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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesDecember 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-style courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights and a tall decorated lamp tree. Several musicians in white dhotis play drums and wind instruments, including a large nagaswaram-style horn and tall dhol drums, while a man in a yellow shirt and dark dhoti plays a drum at right. Women in colourful saris stand in the background, and a red and white pillar with a garlanded kalasha-like urn sits at centre. Rangoli patterns and a decorated stage area appear on the ground. Several men and children in white and yellow clothing stand near the musicians, and a man in a checked green cloth sits in the foreground beside a drum. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09Night procession with musicians in front of a small decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti framed by a gold-and-red canopy. Two drummers on the left play large double-headed drums with red and orange covers and gold-trimmed rims; the front drummer wears a white shirt, orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, nagaswaram-style wind players in white dhotis with gold borders play long pipes, one with a bell-shaped end, and a man in white holds a small drum. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind them on a dark paved ground.2013-09-15Night-time outdoor temple event on a paved courtyard under strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a white canopy. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-sided drums and wind instruments, with a drummer in a yellow-green shirt and a drummer in a light blue shirt at right. In front, a seated group wearing yellow and orange cloth plays drums. A tall brass kalasha with leaves sits on a red pedestal, and a small illuminated tower stands behind. A crowd of onlookers stands at left and at the back. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on a dirt road at a temple-style event. Two drummers lead, both in white dhoti-style clothing: the front drummer, with a white tilak on his forehead and a red-bordered white shawl, carries a pink-and-gold-trimmed drum slung at his side; the second drummer, in plain white with a rudraksha mala, beats a larger white-skinned drum. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with green border walks barefoot, and a line of people in white and saree follows. Strings of lamps and red decorations glow in the background under dark sky.2010-11-21Night street procession in a busy town, with several drummers walking on dark asphalt under streetlights and shop signs. The foreground drummer on the left wears a white dhoti, bare chest, yellow shawl over one shoulder and a red armband, playing a drum slung from his neck. Beside him a drummer in an orange dhoti and white top plays a small frame drum, and a man in a white shirt and yellow cloth carries a double drum set on a strap. A drum barrel and bundled cloth sit in the lower right. Other men in white clothes walk behind, with white flags visible in the background.2008-11-11