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Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with green trees and a low red-and-white painted wall. Many boys and some girls walk in a group; several boys carry drums with yellow and red bodies, and two boys hold tall metal trident-topped staffs with saffron and yellow banners. Others carry flat boxes and a white-iced cake on a tray, and a few hold round decorated fans. A man in a white shirt stands at right with hands on his hips, and a boy in a green patterned shirt stands at lower left. A red square pedestal stands in the foreground. The scene suggests a ceremonial procession with drums, tridents and offerings.

A photograph of a procession on a dirt path through a shaded grove of palm and tropical trees. Several young boys walk toward the camera. The two foreground drummers carry large barrel drums with gold-coloured shells and yellow and red trim, one wearing a blue shirt and white trousers, the other a white shirt. Behind them, boys carry two tall ceremonial standards with decorative gold and multicoloured fringed heads, and one boy plays a brass horn. Others wear yellow, orange, striped and white shirts, and some walk barefoot. The scene appears to show a children's event procession.

May 02 2006

December 30 2006

Outdoor photo of a group of children and teens walking in a procession along a dirt path lined with palm and tree foliage. A boy in white kurta and white dhoti plays a drum with yellow and red cloth wrapping, beside a girl in a white top and maroon shawl carrying a drum. Other children in white and pale shirts follow. Two tall yellow-and-orange ceremonial banners on poles rise behind them, and a red building stands in the background.

December 30 2006

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A dirt-road evening procession moves between palm trees and a striped red-and-white compound wall. Drummers in front play drums: a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a drum on a strap, a figure in a red shirt and dark lungi beats another, and a boy in a blue shirt plays a drum. Behind them a crowd of people in white kurtas, dhotis and saris walks, including a figure in a saffron-orange robe near the centre. Several decorated ratha-style canopies and colourful umbrella-like ornaments rise above the crowd. On the right a thatched hut stands beside a man in a pink checked shirt watching, and a woman in a yellow sari walks at the front of the group.

A village procession on a dirt road with devotees in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas. A man at left in a white cap and white shirt, with a cloth sash over his shoulder, plays a drum, while another drummer stands beside him. Behind them a group carries tall ornate processional standards and orange flags, and a canopied palanquin with fringed purple drapery is visible. A young boy in a green shirt and a girl in a green skirt walk in front, with more children behind them. A smiling man at right holds a brass cymbal. Power lines and bushes line the road under a hazy sky.

A photograph of an outdoor procession with a band of drummers and pipers walking along a dirt path. In the foreground a young man in a striped pink-and-white shirt beats a large drum slung over his shoulder, while a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a drum, and another plays a pipe. Two decorated umbrellas with fringed canopies in red, blue and yellow are carried aloft, and several men wave orange-red flags with blue emblems. Many onlookers in white shirts and dhotis follow along. A brick wall and trees form the background.

A procession on a dirt road between trees and dry scrub under a pale sky. In the foreground, drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large barrel drums with red and maroon fabric covers, one drummer in a brown shirt and another in a white shirt with orange cloth. Behind them, a larger group of people in white dhotis, saris and shirts walks in a line, some carrying colourful multi-tiered umbrellas or canopies in orange, red and yellow. Vehicles are parked at the edge of the road, and more people follow in the background.

April 19 2008

A roadside procession moves along a dirt shoulder beside a tree-lined road. Drummers in bare-chested dress with yellow turbans and dark wraps play large blue-and-white and silver drums. Two young boys in yellow kurtas and white caps walk in front, one holding a small orange cloth. Behind them men in white dhotis and kurtas and orange-saffron shawls carry orange flags. A large banner with a portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a white beard and the text of the a person archive hangs among the marchers. Onlookers stand at the roadside, and a red-and-gold decorated vehicle appears at the left edge.