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Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path at a construction site with low buildings and trees behind. Several male drummers stand in two rows, bare-chested or in white dhotis with orange-edged cloth draped over their shoulders, playing long barrel drums with sticks. Between them a man in a white dhoti holds a small metal vessel. Along both sides, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes, including women in white saris and men in white shirts, stand watching. Some hold small bowls or brass vessels. Tents and a green-roofed block building stand at the right, and a blue canopy at the left.

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Outdoor procession on a dusty reddish-brown ground beneath palm and tree foliage. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play a barrel drum and a frame drum, while a man in a blue patterned shirt and white dhoti dances or walks with them. A group of devotees in white and cream clothing, some women in white saris with orange borders, follows in a crowd near a thatched shelter with yellow and purple draped cloth. Several participants wear orange-and-white garments and marigold-like garlands. The scene resembles a ritual street procession with percussion accompaniment.2010-01-01Outdoor scene of a drumming group on a dirt ground beside a white-walled building with a green corrugated roof. Several bare-chested young men in white dhotis with coloured borders play tall barrel drums with sticks and hands, some with wooden drumsticks raised. Behind them, a standing crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis watches, including a bald man in a white shirt and a man in white on the right. A few spectators wear saffron-coloured cloth. The setting looks like a temple or ashram grounds at dusk.2008-07-17A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play long barrel drums and cymbals in two facing lines, with one bare-chested drummer in a pink-bordered dhoti at centre. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and cream sarees and white kurtas stands along the road, with an arched structure and simple concrete buildings in the background.2008-07-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road at dusk under an overcast sky, with a line of devotees in white and cream clothes on both sides. On the left, women in cream and gold-bordered saris and white garments stand with folded arms, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. On the right, bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with red-and-white cloth wrapped at the waist play tall drums, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a folded white cloth. Behind them a crowd gathers near blue tarpaulin canopies, white marquee tents, apartment blocks and hills.2008-07-17December 28 20062006-12-28October 17 20102010-10-17December 31 20082008-12-31A dirt road lined on both sides by a long procession of people in white and light clothing. On the left, a drummer in a white dhoti with a red border plays a large drum, with other drummers and dhoti-clad men beside him. On the right, men in white shirts and dhotis hold silver-coloured metal pots and vessels. Several young boys stand among them. A white-walled building with a green corrugated roof and a utility pole sit at the back, with more people and parked vehicles in the distance.2008-07-17Outdoor photo of a procession on a bare reddish-brown dirt ground beside palm trees and a thatched hut. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums and long brass horns; the drummers hold a large barrel drum and a frame drum. Behind them women in white saris stand in a line, and to the right a bald monk in saffron robes stands among men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls. A white vehicle and a striped awning appear in the background.2010-01-01July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28December 20 20102010-12-20