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December 22 20182018-12-22January 14 20172017-01-14June 07 20162016-06-07Outdoor photo of a procession on a paved courtyard beside tall coconut palms and a red boundary wall. Several people in saffron-orange robes stand in groups, including drummers playing hand drums and a small child in orange holding a long curved horn. Two ornate red and gold parasols with fringed edges are held over the procession. Other people in white dhotis and orange cloth stand nearby. The setting suggests a temple ritual procession.2016-01-11August 31 20142014-08-31August 12 20162016-08-12December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07November 16 20152015-11-16A line of musicians and attendants stands on a dirt road beside green foliage during a procession. In the foreground, boys and young men in saffron-orange dhotis and cloths play large white-faced drums and a brass horn, with rudraksha malas around their necks and sandalwood or ash markings on their chests. Behind them, others in white dhotis with gold borders hold drumsticks and clappers, and to the left stand women in white saris with gold borders, wearing rudraksha beads and tilak. A few onlookers in white and light clothing stand at the right edge.2017-12-16A procession of devotees moves along a paved path in front of green bamboo and shrubs. In the centre, a young drummer in white dhoti with gold border and tilak on forehead plays a silver drum, with a red cloth draped over it. Beside him another drummer in white plays a drum, and on the right boys in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas play drums. Women in orange and red saris carry brass kalasha pots and flower arrangements, and saffron banners with embroidered emblems are raised behind them.2016-07-19November 25 20152015-11-25