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A festival procession in a sunlit courtyard under many decorated umbrellas in red, yellow, pink and blue. At centre, a bare-chested drummer in an orange dhoti and a gold-beaded necklace plays a large metal drum with two sticks. Beside him, a drummer in an orange dhoti and beaded garland plays another drum. Women in white and cream saris with gold borders carry silver kalasha vessels and pots, and a woman in a maroon sari with a rudraksha mala stands to the right. Several other women in saris and children are visible in the crowd. The celebration appears to be a ritual procession with drumming and kalashas.

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A crowded outdoor procession moves along a stone-paved path lined with trees. Many participants hold large decorated umbrellas in red, orange, pink and green with fringed edges and ornate finials. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees with orange cloths walk among women in orange, red and blue saris and salwar kameez. A drummer in white dhoti and shirt plays a drum slung at his side. Participants carry bags and move in dense groups. No single person can be identified as a person from appearance here.2016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA hazy outdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with white and red flower garlands, banana leaves and gold foliage. At the centre stands a bearded man in a red-and-maroon turban with a gold-and-white garland and heavy gold chest ornaments, a rudraksha mala at his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand, one with hands folded. In the foreground a drummer in orange-red cloth and gold necklaces plays a large silver drum. Women in maroon and orange saris with dark beads and red kumkum stand nearby, and a trident is visible at right. a person is the bearded man centrally placed in the red turban and gold ornaments; the scene reads as a temple or celebration procession with devotees present.2016-12-23A procession of devotees moves along a paved path in front of green bamboo and shrubs. In the centre, a young drummer in white dhoti with gold border and tilak on forehead plays a silver drum, with a red cloth draped over it. Beside him another drummer in white plays a drum, and on the right boys in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas play drums. Women in orange and red saris carry brass kalasha pots and flower arrangements, and saffron banners with embroidered emblems are raised behind them.2016-07-19July 19 20162016-07-19December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03