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A street procession in bright daylight with several young boys in white shirts and dark trousers playing brass instruments. The boy in the foreground plays a long straight gold-coloured pipe, while others on the left play curved brass horns. Behind them, uniformed police officers in khaki stand watching, and colourful embroidered canopies or umbrellas with red, green and gold tassels are visible at the upper right. A man in an orange garment appears in the background near the procession route.

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February 02 20072007-02-02Close photo of a young boy in a white shirt playing a curved copper bugle-style horn with brass mouthpiece during a street procession. Beside him another young musician in white shirt with dark suspenders plays a similar horn. Behind them, men in khaki police-style uniforms and tan hats stand in the crowd under a blue sky with a tree and green bunting. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor procession scene under a clear blue sky with tree foliage. Three young boys in white shirts play long golden wind instruments (nadaswaram-style pipes) with fingers on the holes, faces in profile. Behind them, ornate red, green and gold parasols with embroidered floral and bird motifs and fringed edges are raised over a crowd. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit or stand in the background, and a man in a tan hat is visible among them.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02Outdoor street procession on a sunny day. In the foreground, several uniformed boys in white shirts, red-and-gold sashes, dark ties and red caps with feather plumes march, and one boy in front beats a large bass drum. Behind them, police officers in khaki uniforms and pith helmets line the route, and a man in a light shirt holds a camera above the crowd. A small ornate shrine tower with teal and red colonnades stands in the background beside leafy trees. Several schoolgirls in tunics and checked skirts walk at the left edge.2007-02-02A street procession of uniformed boys in a marching band, wearing red berets with feathers, white collared shirts, checked plaid shorts, white knee socks and orange sashes with blue stripes. Several play brass trumpets and bugles, while others hold tambourines and a drum. Behind them stands a colourful multi-tiered temple gopuram with painted deities, and at the left edge a floral-decorated ratha or palanquin bearing a deity image is partly visible. Trees and a clear blue sky frame the scene.2007-02-02A village procession on a dirt road passes a colourful temple gopuram at right. A decorated palanquin with yellow and pink panels and marigold garlands leads the way. Musicians in white kurtas and dhotis play a long brass horn and a clarinet-style reed instrument, while drummers beside them carry drums with red and yellow cloth. Several men in white shirts and a man in a teal shirt walk alongside, and a crowd of onlookers and uniformed police stand under trees.2007-02-02A street procession in a village setting with palm trees and tiled roofs behind. In the foreground, musicians in orange uniforms with dark blue shoulder boards, sashes and peaked caps play brass instruments: a trumpet-like horn held by a smiling drummer on the left and a clarinet-type instrument played by a man in the centre-right. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among onlookers. At right, a decorated temple-style float or shrine with deity murtis and garlands is carried along, and a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban and white clothes is held up near it. A person in white and orange holds a camera toward the float.2006-11-13Outdoor procession on dry ground with orange flags and striped fringed parasols. A drummer in a red shirt and orange cloth plays a large drum on the left. A musician in white dhoti and shirt blows a long nadaswaram-style horn, and another in white shirt with yellow sash plays a percussion instrument at right. A young boy in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and stands in front. Behind them, a figure in ornate red and gold costume with a crown, and women in orange and red saris walk along. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this procession, so the a person field is set to none.2007-12-25February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession moves along a dirt path past a row of golden deity murtis and ornate golden frames on a decorated float. Several young drummers in white shirts, black belts and red ties play large brass-rimmed drums and cymbals in the foreground. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at left beside the float. Behind them, a black-shirted man walks in the line and a crowd of devotees, some in white and some in orange shawls, sits or stands at right. A multicoloured canopy umbrella tops the float under a clear blue sky with palm trees. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people.2006-12-23