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A street procession on a paved road, with a line of young men in matching yellow kurta shirts and yellow dhoti-style trousers playing percussion. The man in front on the left wears a patterned sleeveless top and a grey cap and beats a large drum held at his waist, while others carry a smaller hand drum and drumsticks. Uniformed police officers and a woman in a light sari walk along the roadside, with spectators and palm trees behind them and a string of yellow flags overhead. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the frame.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A 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.2017-12-16A roadside procession moves along a dirt shoulder beside a tree-lined road. Drummers in bare-chested dress with yellow turbans and dark wraps play large blue-and-white and silver drums. Two young boys in yellow kurtas and white caps walk in front, one holding a small orange cloth. Behind them men in white dhotis and kurtas and orange-saffron shawls carry orange flags. A large banner with a portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a white beard and the text of the a person archive hangs among the marchers. Onlookers stand at the roadside, and a red-and-gold decorated vehicle appears at the left edge.2010-07-24June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and thatched-roof buildings. In the foreground, a man with a moustache and a yellow shawl over a white vest, with a pendant necklace, walks beside drummers. Several men carry hand drums with patterned fabric covers, one playing small cymbals. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange cloth carry ceremonial parasols with red, orange and blue canopies and gold finials. Women in saris stand at the right edge. Several people wear identification badges on lanyards.2006-12-26December 31 20092009-12-31February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor 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.2008-12-30A street procession in front of a temple with ornate gopuram-style sculptures and a flat-roofed shrine entrance. Several drummers in black skirts with fringe, yellow turbans and ankle bands play large drums while barefoot. A man in a white kurta walks at left, and a man in an orange kurta with green dhoti walks at right. Spectators line the roadside, and red-and-orange flags and printed placards are carried by the crowd. A flower-decorated float or palanquin appears at the upper right. The scene shows a pada yatra-style procession.2010-07-24Outdoor procession with a group of drummers playing white-faced frame drums with sticks on sandy ground. Men wear bright magenta and yellow tunics with gold trim, a saffron-orange kurta and green dhoti, and a magenta shirt with blue pants and a red waist sash. Behind them an orange and white flower garland hangs from a decorated structure. Hazy hills and trees lie beyond.2017-12-16A street procession of drummers marching along a paved road in bright daylight. Several men wear white turbans, striped yellow-and-black sleeveless tunics, black lower garments and beaded necklaces, with orange tassels at their arms. Each plays a large drum with a red, yellow and blue fabric drape. A line of yellow and green pennant bunting stretches overhead, with palm trees and a white building behind. Spectators and people in red shirts stand along the roadside.2007-02-02A festival procession moves along a dirt road at dusk, led by drummers and musicians. Foreground drummers in yellow dhotis and bare-chested figures play large barrel drums, one in a yellow cloth and another in a striped vest. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and tall orange flags. A trumpet player in a yellow shirt and a woman in a red sari with a bright tasselled cloth stand in the middle of the procession. A cameraman on the left films the scene. Several more white-clad participants with identification badges walk in the background, and a decorated palanquin or ratha is visible among the umbrellas.2007-12-29