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Overhead view of a street procession crowded with onlookers. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large drums with sticks in the centre, while two tall puppet-like figures, one in white with red trim and one draped in lavender cloth, stand among them. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks near the drummers. Dense crowds of men, women in saris and many children line the road and shade of trees, with white-clad devotees holding flags and a small roadside stall visible at the back.

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May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA street procession on a paved road with a white painted centre line. Men in white dhotis and white shirts crowd the roadway, several holding long wind instruments and drums. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth and a woman in a pink sari stand near the centre. Behind them, decorated chariots topped with peacock-feather fans and flower garlands carry painted deity figures, with rows of large figures of Ganesha with orange trunks and garlands. Smoke drifts across the background beside flagpoles with orange flags. Spectators line the right side of the road.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA street procession in a town with crowds lining the road. In the foreground, four young male drummers play large barrel drums slung at their sides; they are bare-chested with white dhotis and blue sashes, and one wears a green-bordered dhoti. Behind them, several women in pink and white saris and uniformed policemen in khaki and red caps walk along, with a white car and a decorated umbrella or canopy visible further back.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA dense street procession moves through a town road under bright daylight, with a large crowd of men, women and boys filling the frame. Several drummers carry large drums and sticks, and women in white and cream sarees with yellow borders walk in the middle, some holding brass pots or trays. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a yellow shirt, and a man in a light blue shirt stand close together. Orange and yellow ceremonial flags on poles rise above the crowd, and shopfronts, a pink building and palm trees line the street. A figure in orange clothing stands on a raised platform at upper left, beside a cameraman.2014-06-19A street procession in a town with shops, parked vehicles and a crowd of onlookers under a bright sky. In the foreground, several shirtless young men with blue shoulder cloths and white dhotis play large wooden barrel drums with sticks, some wearing chains or necklaces. Behind them, a row of drummers in white dhotis and pink or white shirts and pink trousers keep time. Saffron and yellow flags and banners line the street, and many spectators watch from the roadside.2014-06-19A dense street procession seen from above. Many people in white dhotis and shirts crowd the road, with men drumming on barrel drums and playing long horns. Colourful umbrellas in red, blue, green and gold, many bearing circular emblems, shade the procession. Several performers wear pink and white feathered headdresses and bare-chested ornaments, and some carry tall decorated kavadi-style arches. Women in orange and red saris stand among the crowd, and children lean in at the front. A red building and a hanging green plantain arch frame the scene.2016-12-23January 12 20092009-01-12A street procession in daylight with a crowd of people walking along a road lined with green bushes. In the foreground, several drummers in yellow head cloths and striped yellow-and-black costumes with red tassels play large cylindrical drums, their bare arms and chests marked with white painted stripes. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the crowd near the centre, and men in white shirts and women in saris line the route.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12