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A street procession moves along a paved road lined with old buildings and trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a crowd, while a group of drummers at the front play large orange-and-white drums with sticks. A bare-chested man wearing a red garland and gold-toned ornaments walks among them. A white canopy is held aloft above a figure near the centre, and an orange-shirted man and others in checked lungis follow. The scene reads as a village religious procession with drumming.

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May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a paved road past low-rise buildings, a tree and a roadside shop. Men and boys walk in a dense group under a white canopy held aloft, with a brass kalasha or lamp-like vessel visible in the centre. Two drummers in the foreground play large drums: a boy in a grey shirt and checked lungi and a young man in a red and black sports shirt. Others wear white dhotis, orange shirts, checked shirts and kurtas, some with bare chests and rudraksha-like beads. Some men raise fists. A bearded man on the right has a sacred thread and beaded necklace. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a paved road in bright daylight. Bare-chested drummers and musicians lead, wearing orange, yellow and cream dhotis and rudraksha malas; one plays a large drum, others play cymbals and hand drums, and one carries a brass horn at the left edge. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with a decorated vehicle and a red-and-gold ratha-style canopy visible in the background. Some shops and a parked white van line the roadside.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA village street procession with several men walking toward the camera, playing percussion instruments including a drum, cymbals and small hand drums, and one man holding a pair of brass pots. Men wear white dhotis, checked shirts, a saffron cloth and a checked lungi. A decorated arch ahead carries a framed portrait of a bearded man in white, flanked by flags with a blue emblem. Palm trees, utility poles and white houses line the road.2006-10-20A village street procession in Tamil Nadu with men playing large cylindrical drums. In the foreground a bare-chested drummer with curly dark hair wears a white shirt and holds a drum with a yellow cloth tied to it. Behind him another drummer in a white shirt plays a second drum. Crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a checked green shirt, and an older woman in a white sari line both sides of the road. Banana plants, palm trees, utility poles and a pink building appear behind them.2008-07-28A street procession moves along a sunlit paved road lined with houses and trees. In the foreground, young men with bare chests and white dhotis with blue shoulder cloths play large cylindrical drums and wooden clappers. Behind them, women in pink and white saris and men in white dress walk in a crowd, and a uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. A blooming orange flame tree stands in the background. No clear portrait of the a person is visible in this frame.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA street procession moves along a village road lined with low buildings and trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested or in plaid lungis, walk in a long line. A white cloth canopy is held aloft over the group, and a man near the front holds up a raised arm. A man in an orange shirt in the foreground and another in a purple striped shirt walk at the front. A brass pot is carried near the middle, and a man wears a garland of pink flowers. Shrine-like ornate architecture and a yellow signboard appear at the right edge. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2012-05-09A street procession in a Tamil village crowd. Bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with blue or purple shoulder cloths beat large hand drums with sticks, leading the way. Behind them a red canopy and a palanquin or chariot with orange flags move through the crowd, and men in white shirts and dhotis line the road. Saffron flags, banana leaves and bunting decorate the street and buildings. A green bus stands at the left edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-07-28 +1 copies