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A temple procession in a stone-paved courtyard lined with carved sandstone pillars and a colourful gopuram in the background. At left, a young man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram), with a second player beside him. Tall ceremonial flags with gold fringe and embroidered emblems stand at the left edge. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and dhoti, carrying a drum slung over his shoulder with a red cloth. Women in white saris and a woman in a red sari stand among a crowd dressed in white traditional clothing, and a uniformed official in khaki stands near the right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.

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A temple procession scene with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing traditional instruments in a stone-paved courtyard. A boy in a yellow kurta plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), an older man in white plays a small drum-like instrument, and a younger man in white holds a frame drum. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in the stone temple doorway, and a woman in a white sari is seen at the left edge beside a large orange and red decorated umbrella. White kolam rangoli patterns are drawn on the ground.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees fills a stone-paved temple courtyard during a procession. Men in white dhotis and shirts dominate, with a few in pale kurtas and cream shawls. A man in the centre wears an orange shawl and an orange-saffron head wrap, and stands out in the crowd. Near the centre-right, a figure in an orange-and-saffron top and head wrap appears among the white-clad devotees. Women in saris, including a woman in red and another in a lavender sari, stand among the crowd. Musicians play a long wind instrument and a large drum in the left foreground. A painted wooden chariot wheel and cart edge appear at the top left. Stone pillars with carved figures frame the scene.2006-09-24A procession walks along a sandy path toward a South Indian temple gopuram in warm early-morning light. Around him, men in white dhoti play drums and a horn, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a decorated orange and gold umbrella-style standard. Other white-clad participants and a uniformed police officer stand at the right edge, with palm trees behind the temple.2012-05-18A dense outdoor procession crowd on a dirt road, many people in white clothes and white dhotis, with orange and white flags raised above them. In the foreground, several drummers play large wooden drums with curved wooden pipes, one player in a maroon shirt and brown shawl, others in white. Women in white saris and a woman in a red and white sari stand among the crowd. No specific a person candidate is clearly identifiable, so the subject is the crowd and musicians of a festival procession.2006-09-24May 05 20152015-05-05December 21 20102010-12-21A crowded temple procession in a stone courtyard with carved sandstone walls and a tiered gopuram tower behind. A shirtless young man in a yellow-green lungi and rudraksha necklace smiles at the front, while a musician in white dhoti plays a long wind instrument and another beats a drum. A multicoloured umbrella shades a group of devotees, several women wear saffron and white saris, and a man in white shirt and dhoti walks among them. Many people press forward around a stone temple structure in bright daylight.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A street procession moves along a temple wall past a gopuram. Two large colourful umbrellas with yellow, green, red and blue panels and tasselled edges shade the marchers. A boy in a yellow kurta and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white shirt and dhoti beats a red-and-gold drum. Behind them, men in white and saffron-orange shawls and cloths walk with a few women in white and pale clothing, some holding long wind instruments. Dark-haired young men in white stand in the crowd. No candidate can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so roles are used. Visible painted wall markings and a painted gopuram appear at the left edge.2012-05-18August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor temple procession moving along a paved path beside a whitewashed wall with blue lettering, a temple gopuram with colourful sculpture at upper left and palm trees behind. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured panels of green, red, yellow and blue float above the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A drummer in a beige kurta beats a red-and-gold drum held at his side. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces walk in the middle, one carrying a ceremonial umbrella, while others in white ritual clothes follow. Bystanders and a cameraman are visible at right.2012-05-18Outdoor temple courtyard with a paved stone floor and stone pillars, carved lion statue at upper left. A row of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands playing long wind instruments, with drummers beside them holding frame drums. A man in white with an orange shawl kneels on the stone floor in the centre, bent forward with a camera in front of him. Crowds of onlookers in saris, salwars and shirts stand around the procession area, with a white umbrella visible near the musicians. A dark temple structure with a tall black stone form is behind the group, and a photographer in white stands at lower right.2006-09-24