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Outdoor procession at a dusty site where a large golden ratha or palanquin, decorated with orange and yellow flowers and marigold garlands, stands in the background beside golden deity figures. Many men in white shirts and dhotis dance and clap, raising their arms, while several play large white hand drums with sticks, one drummer in a checked shirt smiling broadly in the foreground. A few people in saffron and orange robes stand at left. Behind them a black tent canopy and a heap of rubble mark an unfinished construction area under a hazy sky.

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Outdoor procession in a crowded dusty ground with a large gold-coloured ratha or palanquin-style structure with a tiered gold kalasha-topped shrine in the background, decorated with garlands and red cloth. Foreground men in white shirts and dhotis dance and raise hands, several playing large drums (dholak/mridangam-style barrel drums). A tall red flag on a pole rises at right, and blue and white canopy tents line the left side. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala, a gold-bordered white dhoti and a white shirt, with raised hand. The crowd is dense, filling the scene.2013-12-27Outdoor procession with a crowd of many men in white dhotis and shirts lining a path. In the centre, a young man in a white shirt and red-and-white cloth runs barefoot across a bed of coals or hot ash, carrying a large green-and-yellow drum. Musicians with dhols and drums line both sides, and a woman in orange robes smiles nearby. Behind them stand a decorated ratha/chariot with a red-and-yellow canopy and garlands, a tall wooden post hung with flower garlands, palm trees and orange flags. The sun glares through the scene.2007-12-30December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27A festival procession in a village street with a crowd in white and cream clothing. In the centre, a bald bearded man in a white kurta wears rudraksha malas and raises one hand while the crowd moves around him. On the left, a man in a plaid shirt beats a large round drum with sticks, and on the right, a man in a striped shirt plays a drum. Beside them, a young man in a cream shirt plays a barrel drum, and a woman in a white and gold sari smiles nearby. Behind the crowd are saffron flags, strings of marigold garlands hanging from poles, and palm trees under a pale sky. A man in dark glasses holds a camera at the left edge.2005-12-31A festival procession on a dirt path at an ashram, with a gilded golden palanquin decorated with colourful fabric drapes and tassels rising at the back-left. Several drummers in the foreground play large white-skinned drums with sticks; one wears a red polo shirt and another a light blue shirt. Many devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white kurtas walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Yellow and blue striped canopy banners with fleur-de-lis patterns and red-and-white striped tents line the route, and uniformed police or security officers in khaki stand among the crowd.2013-12-27Outdoor procession on dusty ground with a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several playing drums; one drummer in a turquoise shirt plays a barrel drum, another in a white shirt plays a handheld drum, and a man in an orange wrap and blue shawl walks at right. Behind them rise ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels, orange flags and a white banner, and in the upper left a decorated vehicle carries two figures under balloons, one wearing a red-and-gold turban and a floral garland. Festival procession with drumming, part of a Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration.2008-12-29December 27 20092009-12-27December 27 20132013-12-27May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copies