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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with orange and red bunting. Musicians lead, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt playing a large drum with a blue sash, a player in white with a saxophone-like brass horn, and a player in white with a clarinet-type woodwind. Drummers in white dhotis carry drums in front. Behind them, a row of ornate multicoloured umbrellas is carried aloft, and several people in saffron and orange robes walk with garlands and rudraksha malas. On the right, performers in ochre costumes with yellow headwear carry round orange-and-blue shield-like decorations. Participants in white and orange attire follow along a concrete wall backdrop.

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December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road in front of a white-walled building. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron or orange clothing carry large colourful umbrellas with blue, green and gold panels and tasselled fringes, and red-orange flags are raised among them. Drummers play large drums, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti at the front wears a saffron shawl. Women in white saris with yellow or orange shawls walk with the group. A child in white stands at the lower edge. The scene shows a ritual procession during a temple or ashram event, with a camera operator filming at left.2008-12-23February 23 20092009-02-23 +1 copiesJune 09 20092009-06-09December 29 20092009-12-29December 24 20092009-12-24A festive street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under bright sky. Several ornate umbrellas in red, green, and blue with gold finials are carried above the crowd, and red flags wave among them. Drummers in front play large drums, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis, saris, and kurtas with orange and saffron shawls walk together, and several wear rudraksha or bead garlands. The participants are dressed in white and orange, with some in striped shirts and a magenta shirt on the right.2009-06-09A procession moves along a dusty, unpaved dirt road across open scrubland, with a half-built concrete structure and trees in the background under hazy skies. Several rows of people walk in white and cream dhotis and kurtas, with women in saris in orange, cream and green. Five large colourful umbrellas with striped and embroidered canopies and fringed edges are carried above the group. At the left, drummers beat drums while a man in a rust-orange shirt and white dhoti leads, and a horn player blows a long brass instrument. A few children walk among the adults. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2006-12-29June 09 20092009-06-09January 13 20152015-01-13A temple procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Ornate umbrellas with blue, red and gold embroidered panels and tasselled edges are carried above the group, alongside orange flags. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk near the centre, one wearing a long orange shawl and a gold necklace. Men in white dhotis and shirts play a long brass horn and drums, and one man in a blue-and-white checked shirt carries a silver tray of flowers and a lamp. Several women in white saris with orange borders walk in the procession.2009-06-09Outdoor procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a crowd of onlookers. Drummers in the foreground play hand drums, including a large barrel drum and a smaller tambourine-style drum, and a man in a checked shirt holds a drumstick. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts play wind instruments and cymbals, and a woman in an orange sari with a red-scarved head stands in the middle of the group. Another white-clad man in a red-trimmed garland and dhoti walks at the front of the procession. Other onlookers stand along both sides of the road, and a red-and-white building and a tent appear in the background.2008-01-01