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Outdoor photo at a temple-like grounds with palm trees and stone sculptures in the background. A man in a white dhoti holds a long wooden staff topped with a red and gold embroidered umbrella-style canopy, bare-chested with white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala. Beside him, a group of men in white dhotis and shirts play a large drum, with an attendant in a white shirt and orange dhoti near the drum and a man in a blue jacket and white dhoti standing at left with hands behind back. Several men watch and smile. Setting appears to be a procession or ritual drumming during a festival. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

December 22 2010

Outdoor procession scene at dusk beside palm trees and sandals on dirt ground. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a group: a man in a teal-blue shirt and white dhoti on the left wears a tilak and a chain, a drummer beside a red-and-black drum holds a stick, a man in a tan shirt plays a long wind instrument, and a bare-chested man on the right holding a long pole with a red-and-gold canopy has white sacred ash markings on his arms and forehead. A large grey stone naga-hood sculpture and a kalasha-topped shrine appear behind them.

December 20 2010

A photograph of a street procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a low fence. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play hand drums and a cymbal-like percussion instrument. The foreground drummer wears a white shirt and dhoti with a shawl over his shoulder and plays a large drum. Behind them, a man in a pink-and-white striped shirt and yellow lungi plays a drum, and a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti plays cymbals. Orange saffron flags stand in the background, and a few other people in white walk along the road.

January 02 2010

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A photograph of a street procession with a group of musicians and attendants. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn called a nadaswaram-style wind instrument, and another man in a yellow shirt blows a similar horn. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti beats a large barrel drum with gold-banded rims. Behind him, a man holds a tall orange and red ceremonial banner with a floral embroidered design, and a bare-chested attendant in orange dhoti, with ornate gold-toned necklaces and a shawl, holds a long pole. Other people in white and orange clothing, some with white and red forehead marks, stand nearby, and a red-walled building with palm trees is in the background.

A procession on a dirt road in front of a green-roofed shrine and a green metal gate. In the foreground, a man in an orange-pink shirt and cream dhoti plays a hand drum, and beside him a man in a white shirt and red lungi plays a drum with a yellow-fringed head. Behind them, three men walk in white and red-orange ritual clothing; one carries a small golden palanquin-style deity murti, another holds a small gold-coloured shrine, and another carries a long wooden staff. Men with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads lead the procession, and a palm tree and a red building are visible in the background.

December 29 2008

Outdoor procession scene at dusk on a dirt road lined with a red carpet. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, play large drums (thavil/mridangam-type barrel drums) with sticks. Behind them stands a line of people in white shirts and white dhotis, with tall orange and saffron flags on poles and a chain-link fence and low wall at the edge. Drumming accompanies the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration procession.

January 01 2012

A photograph of a village procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms. A man in an orange shawl and ornate gold-and-beaded necklace walks under a multicoloured canopy umbrella held aloft by a helper. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange cloth walk with drummers carrying barrel drums. A bearded older man in white stands among them, and a smiling man in the foreground wears white vibhuti on his forehead. A stack of cut logs lies to the left.