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December 23 20162016-12-23A street procession with drummers and a horn player. In the centre a young man has his bare torso and arms painted yellow-green with red and dark stripes, wearing a green-and-grey head cloth and a white waist cloth. Behind him a drummer in a pink shirt with a grey shawl plays a drum and a horn player blows a long brass horn. Several men in white dhotis and a pink-shirted man stand nearby. Orange and yellow ceremonial umbrellas are held above, and a cameraman films with a video camera on the right. The setting is a dusty path beside a red-painted wall.2016-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30A street procession of drummers and dancers on a dirt road lined with trees. In the foreground a man in a yellow tunic with a red-and-green turban stands at right, and a bare-chested drummer in a patterned orange-and-red cloth with white body markings beats a large silver drum. Around them, drummers wear yellow turbans, patterned wraps, and orange tassels, with pink turbans among others in the background. A red-and-gold ceremonial arch appears at the upper right. Several people are visible, including drummers and bystanders.2017-12-16Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road under bright sunlight, with orange flags and decorated banners overhead. In the centre, two dancers in red and orange costumes with white plumed headdresses, gold shields and floral garlands perform energetically. Around them, drummers in yellow and blue shirts play large drums, and a crowd of people in white and coloured clothes watches and walks alongside. Banana plants and a tent line the route.2008-12-30A night street procession with performers in yellow-painted bodies and yellow-and-red masks dancing in a circle on a paved road. Behind them, drummers in white dhotis and shirts play drums, and women in colourful saris stand in the crowd. On the left, costumed figures with tall headdresses, gold ornaments and painted faces stand near a parade. Umbrella-like canopies with sequins and gold fringe appear at the top. The scene is lit by bright colour lights.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard with a red brick wall behind. Several drummers in yellow turbans and leopard-print sleeveless tunics with red fringed sashes and white armbands march forward playing drums draped with colourful floral cloth. The foremost drummer wears a white tilak on his forehead and a large shell or bead necklace. Behind them, a crowd of people in white ritual clothing and many pink, blue and multicoloured parasols or umbrellas move along, with trees and a blue sky above. The scene suggests a festival procession.2016-12-23 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road at a festival, with drummers in leopard-print tunics, black skirts and yellow head cloths beating large drums while a dancer in the centre wields a stick. Behind them, colourful decorated parasols with gold tops are carried, and devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange robes stand along the route, some clapping. Banana trees and a clear sky frame the scene.2008-12-30December 09 20162016-12-09December 23 20162016-12-23December 30 20082008-12-30