Outdoor procession scene with two shirtless men in white dhotis playing long curved metal horns, one blowing into a horn held to his mouth and the other holding a brass-mouthed horn raised beside him. A large crowd of men and women in white and light clothing stands behind them on a dusty ground, with low buildings and trees in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor procession scene with two shirtless men in white dhotis playing long curved metal horns, one blowing into a horn held to his mouth and the other holding a brass-mouthed horn raised beside him. A large crowd of men and women in white and light clothing stands behind them on a dusty ground, with low buildings and trees in the background.

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Outdoor festival procession on dusty ground with a large crowd behind. In the foreground, shirtless men in white dhotis with sandalwood marks on their chests play long curved brass horns (kombu-style wind instruments); one blows into his horn while others hold theirs aloft. A man in the foreground at left wears a white shirt and folds his hands in prayer. At right, a bare-chested man with a gold chain and a vertical tilak on his forehead wears a white dhoti with red-bordered edges. Behind them, many people in white and colourful clothes stand among white industrial sheds, water tanks and trees.

Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with a large crowd standing behind. Three bare-chested men in white dhotis with coloured borders play long curved brass horns, the front one blowing into his instrument. The man at right wears a gold chain, a white shawl over his shoulder and a belt, with orange-and-white tilak marks on his forehead. Devotees in white clothes and a woman in a light patterned sari stand at left, and a man in a white shirt holds a small pendant. Water towers, low white buildings and trees appear in the background.

Outdoor photo of a crowd at a festival procession. In the foreground, several shirtless men in white dhotis with red-and-gold borders play long curved brass horns (kombu-style wind instruments) held up toward the sky. The man at right wears a white shawl, a dark belt and a red-orange tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees in white and colourful saris and shirts stands on dusty ground, with low white buildings, trees and a water tank in the background.

A photograph of a dense outdoor procession on a dirt road, with a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white saris lining both sides. In the foreground, several men play long curved horns, one in front holding a curved brass horn to his mouth. Beside them, drummers in brown shawls and white dhotis beat large barrel drums with sticks. Bare-chested men wear gold chains and sacred threads, and a small boy in a checked shirt stands at the right edge with an older child. Modest buildings, trees and parked vans sit in the background under an overcast sky.

A street procession on dusty ground with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts behind. In the foreground, three young drummers, bare-chested with brown shawls tied at the waist, play long wooden drums wrapped with rope while striking them with thin sticks. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold chain and orange-red tilak on his forehead stands watching. Cymbals are visible at the right edge, and a white building, trees and parked vehicles appear in the background.

December 29 2008

Outdoor procession scene under a pale sky. In the foreground a man in a beige striped shirt blows a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style horn) with two long bamboo-like pipes angled forward, decorated with tassels at their ends. Behind him, a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts stands on a paved road, some holding flowers and a drum is visible at right. An orange flag and banners are in the background, and a decorated ratham or chariot edge with coloured tassels appears at right. The scene shows a street procession.

June 22 2009

Outdoor photo of a drumming procession on dusty ground. Foreground, a bare-chested male drummer in a white dhoti with a brown shawl and beaded rudraksha necklace plays a large barrel drum with wooden sticks. Behind him, several more bare-chested drummers play similar drums in a row. To the right, a man in an all-white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands among a crowd; a man in an orange-and-white outfit with an orange shawl stands nearby, and a woman in white folds her hands in namaste. Spectators in white and other colours fill the background under a cloudy sky, with a tree at the top right.

A photograph of a street procession in which several bare-chested drummers play wooden-framed drums with sticks. Men in white dhotis with pink and purple borders stand around the drums, and one drummer on the right wears a brown shawl and a beaded necklace. Behind them a crowd gathers under a bright sky, with orange flags fluttering at the upper left and two curved metal ritual instruments visible above the crowd. Some onlookers wear white shirts and orange shawls. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

Two young men in plain white shirts and white dhotis play long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with flared brass bells at night. Each wears a yellow and orange beaded garland and a small tilak on the forehead. Behind them, several people in white and a few in darker clothes stand in a dim outdoor crowd beside a metal barrier and a row of small lights. Foliage is blurred in the background.