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A procession on a dirt path under palm trees. Two men in white dhotis play large barrel drums, one with a patterned cover and one with a yellow cloth, on the left and right edges. Several people in saffron and orange robes carry ornate umbrellas with embroidered fabric and orange-tasselled poles, the central one multicoloured. Clustered in the middle, a man in orange robes holds a gold-coloured vessel, and another in orange holds a silver-toned ritual object. Two women in orange saris walk among them, and a crowd of people in white follows behind. On the right, a man with long dark hair and orange robes walks beside the drummer, and a man in orange holds a gold vessel. Trees and bushes line the background.

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October 06 20062006-10-06A procession on a dirt path under trees and palms. Two drummers in white dhotis and white shirts flank the group, one on the left holding a drum with woven red-and-cream cover, one on the right striking a drum with a yellow cloth. Several saffron-robed monks walk behind three large ornate umbrellas: two orange ones with blue and green floral borders and a central multicoloured canopy with tassels. The central monk holds a golden kalasha-style vessel and a small gold deity murti. Behind them a crowd of white- and orange-clad devotees follows. Ratha or procession ritual setting.2006-10-08 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt ground with palm trees behind. Two drummers in white dhotis and shirts walk at the front and left, one carrying a decorated barrel drum with a patterned cover and the other a hand drum. Behind them a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a forehead mark walks with a wooden staff, flanked by saffron-robed attendants and several white-clad devotees. Two ornate parasols in orange and red with gold finials and embroidered panels are carried above the group, and a third multicoloured umbrella stands among them. Some attendants hold brass ritual vessels. The scene reads as a ceremonial procession.2006-10-08 +1 copiesA procession on a bare dirt ground under an overcast sky, with palm trees and leafy trees behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a group, several carrying small brass vessels or lamps. Two decorated parasols with orange and gold canopies and red-and-blue triangular emblems are carried over the group, and a multicoloured parasol is held in the centre. In the foreground, a man in white kurta and dhoti holds a striped drum slung over his shoulder, and another in white plays a drum with a yellow strap at right. A taller man in orange robes with long hair walks at right. Procession, ratha-style parasol escort, drumming, saffron-clad sannyasis.2006-10-06Outdoor procession on dirt ground under trees. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt on the left plays a barrel drum with a patterned cover; another white-clad drummer on the right plays a drum with a yellow cloth. Centre, a young man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and holds a ritual stick, reaching toward the drummer. Behind him, several men in orange robes carry a small brass deity murti and a brass tray of red flowers. Two large umbrellas with orange and red canopies and embroidered green flowers and white bird emblems stand above the group. Women in white saris and onlookers line the background.2006-10-08 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesJuly 12 20062006-07-12October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesA village-style procession on a dirt road in front of a low concrete wall and young trees. Several umbrellas are carried overhead, including a large yellow fringed canopy and smaller multicoloured ones. Central figures wear orange robes and garlands; a man in orange holding a long staff leads at centre, with a bald man in orange and a few others in white dhotis and shirts around them. On the right, a drummer in white dhoti beats a drum slung at waist height while another man in white walks beside him with a long stick. Many people in white with yellow sashes follow behind.2010-07-26December 24 20082008-12-24A procession on a dirt road during a Hindu festival, with several colourful ceremonial umbrellas with tasseled edges and red-orange flags. At the centre, a figure in orange robes wearing a long white and orange garland and a dark-haired head with a headpiece walks beside a golden staff. Other saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside, some holding staffs, while drummers in white clothes and orange sashes play drums and women in white saris with orange shawls carry white fan-like whisks. Devotees in white and orange follow along the road.2008-12-24October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copies