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A 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.

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A street procession in daylight with young men playing drums, mostly bare-chested in white dhotis with blue cloth sashes over one shoulder. Foreground drummers strike large barrel drums with sticks, and the group wears beaded necklaces and wristbands. Behind them, women in pink blouses and white skirts walk with cymbals or small instruments, and a uniformed police officer stands near the roadside. Further back, performers in yellow and orange turbans and colourful costumes move along the road toward a distant decorated vehicle, with tall houses, palm trees and a flowering tree lining the street. The scene suggests a festive ceremonial parade.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA street procession in daytime with a dense crowd. In the foreground a man in white shirt and white dhoti, with rudraksha mala and a red rosette on his chest, looks down. Behind him several young men bare-chested wearing white dhotis and blue sashes play large drums (thavil-style) with sticks. Girls in pink tops and white skirts stand among them. Men in yellow turbans and saffron-gold garments walk in the back, and colourful umbrellas and yellow-orange banners rise above the crowd. Palm and banana trees line the road.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19A 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 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA dusk procession on a dirt road beside a red brick wall. Several young men, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with red or saffron borders and red shoulder cloths, play double-headed drums (chenda-style) while walking. A woman in an orange sari with a red border walks at the left edge. Behind them, a decorated temple chariot (ratha) with a golden canopy and an ornate umbrella is carried through the crowd; saffron and orange flags and decorative banners hang from poles. Men in white clothes walk in the background and a street lamp glows above.2010-12-20A street procession moves along a paved road lined with small shops, a pink two-storey building and a blue-roofed stall with a tarp. Women in white saris with orange borders carry brass pots on their heads and hold flower-decorated vessels, walking in a line. Young men beat large drums held at waist height, one wearing a grey t-shirt and shorts, another in a brown shirt, a yellow shirt and a teal shirt nearby. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Roadside trees, a utility pole and scattered litter are visible.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19July 28 20082008-07-28December 20 20102010-12-20June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies