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Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside thatched huts and a green tarpaulin. A drummer in the foreground wears a yellow shirt with a red-and-gold shawl and plays a large red-and-gold barrel drum. Behind him, a long-haired man wearing a flower garland, orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace walks at the centre of a group of men in white dhotis with yellow borders. Two men in white shirts and dhotis walk at the right, one wearing glasses. A red-and-white canopy umbrella is visible above the huts and a banner hangs at the top left.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29May 05 20152015-05-05Outdoor procession on a dirt road at a temple complex. Musicians lead, one playing a long brass horn and others carrying drums slung over their shoulders, all in white dhoti and shirt. Behind them, a robed figure in saffron/orange garments with a garland walks beneath a large saffron-and-yellow umbrella held aloft, followed by many people in white and orange-red shawls. A yellow flag on a pole is at left, and a woman in yellow and white stands at right. Corrugated-roof buildings, water tanks and palm trees sit behind.2010-07-26A dirt-road procession in dry scrubland with trees. Drummers lead: a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a green-and-white drum, and a man in a brown shirt carries a drum with red and gold trim. A woman in a grey-green sari with a red border walks beside them. Behind, a man in white with a horn walks near a person in orange robes wearing a white floral garland, under a red-and-white fringed parasol. Several people in white and orange clothing follow. Umbrellas with coloured fringe and a standard appear overhead, and a man in white at the left holds a pole with a fringed canopy.2006-12-30Outdoor procession under leafy trees on a dirt path. A man in a long white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a small badge walks barefoot near the centre, with a shaved-headed woman in white beside him. Behind them devotees in white follow, including a woman in a light dress with sunglasses. On the right a drummer in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl plays a large drum with a decorated red-and-gold cover, while another musician plays a long wind instrument. Several people in white and cream clothing walk in the background among the trees.2011-11-21December 22 20102010-12-22June 03 20122012-06-03December 28 20092009-12-28A procession outside a temple with a red-curtained shrine and white walls. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a vertical tilak plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style), with another horn player beside him. Two drummers in white dhotis and cream shirts carry dhol drums with red and gold woven covers, one with a gold border. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. Potted plants and a banana tree frame the path.Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying large barrel drums with leather heads slung at their sides, one drummer striking a long curved horn-style wind instrument. Women in white saris with orange and gold borders walk alongside, one holding a decorated tray. Behind them, colourful triangular pennants with gold and red embroidery hang from poles, and red, white and blue bunting frames a stage with pink draped cloth. Several people stand in white ritual clothing along the edges.2010-02-12June 01 20092009-06-01