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Outdoor procession on a dirt path under palm trees, with several colourful decorated parasols in orange, blue, red and green overhead. Musicians play long wind instruments (nadaswaram-type horns) and a drum: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border plays a long horn at centre, a woman in a red-maroon sari plays a horn beside him, and a man in white plays a horn on the left. A man in a white shirt and trousers stands at right with palms pressed together in anjali. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, and strings of small flags decorate the background. Festival procession.

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A 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 procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under colourful fringed canopies. In the foreground, a woman in a grey sari with a maroon and gold border plays a long wind instrument, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beside him plays a brass horn. Men in white shirts and dhotis carry poles and walk alongside. Behind them, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a garland and walks at the centre of the procession, with more white-clad devotees and bunting strung overhead.2006-12-30Outdoor festival procession with musicians leading a crowd past banana plants and tall painted parasols. Drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts beat dhol drums with long wooden sticks, and a bare-chested musician in a white shirt blows a long brass horn. Behind them a shaved-headed figure in orange-red robes walks barefoot with a garlanded man, and a man in a grey-blue shirt with a red shawl plays a drum. Two decorated umbrellas and a tall trident-topped staff rise above the crowd, which includes men in white and yellow sashes. Cream-coloured tents and a sound system stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession walks along a sandy path lined with palm trees. Musicians in front play long brass horns and a drum; the foreground man in a white shirt and green lungi plays a horn while a woman in a gold-patterned sari plays another. Behind them, several umbrellas with red, orange and white fringed canopies are carried aloft, decorated with blue and yellow motifs. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe wears a long white and red flower garland. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow, one wearing a red-and-gold shawl around the neck. Blue and white bunting hangs overhead, and the scene reads as a temple or ashram festival procession.2006-12-29A procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and strung bunting with red and orange triangular flags. Musicians lead, including a woman in a gold-bordered maroon sari playing a long wind instrument, and men in white dhotis playing horns and a drum. Behind them a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a large white flower garland and walks barefoot, flanked by men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with a red-and-gold shawl. Multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with fringed canopies and gold finials are carried overhead, and a man in a rust-coloured shirt beats a drum at the right edge.2006-12-29December 31 20082008-12-31December 25 20062006-12-25December 23 20082008-12-23A festival procession on a dirt path at dusk, with several large ornate parasols in orange, red and green with blue and gold motifs and tasselled fringes, lined up along the route. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the sides; a woman in a dark maroon sari and a woman in a white sari with flower garlands are visible at left. Musicians play a long brass horn and a drum, and a man in a red shirt holds a drum. Orange-sashed men in white stand at right, and orange flags line the path in the background.2007-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road with palm trees behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, a cymbal and long brass horns. Robed devotees in orange and saffron clothing carry tall brass tridents and walk in front. A woman in white and orange holds a tray of flowers. Large ornate parasols with yellow, red and green panels shade the procession. Men in black shirts raise a fist at the right edge.2009-12-23An outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. A woman in a red and gold sari plays a long wind instrument, and beside her a man in white dhoti with a green and gold-bordered cloth plays a horn-like instrument. Behind them, figures in white dhotis walk under ornate red and orange ceremonial umbrellas and a decorated staff. In the centre, a man in an orange robe wears a white flower garland and carries a white-and-gold cloth. On the right, a man in a white shirt plays a horn, and a drummer in an orange shirt holds a frame drum. Bunting hangs overhead.2006-12-29December 25 20072007-12-25