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Outdoor photograph of a religious procession moving across a dry, dusty construction site. Dozens of people in white and cream traditional clothing walk in a long line; several drummers at the front carry drums, and a row of colourful striped and orange umbrellas and tall ceremonial banners (kalasha-style staffs) is held above the group. Two people in lighter clothing stand in the foreground watching. Behind them are unfinished concrete buildings, excavators and a water tank.

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A wide outdoor photograph of a religious procession moving across a dusty, unpaved construction site. Dozens of people wearing white clothes, with some women in orange, red and pink saris, walk in a loose group. Several devotees carry colourful striped umbrellas, and a few carry small kalasha-style pots and drums. Behind them are unfinished concrete block buildings with exposed roof frames, a water tank, and excavators working in the distance under a pale hazy sky.2006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30December 30 20062006-12-30A procession crosses a dusty construction site in front of unfinished concrete-block buildings with exposed orange roof trusses, under a pale hazy sky with palm and tree lines behind. Many people walk in white clothing, with some women wearing red, orange and pink saris. Several large colourful umbrellas in red, orange and yellow are held above the group, and a covered palanquin or ratha-style carriage moves near the centre. Puddles and mounds of brown earth fill the foreground.2006-12-30A procession moves along a dusty dirt road past unfinished concrete and brick buildings with a water tank and trees behind. Men in white dhotis and shirts lead, several playing drums and wind instruments, including a long horn and handheld drums. Behind them, bearers carry several colourful umbrella-style canopies with red, orange, and blue patterns on long poles. A large crowd of men and boys in white and light clothing follows, with a few children near the front. The scene is an outdoor ceremonial march under a hazy sky.2006-12-26December 23 20082008-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt road in front of unfinished cinder-block buildings with a partial roof frame. Several men in white dhotis and a row of drummers in white with red and green sashes walk ahead. A large blue banner held by men in white shows a figure in orange turban and robes beside Tamil text. Behind them, decorated umbrellas and a palanquin-style float carry garlanded items, with women in saffron, green and pink saris. A dense crowd of men in white and dark shirts lines the right side under a hazy sky with palm trees.2006-12-25A photograph of a procession moving along a dirt track through a construction site. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk and play drums, a long horn-like instrument and other percussion. Several colourful striped umbrellas on poles are held aloft above the group, and children and adults in white and light clothing walk alongside. Behind them are a whitewashed building, a block-walled structure and piles of excavated earth under a hazy sky.2006-12-26December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a procession crossing a dusty, unpaved construction site under a clear pale sky. A group of about 40 people, mostly men and some women, walks in a loose column. Many wear white dhotis and white shirts or saris, and several carry drums, including a row of drummers with drums slung at their sides. Colourful umbrellas in red, yellow, orange and blue are raised over a section of the marchers. Behind them are a white single-storey building with a red roof and unfinished grey block buildings with tiled roofs, with trees and a distant white structure on the horizon.2006-12-29A wide outdoor photograph of a dusty construction site with bare red-brown earth, excavated pits, a small pool of water and stacked steel rods at right. A procession of people dressed in white walks along a dirt track toward partly built concrete-block buildings with an unfinished roof frame. Several figures carry colourful floral garlands and an ornate palanquin or ratha-like carried object is visible in the middle of the group. Palm trees and a hazy blue sky lie beyond the buildings.2006-12-30 +1 copiesA large procession of devotees walks along a dusty, unpaved construction site under a pale sky. Many are dressed in white dhotis and white saris, with some in pink, green and yellow saris. Several people carry colourful striped umbrellas and a decorated pole banner with yellow and red fringing. Behind them stand unfinished concrete and brick buildings, and a yellow bulldozer is at the right edge beside piles of excavated earth. Crowds of people fill the path, with many walking in groups.2006-12-26