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A street procession in a small Karnataka town. Three young drummers in peach-pink kurtas, white dhotis and blue waist sashes, with yellow headbands, play a hand drum, a dholak-style drum and a stringed instrument. Behind them a red-clad figure in a red turban is seen from behind, and a decorated vehicle or chariot with yellow and red flower garlands and red drapes passes at right. Shopfronts with Kannada signs line the road, and other people walk in the background under palm trees.

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February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession in a small Karnataka town on a sunny day. At centre, a palanquin-style float draped in orange cloth and heavily garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower strands is carried on the road. Four men in saffron-orange kurta-style tops, white dhotis and yellow head cloths walk alongside; one plays a hand drum, another a stringed instrument, and a red-shirted man carries the float's support. Behind them a red truck, also decorated with garlands and flags, follows past shophouses and palm trees. A man in a grey shirt walks at left. Bunting flags strung overhead.2007-02-02A street procession in a small Karnataka town, with a group of drummers in orange turbans and yellow and pink or red costumes playing large drums. The drums have white heads with green and gold decoration and ornate red and gold drum bodies with tassels. Several drummers wear garlands and red sashes. Behind them, onlookers stand along a dirt road in front of thatched huts and shops, with yellow and green festoon bunting strung overhead and a white signboard with text on the right.2007-02-02September 06 20172017-09-06A dusty dirt road procession at midday under a pale sky, with a line of men in red and yellow dhotis and tunics moving toward the camera. In the foreground, several men in red shirts with white piping and yellow waist sashes carry small hand drums, one smiling while another walks with a serious expression. Behind them, yellow-clad participants and white-clothed men walk alongside large pink and turquoise cloth-covered figures carried on poles, and tall orange and yellow banners rise on the left. Banana plants and a string of orange and yellow flags line the roadside wall of raw earth. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the figures in the procession are devotees and drummers.2008-12-30A photograph of a street procession with several drummers in the foreground. The lead drummer wears a mustard-yellow head cloth, a yellow-orange patterned sleeveless top with dark crossed straps, and white markings on his face and arms; he plays a large drum slung at his waist. Beside him, drummers wear yellow and pink head cloths, orange-and-gold patterned tops and orange tassels on their arms, and play drums with sticks. Behind them, participants in pink and green turbans and white and teal garments walk through an outdoor setting of trees, with a figure in a decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the background.2017-12-16June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoor procession with a group of drummers playing white-faced frame drums with sticks on sandy ground. Men wear bright magenta and yellow tunics with gold trim, a saffron-orange kurta and green dhoti, and a magenta shirt with blue pants and a red waist sash. Behind them an orange and white flower garland hangs from a decorated structure. Hazy hills and trees lie beyond.2017-12-16A street procession on a paved road under a clear blue sky. At the centre, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in front of a pink ratha-style float decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and red flower strings; figures in white stand on the float. On the left a musician in white plays a long brass horn while another carries a drum; a man in a teal shirt and white dhoti plays a drum at the right edge. Men in white and a bystander in saffron-toned cloth are along the sides, with trees, a palm and yellow festoon bunting overhead.2007-02-02Street procession scene with several drummers playing hand drums (thappu/melam-style) on a road. In the foreground, a shirtless young man in a pink lungi with a multicoloured shawl and a bright orange sash plays a drum, and a shirtless man in a yellow-and-green sash and orange cloth plays another drum with a stick. To the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands along the roadside, with a bus visible in the background. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge.2010-02-18A street procession moves along a paved road in bright daylight. Bare-chested drummers and musicians lead, wearing orange, yellow and cream dhotis and rudraksha malas; one plays a large drum, others play cymbals and hand drums, and one carries a brass horn at the left edge. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk with a decorated vehicle and a red-and-gold ratha-style canopy visible in the background. Some shops and a parked white van line the roadside.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA village procession on a dusty dirt road with a crowd of people behind. In the foreground, several drummers in yellow and orange-patterned folk costumes, with yellow headcloths and bare chests, play large silver-shelled drums with sticks. Green and yellow tassels hang from their drums and arms. On the right, a man in a yellow kurta with a red waist sash and a red headcloth stands watching. Behind them, devotees in white and pink clothes walk among trees, and a red and gold ceremonial banner hangs at the left edge.2017-12-16