower-decorated silver tray, and a handler in a green shirt holds a long stick beside the elephant.2009-01-12Outdoor procession with drummers in white dhotis and shawls. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a moustache and gold necklace plays a large barrel drum with sticks, flanked by other drummers in white dhotis and maroon shawls. Behind them, a decorated ratha/chariot with golden canopy, coloured tassels and flower garlands is visible, and a man in a white shirt and red-banded dhoti plays a long wind instrument. Onlookers, some with cameras, stand along the dusty road under trees.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20Outdoor procession on a sunny day with a crowd lining a path under a decorated canopy. A central figure with long dark hair and a red-and-blue flower garland wears a rust-orange garment, a gold ornate necklace and rudraksha beads, smiling as they walk. Around them, saffron-robed men carry ceremonial items, a drummer beats a drum at left, and white-clad attendants hold tall gold-topped staffs with trident finials and a decorated canopy pole above. Trees and a red pillar frame the background.2015-01-04A hazy outdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with white and red flower garlands, banana leaves and gold foliage. At the centre stands a bearded man in a red-and-maroon turban with a gold-and-white garland and heavy gold chest ornaments, a rudraksha mala at his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand, one with hands folded. In the foreground a drummer in orange-red cloth and gold necklaces plays a large silver drum. Women in maroon and orange saris with dark beads and red kumkum stand nearby, and a trident is visible at right. a person is the bearded man centrally placed in the red turban and gold ornaments; the scene reads as a temple or celebration procession with devotees present.2016-12-23A dusk procession on a dirt road beside a red brick wall. Several young men, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with red or saffron borders and red shoulder cloths, play double-headed drums (chenda-style) while walking. A woman in an orange sari with a red border walks at the left edge. Behind them, a decorated temple chariot (ratha) with a golden canopy and an ornate umbrella is carried through the crowd; saffron and orange flags and decorative banners hang from poles. Men in white clothes walk in the background and a street lamp glows above.2010-12-20January 13 20152015-01-13