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July 01 20142014-07-01September 16 20132013-09-16December 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a wedding-style hall with a decorated stage backdrop of white drapery, orange and yellow flower arrangements and floral pillars. Several men in white dhotis and shirts sit on red mats on the floor in the foreground while musicians play a large drum and cymbals at left. Standing figures in saffron and orange robes and in white garments move near the stage, and women in colourful saris stand at right. Camera tripods and a video screen are visible, and a few people are seated along the right wall.2013-09-16A festive procession walks down a red carpet under a canopy of colourful metallic fringe streamers and banana leaves, with flower petals scattered on the carpet. Two drummers in white dhotis and shirts lead the way, one at left with a tan-and-orange drum and one at right with a red-and-blue drum. Behind them a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, while a man in a white shirt and dhoti and a woman in a white sari with a gold border carry a brass or copper vessel with a green plant. Other people, including a boy in a dark shirt and figures in the background, follow. The procession is a devotional procession or welcome, with white plastic chairs visible at left.2010-02-15December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor street procession in a Tamil village lined with banana trees, mango leaf strings and orange flags, with a red carpet running down the middle. Men in white dhotis and shirts play a large frame drum and a barrel drum, and women in orange and multicoloured saris carry brass plates with flowers and offerings. A large banner showing a smiling face hangs on the left beside a stone statue. Crowds of onlookers line the route under a bright sky. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-06-24July 01 20142014-07-01September 23 20062006-09-23Wide photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a ritual gathering. Many seated devotees fill the floor, most wearing white dhotis or white shirts with flower garlands of white and orange blossoms. Women wear orange, green, blue and maroon saris with gold jewellery. Some devotees sit before small red-lined boxes and brass items. A standing man in white clothes stands at the left near the entrance. Colourful paper bunting and balloons hang from the ceiling. At the right, decorated deity murtis stand on red-draped platforms adorned with garlands. The scene resembles a puja or darshan with a large congregation, though no one is clearly identified as a person by visible cues.2008-12-26July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor festival gathering under a red, orange and yellow canopy strung with saffron pennants. Drummers in bare-chested white dhoti stand on a red carpet, playing barrel drums with sticks while a seated crowd of devotees in white garments sits in rows. Several people wear orange and saffron shawls and garlands. On the right, a seated man in a dark suit sits near a figure in saffron robes with a decorated crown, beside a small deity shrine with a canopy. Ritual drumming and satsang-style assembly in a temple courtyard.2008-12-29