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Outdoor procession on a dirt road under a clear blue sky with palm trees behind. In the foreground a young man in a checked shirt holds a large hand drum with a pink cloth wrapped around it, and beside him a man in a cream shirt with a red forehead mark walks with eyes lowered. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts play long brass horns, and a figure in orange robes stands among tall orange flags. Ornate multicoloured parasols with tassels and bird motifs stand above the group. Several people wear white and cream clothing, and a small brass horn player is visible in the middle distance. The scene reads as a festival procession with drummers and horn players.

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December 24 20082008-12-24A photograph of an outdoor procession with a band of drummers and pipers walking along a dirt path. In the foreground a young man in a striped pink-and-white shirt beats a large drum slung over his shoulder, while a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a drum, and another plays a pipe. Two decorated umbrellas with fringed canopies in red, blue and yellow are carried aloft, and several men wave orange-red flags with blue emblems. Many onlookers in white shirts and dhotis follow along. A brick wall and trees form the background.2010-12-22December 25 20072007-12-25Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with crowds. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or peach shoulder cloths, play dhol-style drums and small drums while walking. Orange ceremonial flags on tall poles rise at left, and decorated umbrellas in green, yellow and red with colourful pennant bunting overhead. At upper right a float or canopy carries a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with a white banner bearing a blue emblem. Many spectators stand behind. Brahmotsavam-style procession with drumming and a decorated ratha canopy.2008-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor festival procession under bright sky. Many people in white and light clothing crowd a street, with saffron-orange flags on tall poles and large multicolored canopy umbrellas with fringed borders and blue dove emblems. Drummers in the foreground play large drums, and a man in a pale blue shirt with a crossbody bag stands among the crowd. A green cloth is carried aloft at center, and decorated floats or palanquin-style structures with bunting appear in the background.2008-12-29Outdoor religious procession on a dirt road at dawn or dusk, with orange and red flags and banana plants lining the route. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban walks beneath a multicoloured canopy umbrella, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace. Around him, sannyasis in orange robes and white-clad devotees follow. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a lanyard walks beside drummers playing dhol drums, one in a white shirt with an orange shawl and another in a checked shirt and yellow lungi. Many devotees crowd behind.2007-12-30December 25 20072007-12-25A festival procession moves along a dirt road at dusk, led by drummers and musicians. Foreground drummers in yellow dhotis and bare-chested figures play large barrel drums, one in a yellow cloth and another in a striped vest. Behind them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls carry ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tasselled fringes and tall orange flags. A trumpet player in a yellow shirt and a woman in a red sari with a bright tasselled cloth stand in the middle of the procession. A cameraman on the left films the scene. Several more white-clad participants with identification badges walk in the background, and a decorated palanquin or ratha is visible among the umbrellas.2007-12-29December 24 20082008-12-24December 25 20072007-12-25December 25 20072007-12-25