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Street procession outside a South Indian temple gopuram with painted sculpted tiers and a colonnaded pillared hall. In the foreground, several musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes, while a drummer in white crouches beside a red-and-black barrel drum and another man plays a drum slung over his shoulder. A spectator in a blue checked shirt with a bag watches from the left. Behind them, a gilded palanquin or ratha canopy with golden fringe and a purple cloth backdrop stands near the temple entrance, with a white-clad attendant beside it. Orange flags and bunting hang overhead, and a white banner with Tamil script hangs at the right edge.

A street procession in an Indian town. Drummers and musicians in red shirts and white dhotis play drums and other percussion on the road, while a bare-chested man in a saffron shawl and white dhoti beats a large drum at left. Orange and white bunting strings across shopfronts with tiled roofs, and orange flags fly from poles at right. Banners and hoardings hang on the shop walls, and a few onlookers in white stand nearby under trees and power lines.

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A village street procession in Tamil Nadu. Several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with turquoise sashes across their shoulders play large barrel drums slung from their necks, striking them with sticks. Onlookers stand along the roadside in front of low tiled-roof buildings. A framed portrait of a bald man in white is hung on a pole in the background, and a flag flies from a bamboo pole on the left. Painted Tamil-script signage is visible on the buildings. A multi-storey brick building stands on the right.

Street procession scene with several drummers playing hand drums (thappu/melam-style) on a road. In the foreground, a shirtless young man in a pink lungi with a multicoloured shawl and a bright orange sash plays a drum, and a shirtless man in a yellow-and-green sash and orange cloth plays another drum with a stick. To the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands along the roadside, with a bus visible in the background. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge.

A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.

A street procession moves along a narrow village road lined with trees and low buildings. Several drummers in dark or brown shirts and white dhotis carry double-headed drums, one playing a drum hung from a strap. A long red cloth banner with embroidered animal and symbol motifs is carried on poles, with more orange and red banners and ceremonial umbrellas behind it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, and a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument. Orange pennant bunting is strung across the street. Some people are close to the camera, and others walk further back in the procession. The scene is daylight with a hazy, sunlit street.

Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with crowds. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or peach shoulder cloths, play dhol-style drums and small drums while walking. Orange ceremonial flags on tall poles rise at left, and decorated umbrellas in green, yellow and red with colourful pennant bunting overhead. At upper right a float or canopy carries a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with a white banner bearing a blue emblem. Many spectators stand behind. Brahmotsavam-style procession with drumming and a decorated ratha canopy.

Outdoor festival scene at a temple site with palm trees and a white tent backdrop. Drummers and a horn player in white dhotis and maroon or brown shirts play drums and a long brass horn while a line of people stands and watches. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left beside a woman in an orange sari. A sign reads Sri Nanjundeshwar Temple with a portrait. Colourful rangoli decorates the ground and national flags fly along the poles.