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December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with trees. A man in a white shirt and green-and-blue checked lungi plays a long silver wind instrument, a nadaswaram-style horn, with a gold tassel and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a group in white dhotis and shirts walks under a decorated canopy with colourful embroidered panels and hanging tassels. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace walks near the center. Young men in red and white shirts stand at the edges. Several people wear rudraksha malas. Some of the procession carries a long pole carrying the canopy. Trees and parked vehicles are visible in the background.2006-07-11A street procession in a residential lane with trees and concrete houses behind. A young woman in an orange-saffron robe, with a long white and red flower garland around her neck, walks barefoot at centre and smiles. Men in white dhotis and shirts surround her; one at left in a red shirt claps, an older man at left in white holds his palms together, and a man in white plays a long wooden horn-like wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) beside her. At lower right a drummer in a white shirt with a red and orange cloth draped over his shoulder plays a drum. Several more men in white and pink shirts follow behind. Eight or more people are visible.2010-01-20Outdoor procession on a dirt path in front of a pink temple-style canopy strung with orange marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-type) with a bell-shaped end. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shawls walk, and a bare-chested man in white with yellow sash follows. At centre, a figure in an orange robe, orange head-wrap and rudraksha mala walks beside a second figure in orange robe holding a white flower garland. Devotees in saris and white clothes line the path, and a cameraman in a brown shirt films. A tent and palm trees stand in the background.2010-01-13July 12 20062006-07-12Photograph of an outdoor procession on a paved path lined with trees. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl walks near the centre, smiling. In front, a woman in a white sari with a dark green border carries a brass tray of flowers and a plantain-leaf offering, wearing rudraksha beads. Two musicians in white dhotis play long brass horns, and several men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow, along with a young woman in a beige salwar kameez. Many people fill the background. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone.2006-09-17A dhwajarohanam procession on a dirt road in front of white and red buildings. In the centre, a man in orange robes wears a large white and red flower garland and walks behind a yellow canopy umbrella. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes holds a long umbrella pole. Around them, men in white dhoti and shirts with orange shawls walk, and a drummer in white at left plays a drum. At right, a man in white plays a long pipe instrument with a yellow tassel. Colourful umbrellas appear in the background, and several people follow the procession.2010-07-26July 27 20082008-07-27December 29 20102010-12-29A procession moves along a dirt path flanked by dense green foliage. Two young musicians in front play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes, one in a dark green shirt and one in a light green striped shirt, both in white dhotis. Behind them a drummer in a white shirt and dhoti plays a large drum. A man in a white shirt with a moustache walks in the foreground. Further back, a figure in a red turban and orange garment and another in an orange shawl walk under a colourful striped umbrella, a saffron flag hangs above, and a white-clad man carries a decorated object. Several devotees and uniformed attendants in khaki follow along the path.2008-07-27June 01 20092009-06-01March 11 20172017-03-11