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A 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.

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A village road procession with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing drums and a long wind instrument, plus a conch-like horn. The lead drummer in the centre wears a pale green shirt and white dhoti, striking a large drum with a stick. Other drummers on either side play smaller drums with red and orange cloth straps. Palm trees, thatched huts, and orange saffron flags line the road in the background, with more people walking behind the musicians.2006-11-13A rural road procession in daylight, with palm trees and a thatched hut at left. In the foreground, several drummers in white dhotis and white shawls play double-headed drums: a man in a pale yellow shirt beats a red-and-black drum, while others carry drums with striped and pink covers. Behind them, men in white and lavender garments and an orange-clad figure walk along the road, and orange flags flutter from a pole near a small shrine structure.2006-11-13A photograph of a procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a thatched hut and low buildings in the background. Several men lead the group playing drums: on the left a man in a blue checked shirt and white dhoti carries a drum with a red strap, another in white plays a drum, a man in a white shirt with a black strap plays a large brass-rimmed drum, and a man at right in a white shirt and beaded mala necklace stands near it. Behind them, people in white clothes follow, and several colourful umbrella-style canopies or ornamental poles with orange, red and green tops rise above the crowd. The sunlight is bright and the scene is outdoors in daylight.2006-12-29A 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 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 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.2006-10-20July 26 20102010-07-26October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a street-style procession on a dusty ground with banana plants and orange flags in the background. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti, head bowed, plays a barrel drum slung across his body with a stick. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border plays a second drum held in front of him. Other drummers and people in white shirts and dhotis stand around, and a woman in a red-orange sari is partly visible on the left. Several participants wear white garments with gold-bordered cloth.2010-01-01A procession on a dirt path lined with palm and leafy trees. Four men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in the foreground carrying large drums with purple-trimmed frames, two of them slung across the body. Behind them, a group of devotees in white clothes and a woman in a pink-purple sari follow a decorated palanquin carrying a deity murti, the image wrapped in garlands of orange, red and white flowers beneath a tiered canopy. The scene is a ratha-style procession through a rural village road.2005-12-22A 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.2012-05-09 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28