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Evening street procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms and orange triangular pennants. Musicians lead, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a green shawl playing a long wind instrument, and a man in a gold top and pink dhoti playing a nadaswaram-style horn. A man in a white shirt and dhoti plays a clarinet-type instrument. A costumed performer in a green and pink outfit with a feathered white headdress and a large white bull-like mask with red pompoms follows. A drummer carries a drum on the left. Other participants in white follow, with a decorated float and orange banners in the background.

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Outdoor festival procession at dusk along a dirt road lined with palm trees and orange pennant flags. Several musicians lead the way: a drummer in white dhoti and shirt beats a red drum, and men in white and gold clothing play long wooden pipes and a brass horn. Behind them, performers in colourful costumes wear tall headdresses with feathers, pompoms and decorated caps, and an ornate horse-like effigy with pink plumes is carried along. Several other figures in white follow in the crowd. No identifiable a person appearance is visible in this scene.2006-12-31Dusk procession on a dirt path lined with trees. In the foreground a large white bull figure with red pompoms on its horns is carried or accompanied by people, and a costumed figure in teal and blue stands beside it. A man in a grey shirt with an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder walks at the front. Behind, drummers in orange and white robes play drums, and a line of white-clad devotees follows with ornate decorated palanquin-style structures and kalasha-like poles. Strings of small lights and blue and white flags line the route.2006-12-31Photograph of an evening procession on a dirt path in front of a grey concrete building with a red flag on a pole. Banana leaves frame the scene. Two musicians in white dhotis with orange borders play brass horns (nadaswaram-style trumpets), one wearing a cream shirt and the other a white shirt, both with beaded garlands. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk and play drums, and a man in an orange cloth stands among them. Two colourful ceremonial umbrellas with fringed borders are carried above the group, and a few onlookers in dark clothes appear in the foreground, one holding a rope.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 23 20092009-12-23A procession on a dusty dirt road moves past hills and trees under a clear sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, including a large drum with a red body, and a man in a teal shirt and white dhoti plays a long brass horn. Behind them, women in white saris and a young girl in red walk alongside orange-red flags and decorated umbrellas with red-and-gold tops. A white van with a speaker sits in the middle of the group. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-22A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path through dry grass and trees at dusk. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls and white forehead markings. In front, a musician in a gold-embroidered yellow kurta and yellow dhoti plays a long wind instrument, with other horn and drum players beside him, one drummer holding a red drum with lettering. Behind them, a canopy decorated with colourful bunting and orange flags is carried over the procession. On the right, a man in white carries a long horn. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2005-01-01A festival procession on a dirt road in bright sunlight, with many people in white clothing. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and dark trousers walks at the centre, with white-clad drummers beside him playing large red-and-white drums decorated with white garlands. Behind them a performer in red headwear, a white-and-red garland and a green-and-orange costume walks with a stick, and another figure in a black-and-red outfit with a white garland follows. Tall orange-and-red flags with black circular emblems line the procession, along with ornate round fan-like banners and a decorated palanquin or chariot with red and orange draping. Banana plants and a row of small flags are visible in the background.2008-12-30A photograph of a procession on a dirt road through dry grassland under an overcast sky. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long line. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead plays a small hand instrument, while beside him a man in a green shirt beats a double-headed drum. On the right a man in white plays a long wind instrument and another carries a drum. Behind them a canopy in red, orange and green fabric with orange flags is carried on poles, and a palanquin-style canopy is visible. Several people in white and yellow walk behind.2005-01-01A dusk procession on a dirt path moves toward a decorated canopy structure with colourful festoons and a small golden finial. Men in white dhotis and kurtas lead the group, with two drummers in front playing double-headed drums (one red-and-gold, one with a light-coloured wrapped face) and a man in the centre playing a long brass horn. Several men wear saffron/orange shawls and sashes, and a man on the right wears a red-and-white beaded mala. Flags on tall poles and a string of small lights line the route, with a street lamp overhead. The canopy and the procession suggest a ratha/palanquin procession.2005-01-01A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees, with a large crowd of devotees dressed in white dhotis and kurtas. Drummers in front play large barrel drums, and a man on the right blows a long brass horn. Several men carry tall ornate parasols with orange and gold fringe and red and blue emblems. A man in an orange robe and a saffron-clad sadhu walk in the middle of the crowd. A man in blue shirt in the foreground watches the procession. A ceremonial standard with a trident rises above the group in the background.2010-02-12December 25 20072007-12-25July 11 20062006-07-11