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Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a long line of devotees in white clothes standing on both sides. In the centre, musicians play traditional instruments: a man in a cream shirt and white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth plays a long brass horn, a woman in a cream sari plays a similar horn, and another man plays a long brass trumpet. Drummers on the left and right carry round frame drums with red and cream sashes. Most people wear white ritual clothing, and some women wear saris. No a person candidate is visible.

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Outdoor photo of a procession on a bare reddish-brown dirt ground beside palm trees and a thatched hut. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums and long brass horns; the drummers hold a large barrel drum and a frame drum. Behind them women in white saris stand in a line, and to the right a bald monk in saffron robes stands among men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls. A white vehicle and a striped awning appear in the background.2010-01-01Outdoor procession on a dusty reddish-brown ground beneath palm and tree foliage. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play a barrel drum and a frame drum, while a man in a blue patterned shirt and white dhoti dances or walks with them. A group of devotees in white and cream clothing, some women in white saris with orange borders, follows in a crowd near a thatched shelter with yellow and purple draped cloth. Several participants wear orange-and-white garments and marigold-like garlands. 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Sunlight casts long shadows across the road.2012-01-01January 01 20052005-01-01A photograph of a village procession on a dirt path lined with palm and tall trees under a bright sky. At the front, a drummer in a white dhoti and white shirt carries a barrel drum slung across his body, and beside him a man in an orange garment with a pink shawl and a red tilak on his forehead holds a long staff. Behind them, men in white dhotis play long wind instruments and drummers carry drums, and a woman in a pale sari walks among them. Several more people in white and orange clothing follow along the path, with a colourful ceremonial umbrella visible in the distance.2006-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm and shade trees. In the foreground, musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long brass nagaswaram-style horns and drums; the drummer on the left carries a red-and-gold patterned drum. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and a monk in saffron robes walk with a group of men in white and pale shirts. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers walks among them. Thatched huts and palm trees frame the scene.2008-08-01A photograph of a procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. Several men and boys in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a group, many playing cylindrical drums, some with hand-held drumsticks. Two ornate umbrellas with red, orange and gold fringes are carried above the group. Low thatched structures and a white wall sit at the sides of the road under a clear pale sky.2006-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying large barrel drums with leather heads slung at their sides, one drummer striking a long curved horn-style wind instrument. Women in white saris with orange and gold borders walk alongside, one holding a decorated tray. 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