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A festival procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a red wall. Shirtless drummers in white dhotis with red-orange cloth draped over their shoulders play large wooden barrel drums and cymbals at the front. Behind them, men in white clothes carry tall golden parasol-like banners and red-orange flags bearing a dove emblem. A white van stands at the left edge, and a man in a dark blue zip jacket with a lanyard walks at the right. Several onlookers and marchers fill the background.

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A procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms beside a white van. Several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with maroon or red cloth over their shoulders play large barrel drums with sticks. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk among orange-red flags and two large ornate umbrellas with colourful circular panels and emblems. A man in a checked shirt and lanyard stands at right beside a red-orange wall, and a light-haired woman stands near the van. Behind the procession, figures in white and orange move through the crowd, carrying the ceremonial umbrellas that suggest a ritual procession.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A photo of a festival procession on a dirt path shaded by trees. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder plays a cylindrical drum. Beside him, men in red shawls and white dhotis play drums with sticks. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow borders carry brass plates of offerings, and an open-chested young man in a white dhoti with a red cloth plays a drum. Orange and red flags are raised in the background, and onlookers stand nearby.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20December 29 20082008-12-29December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20A procession of drummers in white dhotis and bare chests walks along a red dirt road at dusk. Several men play barrel drums with wooden sticks, one older man with grey hair in front, with red and white cloth draped over shoulders and beaded necklaces. On the right, men in white with a long curved horn and a sword lead the way, while a row of saffron and orange flags flies overhead and a decorated palanquin or ratha is visible in the distance beyond a chain-link fence. Many white-clad devotees line the route.2008-12-29A photograph of a procession on a dirt road beside a red brick wall, with palm trees and a warm evening light. In the foreground, a line of drummers in white dhotis, some bare-chested and wearing sacred threads and garlands, play large barrel drums slung at their sides. At the far left, a figure in an orange saffron robe walks beside them with a bag over one shoulder. Behind them, a decorated ratha/chariot with a golden canopy, kalasha-style ornaments and small flags moves through a crowd of devotees dressed in white, with red and orange flags along the route. No individual is clearly recognizable as a person; the saffron-robed figure is a walking attendant in a plain robe.2010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20