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Night street procession with a crowd of onlookers behind a group of drummers and musicians. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and yellow-green sash beats a large barrel drum, and a man at right in a white vest with orange and yellow sash plays a smaller drum. A man in the centre in white dhoti and white shirt blows a long brass horn, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with white shawl stands behind. Bright white lights and strings of lights hang above a banana-leaf decorated pandal. Roughly twenty to thirty people are visible.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23Night procession with musicians in front of a small decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti framed by a gold-and-red canopy. Two drummers on the left play large double-headed drums with red and orange covers and gold-trimmed rims; the front drummer wears a white shirt, orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, nagaswaram-style wind players in white dhotis with gold borders play long pipes, one with a bell-shaped end, and a man in white holds a small drum. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind them on a dark paved ground.2013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15December 09 20162016-12-09Night street procession in a busy town, with several drummers walking on dark asphalt under streetlights and shop signs. The foreground drummer on the left wears a white dhoti, bare chest, yellow shawl over one shoulder and a red armband, playing a drum slung from his neck. Beside him a drummer in an orange dhoti and white top plays a small frame drum, and a man in a white shirt and yellow cloth carries a double drum set on a strap. A drum barrel and bundled cloth sit in the lower right. Other men in white clothes walk behind, with white flags visible in the background.2008-11-11Night outdoor procession at a temple-style ground with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a large frame drum (thappu-style) with a stick, and beside him a drummer in white plays a double-headed drum with maroon and white banding. In the centre a man in white dhoti with a red cloth sash and a garland-like adornment plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram/horn-style). Several women in orange and white saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and rows of white-clad devotees line the path. Two round ceremonial standards with emblems hang from poles on the right, and a green light glows in the background.2010-12-20December 09 20162016-12-09Night street procession. Two drummers in the foreground play drums slung from their shoulders with straps; the drummer on the left wears an orange cloth and the one on the right wears a yellow cloth over white clothes. Behind them a crowd in white shirts and dhotis carries white flags with a blue emblem. A man in the centre wears an orange turban, orange robe and a white and red flower garland, and beside him another figure wears orange. A metal barrier runs along the bottom edge. Several people are standing in the background.2008-11-11Night street procession of musicians in white ritual dress. In the foreground a drummer on the left plays a barrel drum with yellow lacing and wears white shirt and dhoti. In the centre a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border walks with arms raised. On the right a man with a white forehead marking plays a brass horn-like instrument and wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a gold pendant. Another drummer stands behind. Bright light glows from a vehicle at left, and a few onlookers in the background include a man in orange shirt. The street is paved with stone and lit by shop signs.2012-06-05A 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 copiesDrummers perform in a decorated hall with banana-leaf style plants, colourful panels and orange bunting overhead. In the foreground, two young men wearing orange or yellow cloth and beaded necklaces play large barrel drums with sticks. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk along a woven mat runner, some carrying drums and others looking on. Several people hold small identity cards on lanyards. The setting resembles a temple or ashram procession.