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Four performers in elaborate folk costumes stand on a paved road lined with palm trees under a clear blue sky. Each wears a tall gold crown, a white feathered mane, face paint, layered beaded necklaces and gold arm ornaments; their outfits mix red, orange, green and yellow fabrics, and they hold round metal shields. Spectators in white and pastel clothing stand behind them along a dusty roadside beneath power lines and yellow streamers. The scene resembles a street procession. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor photograph of a street procession in Karnataka with three performers in elaborate costume on a dirt road under large trees. Foreground performer holds a long sword and wears a gold crown, red and gold bodice, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, bells at the ankles and a round gold shield at the hip. Two companions beside him wear gold crowns, white fringed headdresses, orange and red tunics and bells, one holding a round shield. A drummer in white at right holds a large drum. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white shirts, saris and a uniformed police officer, with a decorated float or chariot and bunting in the background.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession in an outdoor street setting under trees, with three performers in elaborate costume at the front. Each wears a tall gilded crown with white plumes, red and white face paint with white tilak marks, and a large gold chest plate over red and orange garments. Long rudraksha mala necklaces hang across their chests. The central performer holds a sword, and the figure at right grips a curved sword with a gold hilt. Behind them, a crowd of men in shirts and white dhotis watches, and a decorated float with garlands of yellow flowers and multicoloured tassels stands at left. Strings of bunting cross the sky above.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A procession on a dirt road under trees shows four men in elaborate folk-costume dress with gold crowns and white fur-like plumes, their faces painted white with red and black markings. The foreground figure in the centre wears a red jacket with ornate gold chest and arm pieces, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and green leggings with bells at the ankles, holding a red-tasseled staff. To the left, a man in an orange tunic holds a sword-like blade. Behind them, a decorated palanquin covered in yellow marigold garlands carries a small deity murti under a silver and pink canopy, and spectators in white shirts and dhotis line the route. A man at right carries a large ceremonial drum.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02