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A festive procession inside a white marquee with a red carpet and hanging colourful tassels and oil lamps overhead. Several drummers in red shirts and blue-and-yellow lungis play large drums, one drum bearing Tamil script. Around them a crowd of devotees in white, orange and multicoloured saris and dhotis, many wearing garlands and gold necklaces, dances and claps. A man in an orange shawl and gold necklace stands near the centre. An orange umbrella and decorated palanquin-style ornaments are visible above the crowd.

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A festive cultural procession on a red carpet inside a white tented pavilion decorated with hanging orange, yellow and pink streamers and small lamp-shaped ornaments. Several drummers in red shirts and teal pants play large barrel drums, and one drummer in red and teal stands mid-stride. Among dancers and devotees, men in white dhotis with orange shawls and beaded necklaces walk alongside a woman in a magenta sari. Ornate decorated pots with pink flower arrangements are carried aloft, and an orange parasol with a fringed canopy is held overhead. A crowd of spectators fills the background, some in saffron and white clothing.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A festive cultural performance under a white tent hung with colourful tassels and paper decorations, on a red carpet. Drummers in red shirts and teal dhoti-style trousers beat large drums, one drummer in the foreground playing a barrel drum with a stick. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis, saffron and orange robes, pink and blue saris, and gold necklaces; a man in an orange-brown robe with a red-orange turban and beaded necklace stands near the center under a decorated ornamental umbrella canopy. Dancers and onlookers fill the room, with a folk drumming procession atmosphere.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01Photo of a cultural event inside a white tent decorated with hanging colourful paper streamers and lanterns. Drummers in red shirts with yellow trim and teal trousers beat large drums on a red carpet. Around them stand several people in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis, and a woman in a pink sari and another in a blue sari with a silver-coloured peacock-style ornament. A central figure in an orange robe and a long beaded garland holds a staff. An ornate umbrella or canopy is visible above the group.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01