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A photograph of a procession on a dirt road in front of a gated entrance with orange-walled gatehouses. Several musicians in white dhotis and shirts play drums and wind instruments, some with traditional drums slung at the waist. Behind them, colourful ornate umbrellas with fringed canopies are raised, and a group of men and women in white ritual clothing stand and walk nearby. Trees and a yellow vehicle appear in the background.

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December 23 20092009-12-23January 12 20072007-01-12November 29 20162016-11-29Outdoor procession on a dirt path during a temple festival. Musicians play drums and a wind instrument: a man in a dark shirt and orange-bordered dhoti plays a large drum, a man in white plays a pipe-like instrument, and drummers in white dhotis beat a barrel drum and a frame drum. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and yellow saris walk behind them. Two men in white carry large orange-and-red embroidered umbrella-style banners with tassels, and orange flags flutter in the background beside a green vehicle with speakers.2008-12-24January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor photo of a procession gathering on a dirt path in front of an orange gateway with finial-topped pillars and a green iron gate. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play drums and wind instruments, one holding a long horn-like instrument. Ornate multicoloured parasols and small canopies stand behind them. On the right, a tent with red and patterned draping shelters seated people. A crowd of devotees in white and yellow-bordered clothing, several women with white shawls and beads, and a few Western-looking visitors in light clothing stand watching. Overcast sky.2009-12-23A photograph of a ceremonial procession on a dirt path beside a green iron gate at dusk. Several colourful umbrellas with fringed edges, decorated with blue and white bird motifs and embroidered panels, are held aloft. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange sashes, play long brass horns and a drum, while a woman in a maroon sari stands among them. Men in white clothing and a young boy in a red sweater watch from the right, with a tall chimney visible in the background.2007-12-23A temple procession scene with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing traditional instruments in a stone-paved courtyard. A boy in a yellow kurta plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), an older man in white plays a small drum-like instrument, and a younger man in white holds a frame drum. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in the stone temple doorway, and a woman in a white sari is seen at the left edge beside a large orange and red decorated umbrella. White kolam rangoli patterns are drawn on the ground.2012-05-18 +1 copiesDecember 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession with musicians leading a crowd past banana plants and tall painted parasols. Drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts beat dhol drums with long wooden sticks, and a bare-chested musician in a white shirt blows a long brass horn. Behind them a shaved-headed figure in orange-red robes walks barefoot with a garlanded man, and a man in a grey-blue shirt with a red shawl plays a drum. Two decorated umbrellas and a tall trident-topped staff rise above the crowd, which includes men in white and yellow sashes. Cream-coloured tents and a sound system stand in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt road in daylight moves past single-storey buildings with a tiled roof and a red-painted column. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts lead, playing a long brass horn, a curved wind instrument and drums; two drummers carry red-and-gold drums on straps at either side. Several ornate umbrellas with gold fringe and red-and-blue canopies are carried above the group, and a woman in a pale floral sari walks at the centre holding a long pipe. Other devotees in white follow behind, some wearing garlands. The scene is a temple-style procession with ritual music.2006-12-28January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copies