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Outdoor procession at sunset on a dirt road, with a small ornate multi-tiered chariot or ratha topped by a colourful pointed roof in the centre. Men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, one playing a hand drum held near his waist, and others carry tall decorated umbrellas and ceremonial fans with coloured fringes. Several women in white saris and onlookers in darker clothes stand at the right edge beside a green road sign bearing a temple-pillar emblem. Warm low sunlight silhouettes the group against a pale sky and trees.

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December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26A dusty dirt road procession at dusk, with palm trees and low sun in the background. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a red and gold tiered canopy and round ornamental banners leads the group. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas walk ahead, one carrying a yellow-and-white flag on a pole, another in a white kurta with yellow cloth over the shoulder. A drummer beats a large drum, with a man in white and a man in a dark shirt and mundu playing hand percussion. Several men in white stand at the left edge, one wearing a rudraksha mala. A white van is parked at right, and a few onlookers in casual Western and Indian clothing stand behind the procession.2010-12-26A festival procession on a dirt road between palm trees and an orange-red wall. Musicians lead, playing long brass horns and drums; the man on the left wears a white shirt with a drum slung across his body, a central flute player wears a checked shirt with a garland, and white-clad men in dhotis walk behind. Behind them a colourful canopied palanquin or ratha decorated with red, blue and yellow panels and flower garlands carries a deity murti. Devotees follow along the road in the late sun.2010-12-26Outdoor procession at dusk with a decorated palanquin-style temple car draped in colourful striped and patterned cloth, a deity murti visible inside, and a yellow-gold umbrella with blue and red panels carried alongside. Men in white shirts and white dhotis lead the procession, playing instruments: one at left blows a long wind instrument, another plays a clarinet-like pipe, and in the foreground men beat drums and hold small cymbals. A man in white with yellow-and-gold cloth draped over his shoulder and rudraksha-style beads walks at right. A van stands at left and a boy looks on from its roof. Banana leaves decorate the car and palm trees stand in the background.2010-12-26A photograph of a temple procession moving along a dirt path beside an orange boundary wall. Several men in white dhotis and shirts lead the way, some carrying tall poles topped with round embroidered banners in red, yellow and blue. A young man in a white shirt with a light blue cloth over his shoulder plays a large double-headed drum, and another drummer in white beats a drum beside him. A man in front wears a white shirt and has a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, a golden palanquin with a yellow canopy and colourful tassels carries a deity murti, surrounded by devotees and red flags against a green-roofed temple structure with palm trees.2010-12-20A procession at sunset along a dirt path beside grass and a red-roofed building. Several devotees in white clothes walk in line, several carrying tall poles with orange-marigold-garlanded shields that show a white bird emblem. Behind them, a decorated ratha-style float with a colourful canopy and ornate painted panels carries deity murti, with more ornamented panels and devotees in white and some in orange following. Trees and a bright low sun frame the scene. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2005-12-22A 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.2012-05-18December 26 20102010-12-26Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dusty red dirt road at dusk. Many people in white dhotis and saris walk behind a decorated chariot-style float topped with a golden structure and colourful canopies with jewel-toned fringes. A drummer in a red shirt with a green-and-red drum slung at his hip walks in the foreground, and a man in a blue shirt and orange dhoti plays a horn beside him. Orange-robed participants walk among the crowd, and blue portable toilet units and trees stand in the background.2010-02-12December 26 20102010-12-26December 26 20102010-12-26