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A photograph of a festival procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms. Many participants in white dhotis and white saris walk in a long column, with orange-robed figures among them. Several colourful ornate umbrellas with gold tassels and a row of orange and red flags are carried above the crowd. A drummer in a white shirt and checked lungi plays a large drum at left, and a person in a purple shirt and white dhoti walks near the front. Banana leaves and tall bamboo poles border the path.

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A photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms and banana leaves. Several umbrellas with decorative blue, red and yellow panels are carried above a crowd of people in white and saffron-orange clothing. Men in white dhotis carry tall red flags on poles, and a drummer in a red shirt and white dhoti plays a frame drum at left. A woman in a cream sari with gold trim walks near the centre.2009-06-09December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA festive outdoor procession moves along a dirt road lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Participants in white dhotis and white kurtas, some with orange and red sashes, walk in a long column. A drummer on the left plays a hand drum slung across his body while wearing a maroon shirt. Several people carry triangular ornate banners and colourful striped umbrellas on poles, and many hold up red and orange flags. Banana leaves are carried in the foreground. Several women in white and orange saris and white garlands walk among the crowd. The procession is part of a temple dwajarohanam event.2009-06-09December 30 20082008-12-30December 23 20082008-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30December 27 20082008-12-27A village procession walks along a dirt road lined with palm trees and a thatched building. Several men in white dhotis and shirts carry tall decorated umbrellas with red, orange and blue fringed canopies and a silver trident-like staff. A man in the centre blows a long brass horn while a woman in a red sari and pink-bordered dhoti-style garment plays a clarinet-like wind instrument. A woman in an orange sari with a garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Men in white with red and orange shoulder cloths and tilaka marks walk behind, forming a ritual procession.2006-12-26December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 30 20082008-12-30December 30 20082008-12-30December 27 20092009-12-27