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A procession of musicians and devotees in front of a large open-sided hall with a golden arched doorway and hanging decorations. In the foreground, a line of young drummers and players wear saffron-orange dhotis and shirts, playing large frame drums and a long wind instrument. A bare-chested drummer in a white dhoti with a red border, a shawl across his shoulder, plays a hand drum on the right. Behind them, a group of standing devotees in white, pink and orange clothes watch with hands folded, and a woman in a white sari with a red border stands at right. Petals are scattered on the paved ground.

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Photo 11724141A procession of drummers and wind players moves across a paved courtyard in front of a large hall with red steel beams and an ornate golden arched gateway. Young musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes beat large barrel drums, while men in white dhotis play a long wind instrument and a hand drum. Behind them, devotees in white and pastel clothing stand on both sides, some with palms joined, and scattered flower petals lie on the ground. Hanging decorations and garlands frame the entrance, with a red bag carried at the right edge.2018-12-22Photo 11724112 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14January 03 20162016-01-03A procession of drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and wrist bands, plays large white-faced drums and cymbals on a sandy path beside a red carpet. A young drummer in front wears an orange shawl, a white sash and a mala, with white tilak marks on his forehead, while others in the group carry drums slung at the waist. A row of colourful ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and yellow stands behind them, and a rangoli of red, yellow and white flower petals lies on the ground. Scaffolded stone pillars and a half-built temple hall with a tiled roof frame the background, with palm trees beyond.2017-12-30Outdoor temple procession at a shrine decorated with marigold and red garlands. Young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and mundus with white-and-gold cloths hold round hand drums and play with sticks, while a line of saffron-robed devotees walks behind them. A tall deity murti in a gold-framed niche wears a garland and a flower-covered figure is set up beside it, with a black stone statue of a seated figure on the left. A decorative red-and-multicolour umbrella hangs above the shrine, and banana plants frame the courtyard under a steel-framed roof.2017-12-30A procession moves across a dusty open ground beneath a large open-sided tin-roofed shelter with palm trees behind. Drummers in white dhotis and orange shirts play a drum and a wind instrument at left. Men in white dhotis and shirts carry brass plates and offerings, with a few in orange saffron shawls and garlands leading. Ornate orange and red decorated banners on poles and a white canopy umbrella rise at right. Several people in white and a woman in a green sari and a purple-clad woman stand or walk along the route, and a child in a red shirt watches at lower right. Sacks and pots lie on the ground in front.2006-12-29Outdoor photograph of a temple-style courtyard under a large orange-red steel-framed shelter with corrugated roof and hanging green leaves. A group of men in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one playing a large drum, another holding a camera on a tripod. Center-right, two people in orange and red-gold dhotis carry a decorated tray and a long staff under a colourful striped canopy, while figures in orange robes flank them. A small wooden-framed shrine doorway with a kalasha-like offering stands in the middle. Sand-coloured ground is marked with white kolam-style lines and scattered red petals.2018-01-14December 29 20092009-12-29December 27 20132013-12-27November 05 20132013-11-05