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A street procession in a Tamil Nadu village. In the foreground, several men in bright yellow shirts and dhotis with red borders play hand drums, one man at the centre smiling as he drums. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts walk along a concrete road marked with white kolam designs. A golden ornate palanquin or shrine carries a framed portrait of a man in white head wrap and white clothing, decorated with gold arches and flower garlands. White flags with a blue emblem flutter on the right, and a pink building with a banana plant stands beside the road. A brick building with broken windows is at left.

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A street procession in a village lane lined with palm trees, thatched huts and a two-storey building. In the centre, a golden ornate palanquin with a large framed portrait of a man in a white head covering and dark robe, labelled with a banner in front. Around it walk men in white dhotis and shirts. In the foreground, drummers in dhotis and saffron-orange shoulder cloths play two drums, and another man in a white shirt holds a pair of cymbals. A man in a white dhoti and shirt at right stands watching. The ground is washed with white kolam patterns.2006-09-30October 20 20062006-10-20A village street procession with several men walking toward the camera, playing percussion instruments including a drum, cymbals and small hand drums, and one man holding a pair of brass pots. Men wear white dhotis, checked shirts, a saffron cloth and a checked lungi. A decorated arch ahead carries a framed portrait of a bearded man in white, flanked by flags with a blue emblem. Palm trees, utility poles and white houses line the road.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees. In front, young drummers in red shirts, white dhoti-style trousers and yellow waist sashes play drums and cymbals. Behind them, a decorated ratha carries garlands of white and yellow flowers and gold finials. Men in white dhotis and shirts and boys in yellow and blue walk along, with spectators and a painted banner arch in the background.2008-12-30A village street procession in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd moving along a dirt road lined with brick houses, a blue-walled building and banana plants. Drummers in orange shirts and red or black trousers play drums, including a drum with Tamil text, as men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind. In the foreground, a man in a red kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace raises an arm and walks ahead of the group. Orange flags fly from poles, and a woman watches from a balcony above. The scene conveys a festive procession, with no clearly identifiable a person figure visible.2008-07-28A street procession moves along a paved road lined with old buildings and trees. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a crowd, while a group of drummers at the front play large orange-and-white drums with sticks. A bare-chested man wearing a red garland and gold-toned ornaments walks among them. A white canopy is held aloft above a figure near the centre, and an orange-shirted man and others in checked lungis follow. The scene reads as a village religious procession with drumming.2012-05-09 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road under bright sun, with a drum section leading. In the foreground, a young man in a blue-and-white striped shirt plays a large drum slung from his shoulder, and beside him a man in a light green shirt does the same. A man in a striped shirt with an orange waist sash plays cymbals, and a man in a white shirt plays a drum on the right. Behind them, a row of people in white dhotis and shirts walk, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari walks among them. Several decorated umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies are carried above the procession. A low building with a red-trimmed roof and a utility pole stand on the right.2006-12-28October 21 20062006-10-21A street procession in a village lane lined with green trees, a brick building and roadside poles bearing saffron flags. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a crowd, several beating drums: a man in orange shirt and blue cap plays a drum, and another in orange shirt drums at right. A man in a deep red kurta with a red shawl and beaded mala walks at left. A man in white dhoti and shirt at center gestures while walking. Women in colourful saris watch from a balcony at upper right. The scene reads as a village ritual procession with drummers.2008-07-28A village street procession in Tamil Nadu with men playing large cylindrical drums. In the foreground a bare-chested drummer with curly dark hair wears a white shirt and holds a drum with a yellow cloth tied to it. Behind him another drummer in a white shirt plays a second drum. Crowds of men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a checked green shirt, and an older woman in a white sari line both sides of the road. Banana plants, palm trees, utility poles and a pink building appear behind them.2008-07-28October 19 20062006-10-19