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Outdoor festival procession at dusk along a dirt road lined with palm trees and orange pennant flags. Several musicians lead the way: a drummer in white dhoti and shirt beats a red drum, and men in white and gold clothing play long wooden pipes and a brass horn. Behind them, performers in colourful costumes wear tall headdresses with feathers, pompoms and decorated caps, and an ornate horse-like effigy with pink plumes is carried along. Several other figures in white follow in the crowd. No identifiable a person appearance is visible in this scene.

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Evening street procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms and orange triangular pennants. Musicians lead, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a green shawl playing a long wind instrument, and a man in a gold top and pink dhoti playing a nadaswaram-style horn. A man in a white shirt and dhoti plays a clarinet-type instrument. A costumed performer in a green and pink outfit with a feathered white headdress and a large white bull-like mask with red pompoms follows. A drummer carries a drum on the left. Other participants in white follow, with a decorated float and orange banners in the background.2006-12-31Outdoor procession on a dirt road at Bidadi during the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebrations. Drummers in white dhotis and white caps play large red-and-white drums, one with painted decoration, while a central dancer in a black jacket, red-and-white turban and red-fringed skirt with bells walks with a stick. Behind them, a yellow canopy and a decorated palanquin-style float are carried, and people in yellow and red shirts line the route. Tall red flags and a large painted face of a turbaned figure stand at the right edge, with bamboo scaffolding and banana plants in the background.2008-12-30January 01 20052005-01-01A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path through dry grass and trees at dusk. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls and white forehead markings. In front, a musician in a gold-embroidered yellow kurta and yellow dhoti plays a long wind instrument, with other horn and drum players beside him, one drummer holding a red drum with lettering. Behind them, a canopy decorated with colourful bunting and orange flags is carried over the procession. On the right, a man in white carries a long horn. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2005-01-01A procession on a dusty dirt road moves past hills and trees under a clear sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, including a large drum with a red body, and a man in a teal shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn. Behind them, women in white saris and a young girl in red walk alongside orange-red flags and decorated umbrellas with red-and-gold tops. A white van with a speaker sits in the middle of the group. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-22Outdoor procession on a dirt road under bright sun, with a drum section leading. In the foreground, a young man in a blue-and-white striped shirt plays a large drum slung from his shoulder, and beside him a man in a light green shirt does the same. A man in a striped shirt with an orange waist sash plays cymbals, and a man in a white shirt plays a drum on the right. Behind them, a row of people in white dhotis and shirts walk, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari walks among them. Several decorated umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies are carried above the procession. A low building with a red-trimmed roof and a utility pole stand on the right.2006-12-28A festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees. In front, musicians play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style wind instruments): a woman in a gold-bordered red and gold sari with a red bindi, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a green silk sash. Behind them, a drummer in an orange shirt beats a large drum. Behind the musicians, a figure in saffron/orange robes wears a white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha mala, walking among men in white dhotis and shirts. Above them, several ornate umbrellas (chhatras) with red, green, orange and blue fringed canopies are carried, and a metal ritual staff with a cross-shaped finial is visible at the right. Blue and white bunting hangs from palm fronds.2006-12-29A festival procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight, with many people in white clothing. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and dark trousers walks at the centre, with white-clad drummers beside him playing large red-and-white drums decorated with white garlands. Behind them a performer in red headwear, a white-and-red garland and a green-and-orange costume walks with a stick, and another figure in a black-and-red outfit with a white garland follows. Tall orange-and-red flags with black circular emblems line the procession, along with ornate round fan-like banners and a decorated palanquin or chariot with red and orange draping. Banana plants and a row of small flags are visible in the background.2008-12-30A festival procession moves along a dusty red dirt road under bright sunshine. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow sash and rudraksha-style beaded necklace plays a long wind instrument, and beside him another man in white plays a large wind horn, while a woman in a dark patterned sari with gold bangles beats a hand drum. Behind them, two ornate multicoloured parasols with fringed edges and saffron flags rise above a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing. Palm trees and a low white wall frame the scene.2007-12-25A photograph of a dirt-road procession in a rural setting with trees on both sides. Several musicians walk in front playing long brass horns (nadaswaram-style wind instruments) and a drum. The lead horn player wears a white shirt, white dhoti with a red sash, and a white tilak on the forehead. Next to him a woman in a red saree plays a horn. A man in a yellow-and-white checked shirt and gold-bordered dhoti plays in the center, and another horn player in a white shirt and gold-bordered dhoti stands to the right. Behind them, men in white clothes and some in orange follow, and a decorated canopy with colourful fringed trim and orange flags is carried in the background.2005-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 16 20062006-07-16December 23 20092009-12-23