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Outdoor scene on a dusty sandy clearing beside a grey concrete block wall, with palm trees and a white building with red roof in the distance. In the foreground a back-of-head silhouette wearing an orange garment is seen. Several men in orange dhotis and saffron shawls stand near a flag bearing a red and gold emblem, and a white banner with Tamil lettering is held up. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, a woman in a white and yellow sari stands centre, a white van and a parked motorbike are at left, and a bright flower bed lines the wall. The group appears to be gathered for a procession or reception.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a whitewashed building with a corrugated roof, coconut palms behind it. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left, facing right, hands clasped. Beside him a man holds a white fly-whisk (chamara). In the centre a man in white dhoti with hands folded stands near a blue plastic chair holding a brass kalasha topped with a coconut, garlanded and decorated with flowers. Several women in white saris with orange or gold borders and orange shawls stand nearby; one kneels in an orange sari. A young boy in white stands at right near a white-robed woman. A large golden trident (trishul) stands at upper left. A framed photograph is on the wall behind the group.2008-07-17Outdoor photo of a group of men and a few women in ritual clothing on a gravel path lined with palm trees and a concrete boundary wall, with scattered red and white debris on the ground. Several men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or orange shawls and yellow sashes; others wear orange and saffron robes. One man in an orange robe and a shorter man in white stand near the right, next to a white stone pillar with red painted sections. A woman in an orange sari carries a teal bucket, and another woman in orange walks in front. Two men in orange robes stand on the right by the white pillar. Mood is a ritual gathering after a festival, with rubble from fireworks or offerings underfoot.2008-10-27September 28 20082008-09-28A photograph of a procession on a dirt road at dusk. A group of people dressed in white garments, many with orange shawls or sashes, walks toward the camera. Some carry orange and red flags, and a few hold up a decorated umbrella or canopy with red and colourful patterns, plus a tall ornamented staff. A dark bag is slung over one walker's shoulder. Trees, utility poles, a small white building, a parked yellow car and a pile of construction stones line the roadside under a pale evening sky. Several dozen walkers are visible.2008-09-28A procession on a dirt path beside palm trees, with a bright sky above. Two long ceremonial umbrellas with red, teal and gold panels and fringed edges are held aloft by young men in white dhotis and orange shawls. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange robe and a shorter man in orange stand together, one holding a tray of white flowers. Several men in white and orange drape a sash over their shoulders, and a drummer in white plays a large drum at left. A golden palanquin stands in the background. About twenty people are visible, several wearing white ritual clothing and others in orange robes.2009-02-23Outdoor photograph on a sandy ground lined with tall palm trees and a row of flags on poles. A group of about ten men walks away from the camera, mostly bald or shaved-headed, with several in saffron-orange robes and shawls and two in white ritual garments. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a cluster of orange-clad sannyasis walk in procession past parked cars and white SUVs toward a distant structure. The walkers appear to be priests and sannyasis moving in a ceremonial procession.2007-08-09December 07 20072007-12-07January 22 20102010-01-22Outdoor scene on a dirt ground with scattered paper debris. Several young men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow or orange shawls stand in a loose group. One man in a white kurta holds a red string of crackers while another in a saffron-orange robe holds a lit sparkler or stick. A bald man in an orange shawl over white clothing stands at right, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl is at left background. The setting appears to be a celebratory gathering with fireworks.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27December 07 20072007-12-07Outdoor procession on a pale sandy path lined with coconut palms under a hazy sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in formation; drummers in white with red cloth sashes play large drums, and a man in a red dhoti beats a drum at left. A central bearded man in white stands with hands folded. Behind him, people carry long wooden staffs and brass pots with flower offerings; one carries an ornate gold-trimmed cloth pennant. Two women in white saris with red borders join the line, and a decorated canopy with embroidered red, yellow and blue fringe marks the procession. Several people carry small brass offering trays with yellow flowers and sweets. No identifiable a person is visibly present in this shot.2005-01-01 +1 copies