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January 01 2007

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A large outdoor crowd gathers on a dirt ground for a procession, with many people dressed in white dhotis and saris. In the foreground, several drummers in red shirts play round frame drums, one in a red shirt with a red-and-white checkered cloth on his shoulder, another in an orange shirt. Palm trees and banana plants stand behind a decorated building with garlands. A white vehicle is parked at left. No individual can be clearly identified as the a person.2007-01-01January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a crowd of onlookers. Drummers in the foreground play hand drums, including a large barrel drum and a smaller tambourine-style drum, and a man in a checked shirt holds a drumstick. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts play wind instruments and cymbals, and a woman in an orange sari with a red-scarved head stands in the middle of the group. Another white-clad man in a red-trimmed garland and dhoti walks at the front of the procession. Other onlookers stand along both sides of the road, and a red-and-white building and a tent appear in the background.2008-01-01Outdoor festival procession on a palm-lined road. A large crowd of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis surrounds a decorated ratha or chariot topped with a tall wooden pole and marigold garlands. Several men in bright pink and yellow shirts dance and drum in the centre, and a striped umbrella and orange flags stand at the left. Many people in the foreground hold brass vessels or trays of offerings aloft, a common temple procession scene. Palm trees, banana plants and strings of lights frame the background.December 22 20102010-12-22December 27 20072007-12-27February 05 20092009-02-05January 01 20082008-01-01Outdoor procession on a pale sandy path lined with coconut palms under a hazy sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in formation; drummers in white with red cloth sashes play large drums, and a man in a red dhoti beats a drum at left. A central bearded man in white stands with hands folded. Behind him, people carry long wooden staffs and brass pots with flower offerings; one carries an ornate gold-trimmed cloth pennant. Two women in white saris with red borders join the line, and a decorated canopy with embroidered red, yellow and blue fringe marks the procession. Several people carry small brass offering trays with yellow flowers and sweets. No identifiable a person is visibly present in this shot.2005-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor procession at a dusty site where a large golden ratha or palanquin, decorated with orange and yellow flowers and marigold garlands, stands in the background beside golden deity figures. Many men in white shirts and dhotis dance and clap, raising their arms, while several play large white hand drums with sticks, one drummer in a checked shirt smiling broadly in the foreground. A few people in saffron and orange robes stand at left. Behind them a black tent canopy and a heap of rubble mark an unfinished construction area under a hazy sky.2013-12-27