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Outdoor street procession in a village road. Centre, a drummer in a dark blue sleeveless top, grey shorts and knee bandages beats a red-and-white drum, a cloth wrapped over his head. Behind him, a tall colourful canopy on poles hangs with striped and multicoloured fabric, white and orange marigold garlands and a red cloth emblem, topped by silver finials, carried above the crowd. Drummers to the right wear white dhotis and striped shirts, one playing a round drum and another a double-headed drum. A man in a green shirt with a red sash stands at left, and a man in a plaid shirt and checked lungi plays a drum. Shops and a parked vehicle line the road.

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Outdoor village street procession in daylight. A tall canopied palanquin with silver finials is draped in red, green, blue and purple cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and orange marigold strings; it is carried high on a bearer's raised shoulder while a drummer in a dark sleeveless top and knee wraps plays a large drum. Beside him a man in white shirt and dhoti plays a second drum. On the left, men in green kurtas and white dhotis hold long poles wrapped in red, yellow and green flower garlands, and onlookers in checked lungis and shirts line the road. Power lines and low buildings frame the scene. The palanquin appears to carry a deity murti, though no form is clearly visible.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31A street procession in an Indian village. Men carry a richly decorated palanquin-like canopy on poles, draped in multicoloured striped and orange cloth, edged with white jasmine garlands and orange-yellow marigold strands, with metal finials on top. Inside the canopy sits a red-and-green draped figure. Two men in front hold and steady the canopy, one in a white turban and one in a white shirt, while a young boy in a white shirt is lifted by a man. On the right a drummer in a checked shirt plays a drum, and a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis follows. A man in a green kurta holds a decorated staff with tassels on the left. Buildings and utility poles line the street under a pale sky.2005-12-31Outdoor festival procession under a bright sky. A colourful cloth-draped palanquin or ratha canopy is carried high on a man's head, decorated with white jasmine garlands, orange and yellow marigold strands, and red and green silks. Below it, a bare-backed drummer in a dark vest beats a large hand drum with curved sticks. Around him stand men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a green checked turban and one in a blue shirt, plus a drummer in a plaid shirt on the right playing a smaller drum. Dry branches appear at the left edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2005-12-31A street procession in a village lane with a tall, decorated cloth-draped structure carried aloft on a bearer's head. The central bearer wears a mint-green turban, bare chest, grey shorts and a blue cloth wrap, and ankle bands, and is walking with bent knees. Yellow, pink, blue and white cloths hang from the structure, with a shaded ornamental canopy and a deity figure visible behind it. Men in green and white clothing hold long poles wrapped in red, yellow and green garlands. A drummer in a striped shirt beats a drum and a man beside him plays a wind instrument. Onlookers line the road, including a boy in school uniform, and small buildings with shutters and utility poles frame the scene.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor festival procession under a bright sky with bare branches at left. A man in a dark sleeveless top with a green cloth over his shoulder carries a decorated palanquin or canopy on his head, draped with yellow, red, purple and green cloths and wrapped with white jasmine and orange marigold garlands. He holds a long rope and the wooden stick of a large barrel drum, beating it. Behind him a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl raises an arm, and other men in white dhotis and a striped turban stand nearby. A man in a plaid shirt at right claps. Two large drums are in the foreground.2005-12-31December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoor village procession on a paved road lined with grass, palm trees and low buildings. Several men in green shirts, white dhotis and blue or purple head cloths carry tall poles wrapped in red, yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind them a palanquin draped in striped purple and red cloth, with orange fabric and white jasmine garlands, is carried on poles. A drummer in a white shawl beats a small drum in the foreground, and other men in white shirts walk alongside.2005-12-31January 01 20062006-01-01January 01 20062006-01-01Street procession in a village with a crowd lining a dusty road. In the foreground a man in a green checked head cloth and a dark garment crouches with one arm outstretched, beside a tall decorated structure draped in colourful cloth and strung with white and yellow flower garlands. Behind, a deity murti is carried on a palanquin-like canopy festooned with marigold and jasmine garlands and a green and red canopy. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing marigold garlands, walk beside it, and a drummer in a red-and-black checked shirt plays a frame drum. Buildings and a utility pole line the street under a pale sky.2005-12-31