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A procession moves along a dirt road lined with young saplings and a low concrete wall. Drummers in the foreground play large two-headed drums with pink and green bodies; the drummer on the right wears a white shirt and yellow dhoti. Behind them, a musician plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) and men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside saffron-robed figures. Several people in orange and saffron robes, one wearing a long beaded necklace, lead the group. Above them are decorated ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow and blue panels and a white canopy, and saffron flags are carried. This is a procession to the temple.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with young trees and a low concrete wall. Drummers in white dhotis and mixed shirts beat large barrel drums, and a man in white playing a long brass horn leads the group. Robed sannyasis in saffron-orange walk in the middle, one wearing a rudraksha mala. Several people carry tall ornate umbrellas in orange, teal and red with decorated fringes, and red-orange flags fly overhead. Participants in white and orange form a dense group along the road.2009-06-09Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt road between young trees and a low concrete wall, with a palm at right and a blue sky above. Devotees in saffron and orange robes walk in front, many in white dhotis and kurtas, while drummers beat large drums and a person in a white garment and orange cloth walks at the left edge. Several umbrella-like canopies in orange, red and yellow with decorative tassels are carried above the group, and orange and red flags are raised along the route. A figure in white stands further back near the left trees. The people appear to be moving in a festival procession toward the temple.2009-06-09A photograph of a procession on a dirt road between young trees and a concrete boundary wall. Several dozen people walk toward the camera, many in white dhotis and shirts, others in saffron-orange garments. Drummers in the foreground play large two-headed drums, one in a patterned shirt and yellow dhoti, others in white. Behind them, people carry a tall ornate umbrella-style canopy with colourful fringed panels, along with orange and red flags on poles. Green foliage and a grey sky with clouds frame the scene.2009-06-09A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path through a rural compound lined with young trees. Front left, a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a round blue and yellow decorated fan-like shade. Beside her, women in saffron-orange saris and sannyasi-style garments carry colourful striped parasols on long poles. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, and on the right a drummer in a white dhoti beats a large drum with a stick while another musician plays a wind instrument. A thatched open-sided shelter and tents stand in the background under a clear blue sky. The scene reads as a ritual parade during a festival.2008-12-23A 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.2006-12-30July 12 20062006-07-12A procession moves along a dirt path past a concrete wall and young trees. Several decorated umbrellas with ornate fringed canopies in blue, red and gold are carried above the crowd. Men in saffron-orange robes and white dhotis walk in front, and a man in an orange wrap and rudraksha-style beads leads the group. Two men in white shirts and dhotis play long brass horns called nadaswaram-style wind instruments, and another man in a pink-and-white shirt plays a drum. A man in an orange robe holds cymbals. Flags in orange and red wave in the background, and a child in red stands at the left. The scene is part of a temple procession and flag-hoisting celebration.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09December 25 20072007-12-25December 24 20092009-12-24August 01 20082008-08-01A festival procession moves along a dirt road at a celebration, led by a line of drummers in yellow turbans and brown tunics with orange cloth hanging from their waists, playing large drums. Behind them, several decorated parasols with red, blue and yellow panels and gold fringe are carried upright by attendants. A woman in an orange scarf and white dress walks at the front, with white-clad devotees and women in white and blue saris following. A canopy of orange and blue cloth and banana leaves stands in the background, with yellow and red flags. A man in white with a beaded necklace walks in the foreground.2008-12-30