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June 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesNight street procession. Two drummers in the foreground play drums slung from their shoulders with straps; the drummer on the left wears an orange cloth and the one on the right wears a yellow cloth over white clothes. Behind them a crowd in white shirts and dhotis carries white flags with a blue emblem. A man in the centre wears an orange turban, orange robe and a white and red flower garland, and beside him another figure wears orange. A metal barrier runs along the bottom edge. Several people are standing in the background.2008-11-11December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a dirt road at a temple-style event. Two drummers lead, both in white dhoti-style clothing: the front drummer, with a white tilak on his forehead and a red-bordered white shawl, carries a pink-and-gold-trimmed drum slung at his side; the second drummer, in plain white with a rudraksha mala, beats a larger white-skinned drum. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with green border walks barefoot, and a line of people in white and saree follows. Strings of lamps and red decorations glow in the background under dark sky.2010-11-21A photograph of a procession on a dirt ground outdoors. Four musicians walk forward together: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beats a red-and-gold drum slung at his side, a woman in a yellow-and-purple sari plays a long brass horn, another man in white dhoti and shirt plays a brass horn, and a fourth man in white dhoti beats a large drum. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along, and a red-roofed building and metal frames stand at the right under bright daylight.2011-11-10December 09 20162016-12-09Night street procession with drummers in front. In the foreground, drummers play small drums slung on shoulder straps; one wears an orange cloth over white and another a white shirt with a red-and-green strap. Behind them, a central figure in an orange robe and orange turban wears a long white-and-red garland and stands among devotees in white shirts and orange shawls. Blue-and-white flags on poles rise above the crowd, and shopfronts line the lit road.2008-11-11Night procession with musicians in front of a small decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti framed by a gold-and-red canopy. Two drummers on the left play large double-headed drums with red and orange covers and gold-trimmed rims; the front drummer wears a white shirt, orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, nagaswaram-style wind players in white dhotis with gold borders play long pipes, one with a bell-shaped end, and a man in white holds a small drum. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind them on a dark paved ground.2013-09-15Night street procession in a busy town, with several drummers walking on dark asphalt under streetlights and shop signs. The foreground drummer on the left wears a white dhoti, bare chest, yellow shawl over one shoulder and a red armband, playing a drum slung from his neck. Beside him a drummer in an orange dhoti and white top plays a small frame drum, and a man in a white shirt and yellow cloth carries a double drum set on a strap. A drum barrel and bundled cloth sit in the lower right. Other men in white clothes walk behind, with white flags visible in the background.2008-11-11