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A festive procession moves across an open dirt ground with bare trees and a low building behind. Several drummers lead the way, including a man in a white dhoti and white shirt beating a large drum and a man in a red shirt and dhoti playing a long wind instrument. Behind them, people in white and orange-saffron clothes walk beneath two ornate umbrellas with striped and multicoloured canopies, carried on poles. Many more people, including children in colourful outfits, follow in a crowd. The scene suggests a ritual or religious parade.

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2010 - Photo Album +1 copiesJuly 26 20102010-07-26December 09 20052005-12-09 +1 copiesPhoto 11724862 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20102010-02-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a festival procession moving along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Drummers in the foreground play large barrel drums; one wears a yellow shirt and one a striped shirt, and a man in a striped shirt and white dhoti plays a drum. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis and white garments, some with red or orange shawls, walk beside colourful ornamental parasols and a white canopy carried on poles. Many orange and red flags wave above the crowd. A man in a white shirt holds a brass pot with flowers and fruit, and another carries a wind instrument. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk near the front. Huts and greenery frame the scene.2009-06-09December 29 20092009-12-29A photograph of a procession on a dirt ground in front of a white-walled building and trees, with bunting strung overhead. Several large canopies with red, orange and blue panels and gold finials are carried on poles above the group. Many men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and saris walk in the procession, with orange shawls among them. Drummers in front play drums held at the waist, and a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala leads a pair of shoulder-carried poles topped with ornate silver finials. A cameraman filming in the centre. No figure in the procession is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2006-12-30August 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesA festival procession moves along a dirt path lined with palm trees and a thatched hut, with a pink flowering shrub at left. Two large ornate umbrellas with red, yellow and white panels are carried above the group. Drummers lead in the foreground: one in a yellow dhoti and cloth belt beats a pink-bodied drum, another in an orange-and-white outfit plays a drum, and a third in white shirt and yellow cloth carries a large brown drum. A man in orange shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument. Behind them, many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in white and yellow saris, walk in the procession. A white-clad figure with orange clothing stands near the center, and a bare-chested man with an orange shawl walks ahead.2009-12-24A temple procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a low concrete wall. Ornate umbrellas with blue, red and gold embroidered panels and tasselled edges are carried above the group, alongside orange flags. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk near the centre, one wearing a long orange shawl and a gold necklace. Men in white dhotis and shirts play a long brass horn and drums, and one man in a blue-and-white checked shirt carries a silver tray of flowers and a lamp. Several women in white saris with orange borders walk in the procession.2009-06-092009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatra