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A photograph of a street procession with several drummers in the foreground. The lead drummer wears a mustard-yellow head cloth, a yellow-orange patterned sleeveless top with dark crossed straps, and white markings on his face and arms; he plays a large drum slung at his waist. Beside him, drummers wear yellow and pink head cloths, orange-and-gold patterned tops and orange tassels on their arms, and play drums with sticks. Behind them, participants in pink and green turbans and white and teal garments walk through an outdoor setting of trees, with a figure in a decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the background.

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Outdoor festival procession with drummers in the foreground. Several men wear tribal-style orange and red patterned sleeveless tunics, black cords across their chests, white facial markings, and yellow or pink turbans. One drummer on the right beats a white drumhead with sticks, and another on the left plays a large drum. Behind them, dancers in pink and green costumes and pink turbans move through the crowd, and a figure in white with a dark headpiece rises above the group near a tree line under a pale sky.2017-12-16A village procession on a dusty dirt road with a crowd of people behind. In the foreground, several drummers in yellow and orange-patterned folk costumes, with yellow headcloths and bare chests, play large silver-shelled drums with sticks. Green and yellow tassels hang from their drums and arms. On the right, a man in a yellow kurta with a red waist sash and a red headcloth stands watching. Behind them, devotees in white and pink clothes walk among trees, and a red and gold ceremonial banner hangs at the left edge.2017-12-16A street procession of drummers and dancers on a dirt road lined with trees. In the foreground a man in a yellow tunic with a red-and-green turban stands at right, and a bare-chested drummer in a patterned orange-and-red cloth with white body markings beats a large silver drum. Around them, drummers wear yellow turbans, patterned wraps, and orange tassels, with pink turbans among others in the background. A red-and-gold ceremonial arch appears at the upper right. Several people are visible, including drummers and bystanders.2017-12-16December 31 20092009-12-31December 30 20082008-12-30December 16 20172017-12-16 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with several drummers in front. Foreground drummers wear yellow turbans, leopard-print sleeveless tunics, orange and red cloth wraps, and green fringed tassels, playing large hand drums with sticks. Behind them, people in white and yellow clothing walk along, and saffron and orange flags fly on poles. Banana plants and a row of orange and yellow pennant strings decorate the route beside an earthen embankment under a bright sky.2008-12-30December 16 20172017-12-16A street procession of drummers on a dusty sandy road in front of a red brick wall with bamboo and trees behind. Several barefoot male drummers in yellow turbans and orange-and-maroon sleeveless vests with brown loincloths play large cylindrical drums, some slung over the shoulder, others held in front, and one drummer swings a stick. Behind them, women in pink and red saris and turbans and a man in white dhoti and shirt watch or move among the crowd, with more people in the background. Hindu festival drumming and procession, with no identifiable a person figure visible.2017-12-16Outdoor street procession under a bright blue sky with palm fronds at left. Several drummers march in the foreground wearing white turbans, dark sleeveless tops with beaded necklaces and tassels, and dark wraparound garments. Each carries a large frame drum draped with a red, yellow and blue fringed cloth, some striking the drumheads with sticks. Onlookers stand along the roadside and a cyclist rides at right. Roughly a dozen or more people are visible, with several partly cut off by the frame.2007-02-02Outdoor festival procession on a dirt ground with drummers in the foreground. Several drummers wear yellow head cloths, leopard-print sleeveless tunics, black dhoti-style cloths and red tassels, playing large wooden-framed drums with sticks. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with ochre-saffron garments and beaded necklaces, watches and walks. Colourful striped and yellow-topped umbrellas and orange-and-yellow ceremonial banners rise above the crowd, with banana plants along the edge. Bright daylight. This is a festival procession scene.2008-12-30Outdoor procession at a festival, with a group of drummers in front. Several young men wear bright yellow turbans, leopard-print sleeveless tunics and dark skirts, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. They play blue-bodied drums with orange cloth draped over them, and one holds a drumstick with green fringed tassels. Behind them, a large decorated float with a pink cloth and an idol-like figure rises above the crowd, and white-clad attendants walk along the dirt road. Colourful balloons and bunting decorate the green gate and walls of the compound.2008-12-30