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Outdoor festival procession with drummers in the foreground. Several drummers wear yellow head wraps, white forehead markings, multicoloured bead necklaces and gold-patterned sleeveless tunics with dark sashes, playing drums draped in yellow and red cloth and striking them with sticks. Behind them, people in white clothes walk alongside a decorated golden palanquin or ratha topped with a kalasha, flanked by colourful umbrellas with circular emblems and palm fronds. A child stands at the right edge.

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December 30 20082008-12-30A 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.2017-12-16December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A festival procession with drummers in black costumes with yellow headcloths and yellow sashes playing large drums, while a performer in black fringed costume stands balanced on top of a drum held aloft. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and white-clad devotees gather under colourful ornamental umbrellas and orange flags on a bright, sunlit day.2008-12-30A festival procession on a dirt road under bright daylight. In the foreground, drummers in yellow head cloths and leopard-print sleeveless tops with black waist cloths play large hand drums, their arms marked with white stripes. Behind them, a central figure in an orange robe and garlands sits under a colourful multi-coloured canopy, flanked by orange-robed attendants and parasols. Men in white shirts and crowds line the path, and red and orange flags rise in the background.2008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30A 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.2017-12-16Outdoor procession scene on a dirt road with drummers in yellow turbans and leopard-print sleeveless tunics over black skirts, playing large hand drums with sticks. Ornate painted umbrellas and decorated canopies with red, yellow and blue accents hang above them. Behind the drummers, devotees in white and orange-saffron robes stand in a crowd, some wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces. Banana leaves and flags frame the festive street scene.2008-12-30January 01 20112011-01-01Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a festival, with drummers in leopard-print tunics, black skirts and yellow head cloths beating large drums while a dancer in the centre wields a stick. Behind them, colourful decorated parasols with gold tops are carried, and devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes stand along the route, some clapping. Banana trees and a clear sky frame the scene.2008-12-30