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A black-and-white photograph, held in a hand, of a large crowd of men walking in a procession in front of a temple gateway at the base of a wooded hill with shrine buildings on top. In the foreground, musicians play a long wind instrument, a drum and a horn, while men in white shirts and dhotis walk closely together. Thatched-roof stalls with hanging cloth line the street on both sides, and a decorated ornamental structure stands in the middle of the gateway. Crowds of spectators fill the street beyond the musicians.

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May 24 20122012-05-24A procession moves along a dirt road in front of a forested hill, with a red-flagged pole and small stalls in the background. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play barrel drums and a dhol-style drum, while a man in orange robes walks at the front. Several people in white clothing and a man in orange carry or follow multicoloured decorated umbrella-style canopies on poles. A uniformed police officer stands at left beside a fence, and a cameraman with a camera on his shoulder films the procession near the center.2008-04-19November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor street procession in a small Indian town on a sunny day, with a long crowd of people in white clothing walking along a paved road lined with white walls, a large green tree, and utility wires overhead. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in lighter attire. A decorated float or vehicle with pink, yellow and green floral elements moves in the procession near the back. A yellow open jeep leads the group, carrying a framed portrait of a man with pinkish cloth draped at its front. A distant hill and temple tower rise in the background. The crowd appears to number in the dozens to low hundreds.2005-11-14January 12 20072007-01-12A procession on a dirt road below a forested hillside. Several men in white shirts and dhotis carry drums and cymbals, one with a red tilak on his forehead, and a man in a white shirt with a red sash walks at the front. Behind them, devotees in saffron and orange clothing carry large ornate decorated parasols with gold and red-blue panels, and a black sound box stands at the roadside. A red flag flies at the left edge beside a wire fence.2008-04-19November 14 20052005-11-14Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple gateway hung with orange, yellow and pink marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair, a green garland around the neck and a gold necklace walks at centre. Beside him, an older man with a grey beard in a saffron shawl gestures with one hand, holding a white cloth. Around them are men in white shirts and trousers, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and a man with a sacred ash marking on his forehead. A tiered gopuram covered with painted sculptures rises behind a mountain and palm trees. A blue tarpaulin and shuttered shop fronts line the right side.2006-12-04November 14 20052005-11-14A dense street procession in a South Indian town lined with palm trees and bamboo poles. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis press forward, one in the foreground raising a hand, another playing a clarinet-like wind instrument (nadaswaram). A decorated chariot with a red canopy and orange-draped figure is visible in the background, carried through the crowd. Some men wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and a woman in a pink sari and an older woman in an orange sari stand among the crowd. Low buildings, banners and distant hills frame the scene.2008-07-28April 19 20082008-04-19November 14 20052005-11-14