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A photograph of a procession walking along a dirt path lined with palm trees and strings of blue and white bunting. At the front, a woman in a red and gold sari plays a long brass horn, and a man in white dhoti and green-bordered cloth plays a horn beside her. Behind them, a man in a saffron robe wears a long white and pink flower garland, and a man in white with a red and gold shawl walks with a gold chain. Several men in white dhotis carry large ornate parasols with red, orange and green fabric and gold finials. A younger man on the right in white plays a long wooden horn. The ground is sandy and sunlit.

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A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees. In front, musicians play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style wind instruments): a woman in a gold-bordered red and gold sari with a red bindi, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a green silk sash. Behind them, a drummer in an orange shirt beats a large drum. Behind the musicians, a figure in saffron/orange robes wears a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking among men in white dhotis and shirts. Above them, several ornate umbrellas (chhatras) with red, green, orange and blue fringed canopies are carried, and a metal ritual staff with a cross-shaped finial is visible at the right. Blue and white bunting hangs from palm fronds.2006-12-29Outdoor procession on a sandy path beneath palm trees. In the foreground a woman in a red and gold sari plays a long brass horn, and a man in white dhoti with a green and gold waist cloth beats a drum while a young man in white shirt and dhoti plays a long pipe instrument. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with several decorated umbrellas with fringed tassels and colourful panels held overhead. At centre, a figure in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and walks barefoot. A man in white with a red and gold shawl and rudraksha-style beads walks nearby. Blue and white bunting hangs from the palms above.2006-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and blue-and-white bunting. Musicians lead, including a man in white dhoti and shirt playing a long brass horn and a young man in white playing a wooden nadaswaram-style pipe, while a drummer in a brown shirt beats a drum at right. A woman in a brown and gold sari plays a horn at left, and a man in a green and gold cloth waist-wrap walks ahead. Behind them, several men in white dhotis walk under ornate decorated umbrellas with red, white and gold fringes. A figure in an orange robe wears a long white flower garland, and a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a gold chain walks nearby. The scene suggests a temple or ashram festival procession.2006-12-29A procession walks along a dirt path lined with palm and coconut trees, with strings of white and blue pennant flags overhead. In the foreground, a woman in a brown and gold sari plays a long wooden horn, and a man in a white dhoti with a green and gold cloth draped on his body plays a curved horn beside a drummer in white. Behind them, a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and garlanded with white flowers walks among other devotees, one in an orange garment wearing a flower garland. Ornate multicolored umbrellas with fringed canopies are carried above the group, and a decorated palanquin or umbrella canopy appears in the background.2006-12-29An outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. A woman in a red and gold sari plays a long wind instrument, and beside her a man in white dhoti with a green and gold-bordered cloth plays a horn-like instrument. Behind them, figures in white dhotis walk under ornate red and orange ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated staff. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wears a white flower garland and carries a white-and-gold cloth. On the right, a man in a white shirt plays a horn, and a drummer in an orange shirt holds a frame drum. Bunting hangs overhead.2006-12-29January 13 20152015-01-13A procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and strung bunting with red and orange triangular flags. Musicians lead, including a woman in a gold-bordered maroon sari playing a long wind instrument, and men in white dhotis playing horns and a drum. Behind them a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a large white flower garland and walks barefoot, flanked by men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with a red-and-gold shawl. Multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with fringed canopies and gold finials are carried overhead, and a man in a rust-coloured shirt beats a drum at the right edge.2006-12-29A photograph of a village procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees, with strings of blue and white bunting overhead. A drummer in white clothes plays a large drum at left, and a woman in a red and gold sari carries a long staff topped with a trident. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis carry orange and red ceremonial umbrellas and standards with ornate emblems, and a man in a white kurta and saffron-and-red shawl holds a tray. At right, two men in white shirts and white dhotis play long brass horns, and a man in a green silk cloth with a gold border walks ahead. A ratha or ceremonial structure with banners can be seen further back.2006-12-29A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under colourful fringed canopies. In the foreground, a woman in a grey sari with a maroon and gold border plays a long wind instrument, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beside him plays a brass horn. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry poles and walk alongside. Behind them, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a garland and walks at the centre of the procession, with more white-clad devotees and bunting strung overhead.2006-12-30A procession moves along a dry, grassy path lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas walk in the procession, some carrying ornate umbrellas with fringed red, gold and green canopies and embroidered banners. A man in white kurta walks near the centre. A woman in a maroon sari with gold border plays a long brass horn, and a man in white plays a horn beside a drummer in white with a drum slung at his side. Children in white and a girl in a pink top and green skirt walk among them. Strings of purple and blue pennants and orange flags are strung overhead between the trees.2006-12-29December 30 20062006-12-30