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January 01 20112011-01-01Outdoor photo of a folk drumming group performing in a crowd. Several drummers wear yellow head cloths, yellow and gold sleeveless vests, black waist cloths with red and yellow sashes, and black armbands. Some have white painted markings on their arms and faces. The drummers hold large drums and a bell-like instrument. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand watching, with a few wearing garlands. Red and yellow fringed decorations hang from poles overhead. The visible people number roughly twenty.2011-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30December 31 20092009-12-31Outdoor procession scene with drummers in the foreground wearing yellow headcloths, white body paint, red and black sashes, and beaded necklaces, playing drums. Behind them, colourful parasol-style umbrellas with red, green and multicoloured tassels are carried above a crowd. In the centre, a man in an all-white shirt and white dhoti stands with his arm extended toward the drummers, flanked by people in white clothes and a few onlookers. A young boy in white stands nearby, and a man in an orange-yellow shirt appears at the left edge. Banana leaves and greenery fill the background.2011-01-01December 30 20082008-12-30Outdoor procession scene on a dirt road with drummers in yellow turbans and leopard-print sleeveless tunics over black skirts, playing large hand drums with sticks. Ornate painted umbrellas and decorated canopies with red, yellow and blue accents hang above them. Behind the drummers, devotees in white and orange-saffron robes stand in a crowd, some wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces. Banana leaves and flags frame the festive street scene.2008-12-30A festival procession moves along a sandy road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, several drummers in leopard-print tunics with yellow cloths and bright yellow turbans beat large drums, while a dancer in a black skirt with green tassels leads the group, his face and arms painted. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside a row of ornate colourful parasols and umbrellas with embroidered tops. Further back, figures in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk in the procession, and a man in a white shirt holds a drum. Strings of multicoloured bunting hang overhead.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A procession of drummers in a dusty open road lined with trees and onlookers. Several men play large white-shelled drums slung from their shoulders, bare-chested and wearing orange and multicoloured cloth, with yellow and pink turbans and orange tassels hanging at their waists. A man in the foreground wears a red turban and a yellow kurta with a red sash. Behind them, a row of white-clad devotees and spectators watch, and a gateway arch with signage stands in the distance.2017-12-16A photograph of a street procession with drummers in the foreground. A drummer on the left plays a large white-faced drum with a yellow, red and orange fringed drum cover, wielding a stick. Several drummers in black dhoti-style trousers and gold-and-brown embroidered sleeveless vests with white head cloths and beaded necklaces move through the scene. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and dark trousers watches, with some wearing lanyards and carrying bags. Orange and pink flower garlands hang from a decorated canopy at the top of the frame.2011-01-01A photograph of a street procession with several drummers in the foreground. The lead drummer wears a mustard-yellow head cloth, a yellow-orange patterned sleeveless top with dark crossed straps, and white markings on his face and arms; he plays a large drum slung at his waist. Beside him, drummers wear yellow and pink head cloths, orange-and-gold patterned tops and orange tassels on their arms, and play drums with sticks. Behind them, participants in pink and green turbans and white and teal garments walk through an outdoor setting of trees, with a figure in a decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the background.2017-12-16