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Outdoor procession scene under a clear blue sky with tree foliage. Three young boys in white shirts play long golden wind instruments (nadaswaram-style pipes) with fingers on the holes, faces in profile. Behind them, ornate red, green and gold parasols with embroidered floral and bird motifs and fringed edges are raised over a crowd. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit or stand in the background, and a man in a tan hat is visible among them.

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A street procession in bright daylight with several young boys in white shirts and dark trousers playing brass instruments. The boy in the foreground plays a long straight gold-coloured pipe, while others on the left play curved brass horns. Behind them, uniformed police officers in khaki stand watching, and colourful embroidered canopies or umbrellas with red, green and gold tassels are visible at the upper right. A man in an orange garment appears in the background near the procession route.2007-02-02Outdoor photo of a religious procession. In the foreground, young men in white shirts stand with their backs partly to the camera; one holds a wooden stick and another grips a large brass cymbal. Behind them, a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sits under two ornate colourful umbrellas with orange, blue and gold panels, fringed with tassels and marked with dove emblems. A monk in orange at centre wears a rudraksha mala and sits with hands folded. A figure in a red-orange turban sits nearby, and white-clad attendants stand behind. Bare trees and a blue sky frame the scene.2007-02-02A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees. In the foreground, musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes; a man in white with a red tilak on his forehead plays the instrument at center, and a woman in a maroon and gold silk sari with a red bindi plays a pipe at right, with a drum visible at lower left. Behind them, colourful ceremonial umbrellas with orange, green and blue panels and tassels are held aloft, printed with the words Dhyanapeetam and a dove emblem. A woman in an orange sari wearing a white flower garland walks in the background, and other devotees in white follow. Blue flag banners hang overhead among the trees.2007-01-01December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty unpaved road with a vehicle in the background. Musicians lead in front: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti blows a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), while a drummer in white dhoti plays a barrel drum; another drummer in a teal shirt and a young man in a yellow shirt carry drums and a second wind instrument. Behind them, a line of devotees in white and yellow garments walks under large colourful ornate umbrellas with gold fringe. Several men in saffron/orange robes and a woman in a white sari with garlands walk near the centre, one holding a floral garland, another with a staff. Two dozen or more people are visible, with the crowd extending into the background.2009-12-23A street procession moves along a temple wall past a gopuram. Two large colourful umbrellas with yellow, green, red and blue panels and tasselled edges shade the marchers. A boy in a yellow kurta and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white shirt and dhoti beats a red-and-gold drum. Behind them, men in white and saffron-orange shawls and cloths walk with a few women in white and pale clothing, some holding long wind instruments. Dark-haired young men in white stand in the crowd. No candidate can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so roles are used. Visible painted wall markings and a painted gopuram appear at the left edge.2012-05-18Close photo of a young boy in a white shirt playing a curved copper bugle-style horn with brass mouthpiece during a street procession. Beside him another young musician in white shirt with dark suspenders plays a similar horn. Behind them, men in khaki police-style uniforms and tan hats stand in the crowd under a blue sky with a tree and green bunting. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2007-02-02Outdoor procession on dry ground with orange flags and striped fringed parasols. A drummer in a red shirt and orange cloth plays a large drum on the left. A musician in white dhoti and shirt blows a long nadaswaram-style horn, and another in white shirt with yellow sash plays a percussion instrument at right. A young boy in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and stands in front. Behind them, a figure in ornate red and gold costume with a crown, and women in orange and red saris walk along. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this procession, so the a person field is set to none.2007-12-25A street procession moves along a dusty road lined with large ornate parasols in orange, yellow and multicoloured panels bearing a white bird emblem. Musicians lead: a man in a golden-brown dhoti and shawl plays a long brass horn, and beside him another in white dhoti plays a similar horn. Drummers in white shirts and white dhotis carry drums, one with a pink cloth draped over it. Behind them, several men in orange robes and orange shawls, one wearing a large red-and-white flower garland, walk among crowds of people in white clothing. Palm trees stand in the background under hazy light.2008-12-26A procession moves along a dirt road between barren earth banks, with a white truck behind the parade. Colourful decorated parasols with tasselled edges, in red, yellow, green and blue, are carried above the marchers. In the foreground, a musician in a teal shirt plays a long wooden pipe, and a drummer in a white shirt beats a barrel drum. Another musician in white clothes plays a pipe and a drummer in a striped shirt plays a hand drum. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls, walk alongside a few figures in saffron and orange robes, several wearing garlands. Some of the processing figures have tilak marks on their foreheads.2009-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees under a clear sky. Ornate umbrellas (chhatris) with red, orange, and blue panels decorated with dove and lotus-like emblems and tassels are carried aloft by men in white dhotis and white shirts. Orange flags wave in the background. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style pipe) and wears a yellow sash. Drummers in red, maroon and white clothing play large barrel drums, and a young man in an orange shawl with a red garland stands among the marchers. Attendants in white carry tall gilded staffs topped with ornate finials. The scene is a festival procession with drumming and devotional music.2007-12-25A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and blue-and-white bunting. Musicians lead, including a man in white dhoti and shirt playing a long brass horn and a young man in white playing a wooden nadaswaram-style pipe, while a drummer in a brown shirt beats a drum at right. A woman in a brown and gold sari plays a horn at left, and a man in a green and gold cloth waist-wrap walks ahead. Behind them, several men in white dhotis walk under ornate decorated umbrellas with red, white and gold fringes. A figure in an orange robe wears a long white flower garland, and a man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a gold chain walks nearby. The scene suggests a temple or ashram festival procession.2006-12-29