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A street procession moves along a narrow village road lined with trees and low buildings. Several drummers in dark or brown shirts and white dhotis carry double-headed drums, one playing a drum hung from a strap. A long red cloth banner with embroidered animal and symbol motifs is carried on poles, with more orange and red banners and ceremonial umbrellas behind it. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, and a man in a white shirt plays a long wind instrument. Orange pennant bunting is strung across the street. Some people are close to the camera, and others walk further back in the procession. The scene is daylight with a hazy, sunlit street.

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A street procession in a small Indian town moves down a narrow paved road lined with pale walls and a tree on the right. Five or six men in light shirts and lungis walk closely together, several beating handheld drums, while one man in an orange dhoti walks among them. Strings of orange and white pennant flags are strung overhead, and a colourful ceremonial banner with a small umbrella hangs above the procession in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the marchers, and the scene shows only ordinary devotees and drummers in a street procession.2007-01-12A street procession in a village lane lined with two-storey houses and strung bunting. Several drummers in the foreground play large barrel drums; the lead drummer wears a yellow striped shirt and another in a blue checked shirt beats alongside. Behind, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a tall red umbrella with fringed tassels, and men in white shirts and dhotis walk nearby. A white-shirted older man on the right wears a dhoti with a gold border. Garlands and a parked white vehicle are visible; the scene suggests a ratha yatra procession.2009-01-12A photograph of a temple procession moving along a dirt path beside an orange boundary wall. Several men in white dhotis and shirts lead the way, some carrying tall poles topped with round embroidered banners in red, yellow and blue. A young man in a white shirt with a light blue cloth over his shoulder plays a large double-headed drum, and another drummer in white beats a drum beside him. A man in front wears a white shirt and has a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind them, a golden palanquin with a yellow canopy and colourful tassels carries a deity murti, surrounded by devotees and red flags against a green-roofed temple structure with palm trees.2010-12-20January 12 20072007-01-12A street procession in a residential lane with two drummers in front playing red-and-gold barrel drums. The drummers wear white dhotis and striped or white shirts, one with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Behind them a man in white plays a long wind instrument, and a group of men in white shirts and dhotis follow. A man in the center carries a tray of flowers and fruit with a red-and-gold shawl. Two colourful striped umbrellas shade the procession. Behind them is a gilded palanquin with a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban, bordered by ornate gold carving. Concrete buildings and palm trees line the lane.2006-10-14December 20 20102010-12-20July 11 20062006-07-11June 03 20122012-06-03December 30 20062006-12-30January 12 20072007-01-12December 23 20092009-12-23A street procession in a south Indian town moves along a paved road lined with shops and parked bicycles. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some barefoot, play drums and wind instruments, including a horn and a long pipe. Orange flags rise above the crowd, and ornate canopy umbrellas with red, blue and orange panels are carried above the procession. A man in a white shirt wears a saffron/orange shawl over his shoulder and walks at the front. Behind the procession, a large banner with Tamil lettering hangs from a pole. Pedestrians stand along the roadside, and a tall pyramid-shaped temple tower rises in the background among trees and utility poles.2008-08-01