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Outdoor temple procession with a drummer in front. A bare-chested man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a dark headband, plays a large ornate drum slung at his waist and chest, mallet in hand. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and other devotees in light clothing walk along a stone-paved path beside a stone staircase. A colourful temple gopuram with blue and yellow carved sculptures rises in the background, and a decorated pole or parasol with red fabric appears at the right edge.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A procession moves through a temple courtyard past an ornate gopuram with painted deity figures at the top. In the foreground, a man in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a headband, a rudraksha mala and gold arm ornaments, and carries a small bag on his shoulder. Behind him, a bald man in a matching orange cloth walks beside a woman in orange clothes. A red and blue striped umbrella with tassels is held over the group at right. On the left, men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a musician playing a long wind instrument. Several devotees are visible in the background.2012-05-18A procession on a temple street with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walking behind. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala wears a headband and carries a long-handled ceremonial umbrella, wrapping a shawl across his shoulders. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange robes holds the red-and-yellow umbrella aloft with tasselled fringe. A temple gopuram with painted figures and a palm tree are visible behind the procession. The scene reads as a ritual parade with saffron-clad monastics leading the way.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA procession in a temple courtyard with two men in front wearing orange-red dhotis and shawls, gold necklaces and flower garlands; the man on the left carries a flaming torch and the man on the right walks with arms at his sides. Behind them a red and orange ceremonial umbrella canopy with tassels is carried overhead, and white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background.2012-05-18Outdoor temple procession moving along a paved path beside a whitewashed wall with blue lettering, a temple gopuram with colourful sculpture at upper left and palm trees behind. Two large ceremonial umbrellas with multicoloured panels of green, red, yellow and blue float above the group. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A drummer in a beige kurta beats a red-and-gold drum held at his side. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead necklaces walk in the middle, one carrying a ceremonial umbrella, while others in white ritual clothes follow. Bystanders and a cameraman are visible at right.2012-05-18May 28 20122012-05-28 +1 copiesPhoto 11680496 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18March 11 20172017-03-11May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesA procession moves through an indoor hall with tiled floor and orange-doored walls. In the centre, a barefoot figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap wears a thick multi-coloured flower garland and walks forward. Two drummers and pipe players flank the procession in front and beside him: the left player is bare-chested in white dhoti, holding a long wooden pipe, and the right player is bare-chested in yellow-patterned dhoti playing a long black pipe. A third man in white holds a small decorated pot with a green leaf and white flowers. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand along the walls, and a red-clad woman is visible at the right edge.2004-07-26 +1 copies