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Outdoor procession on a dirt path at an ashram compound. Several decorated umbrellas (chhatris) with embroidered red, orange and gold canopies and gold finials are carried on long poles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, and some in saffron shawls, walk alongside. A drummer in a white dhoti and orange cloth beats a large drum while others play long wind instruments (nagaswaram-style pipes). A man in black carries a long staff, and a silver ceremonial staff is visible in the middle. A thatched hut, a striped canopy structure and green shrubs frame the scene.

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A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a green shrub bed. Several decorated ceremonial umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies and gold-tipped poles are carried above the group. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk with a drummer beating a barrel drum slung at his waist, and a man plays a long wind instrument, while a woman in orange and a man in white hold a silver ceremonial staff. Others in orange and white robes follow along. Behind them stand a colourful striped cloth canopy, a metal-roofed structure, a thatched haystack and trees.2006-12-24Outdoor procession on a dirt path past a garden bed of low shrubs and a red-leaved plant. Several ceremonial umbrellas are carried aloft: multicoloured striped canopies with tassels and a bird motif, and yellow-gold umbrellas with red and teal emblems. Behind them a group in white and saffron walks, including a figure in a long orange robe with long dark hair and a woman-like figure in orange with white garments. Men in dark shirts carry the umbrellas, and a drummer in a light tunic and white dhoti plays a drum. A metal scaffold stage and a checkered cloth backdrop stand behind, with a thatched hut at left.2006-12-24A procession on a dirt courtyard in front of white buildings with a green corrugated roof and blue bunting. Four drummers and pipers lead in the foreground: two play barrel drums, and two play long wooden pipes. They wear white dhotis and shirts, with orange-bordered cloth. Behind them, ceremonial umbrellas with colourful embroidered canopies and a tall multicoloured canopy are carried by men in white dhotis. Further back, several people in orange and red robes walk among devotees in white, with rudraksha beads visible on one orange-robed figure. The scene reads as a temple procession.2006-12-31A photograph of a street procession on a dusty dirt road under a clear sky with trees behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk among multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with fringed edges, some with blue and orange panels. In the foreground a young man in a blue striped shirt plays a small hand drum, and a man in a beige checked shirt and white dhoti carries a drum slung on his shoulder. Another man in a blue checked shirt walks at right, with a blue truck and wooden poles behind him. A person at left holds a video camera. Several people are visible, mostly men in white.2006-12-29December 28 20062006-12-28December 28 20062006-12-28A procession on a dirt path through dry scrub and trees. Four men in front hold long-handled umbrellas in red, blue, orange and green with fringed tassels and bird-like emblems. Two drummers carry barrel drums, one in a white dhoti and red-striped shawl and one in a brown shirt. A man in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti plays a wind instrument, and men and women in white and saffron follow behind under more decorated umbrellas. Several participants wear rudraksha malas.2006-12-30Outdoor procession on dry, dusty ground under a blue sky with clouds. Several decorated ceremonial parasols (chhatras) with blue, orange and gold panels and fringed edges are carried on tall poles above the group. Men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls lead the procession; a central figure in white with an orange shawl holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a silver ornament, and another man carries a silver staff with a finial. Behind them, others in white and saffron-coloured attire walk, and a small golden ritual vessel is visible. A white kolam (rangoli) line is drawn on the ground in front of the group. Other people in white walk in the background among the parasols, and a white van is parked at the right edge.2007-02-15A procession moves across a dirt courtyard in front of a white building and trees hung with festive bunting. Several decorated parasols, orange, blue and red with gold trim, are carried overhead. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk with drummers beating barrel drums, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow border walks at the front. A man in an orange cloth sash stands among them. Many participants are visible, some carrying garlands and small instruments, and an onlooker stands at the left edge.2006-12-30 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path with ornate multicoloured umbrellas, bright red, yellow and blue canopies with fringed edges, carried on long poles by men in white dhotis and shirts. A man in a saffron-orange garment with a flower garland walks at centre, and a drummer in white dhoti beats a large drum. Men in black shirts follow at right, and a bus or vehicle with a stage-like structure appears in the background under an overcast sky.2009-12-23