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Outdoor festival procession with drummers in the foreground. Several men wear tribal-style orange and red patterned sleeveless tunics, black cords across their chests, white facial markings, and yellow or pink turbans. One drummer on the right beats a white drumhead with sticks, and another on the left plays a large drum. Behind them, dancers in pink and green costumes and pink turbans move through the crowd, and a figure in white with a dark headpiece rises above the group near a tree line under a pale sky.

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A photograph of a street procession with several drummers in the foreground. The lead drummer wears a mustard-yellow head cloth, a yellow-orange patterned sleeveless top with dark crossed straps, and white markings on his face and arms; he plays a large drum slung at his waist. Beside him, drummers wear yellow and pink head cloths, orange-and-gold patterned tops and orange tassels on their arms, and play drums with sticks. Behind them, participants in pink and green turbans and white and teal garments walk through an outdoor setting of trees, with a figure in a decorated palanquin or ratha visible in the background.2017-12-16A village procession on a dusty dirt road with a crowd of people behind. In the foreground, several drummers in yellow and orange-patterned folk costumes, with yellow headcloths and bare chests, play large silver-shelled drums with sticks. Green and yellow tassels hang from their drums and arms. On the right, a man in a yellow kurta with a red waist sash and a red headcloth stands watching. Behind them, devotees in white and pink clothes walk among trees, and a red and gold ceremonial banner hangs at the left edge.2017-12-16Outdoor procession at a festival, with a group of drummers in front. Several young men wear bright yellow turbans, leopard-print sleeveless tunics and dark skirts, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. They play blue-bodied drums with orange cloth draped over them, and one holds a drumstick with green fringed tassels. Behind them, a large decorated float with a pink cloth and an idol-like figure rises above the crowd, and white-clad attendants walk along the dirt road. Colourful balloons and bunting decorate the green gate and walls of the compound.2008-12-30December 16 20172017-12-16A street procession of drummers and dancers on a dirt road lined with trees. In the foreground a man in a yellow tunic with a red-and-green turban stands at right, and a bare-chested drummer in a patterned orange-and-red cloth with white body markings beats a large silver drum. Around them, drummers wear yellow turbans, patterned wraps, and orange tassels, with pink turbans among others in the background. A red-and-gold ceremonial arch appears at the upper right. Several people are visible, including drummers and bystanders.2017-12-16A procession of drummers in a dusty open road lined with trees and onlookers. Several men play large white-shelled drums slung from their shoulders, bare-chested and wearing orange and multicoloured cloth, with yellow and pink turbans and orange tassels hanging at their waists. A man in the foreground wears a red turban and a yellow kurta with a red sash. Behind them, a row of white-clad devotees and spectators watch, and a gateway arch with signage stands in the distance.2017-12-16Outdoor procession on a dusty dirt road with several drummers in front. Foreground drummers wear yellow turbans, leopard-print sleeveless tunics, orange and red cloth wraps, and green fringed tassels, playing large hand drums with sticks. Behind them, people in white and yellow clothing walk along, and saffron and orange flags fly on poles. Banana plants and a row of orange and yellow pennant strings decorate the route beside an earthen embankment under a bright sky.2008-12-30A street procession of drummers on a paved road lined with tall eucalyptus-like trees. Six men in yellow turbans and yellow-and-orange embroidered vests over black wraparound skirts with fringed hems play large drums, some hung from shoulder straps. Their arms bear white painted markings, and they wear red and green wrist bands, beaded necklaces and green tassels. Some are barefoot. In the background a red and white bus and a few white-clad onlookers stand near the roadside.2010-07-24February 02 20072007-02-02A street procession of drummers in leopard-print tunics and black lower garments, wearing yellow head cloths, plays large drums with blue shells and orange-and-red draped covers on a dirt road. Several men in red shirts and white dhotis stand behind them, and red and orange flags on poles rise above a whitewashed wall. Spectators, including children, watch from the background.2008-12-30December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16 +1 copies