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January 1st 2013

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Night procession on a dirt path lined with bamboo and a low orange wall. At the centre, a palanquin-style ratha with a blue canopy and a lit deity murti sits beneath a striped red and yellow umbrella, carried forward by men in white dhoti and shirts. Two drummers in white beat drums, and a man in white plays a long wind instrument. Children in yellow, maroon and red kurtas and white dhotis walk in front, one boy with a tilak, and a woman in white and a man in green kurta follow. A trident and ceremonial umbrellas accompany the group. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable here.2013-01-01Night procession on a dirt path at an ashram, led by men in white dhotis and shawls playing traditional instruments: a man in the centre plays a long wind instrument, a man on the left beats a large double-headed drum, and another man on the right plays a nadaswaram-style pipe. Behind them a palanquin-style ratha lit by lamps carries a decorated deity murti under a canopy, with trishula staffs and a red ceremonial umbrella raised. Children and women in saffron and blue saris follow, and a man in white on the far right holds a trishula. Trees and a low wall frame the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2013-01-01December 23 20062006-12-23December 23 20062006-12-23Night procession on a dirt path among palm and shrub trees. In front, several men in white dhotis and shirts play wind instruments: the nearest plays a long brass-bell horn (nadaswaram-style) and another plays a long wooden pipe. A woman in a red blouse and dark green sari plays a flute-like instrument beside them. Behind them, devotees in white and saffron/orange cloth follow a decorated palanquin or ratha with a white canopy edged in red, carried at the back of the group. A young man in a dark shirt and blue shawl stands at the right edge, and a light-coloured clothed figure walks at the centre-left. The image is dark with flash lighting on the front players.2006-12-23 +1 copiesNovember 21 20102010-11-21A night procession on a dirt path lined with trees. In the foreground, a bare-footed drummer in white dhoti and shawl holds a large frame drum, and beside him a musician in white dhoti plays a horn-like wind instrument while another white-clad drummer strikes a barrel drum. A man in white on the right plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). Behind them, a decorated blue-canopied palanquin or ratha glows with lights, flanked by red and yellow umbrellas and trident-topped staffs. Crowds of devotees, children and women in red, orange, yellow and blue clothing walk alongside, some in saffron robes. A cloth banner and lit lamp hang above the procession.December 23 20062006-12-23September 03 20172017-09-03Night procession with drummers and devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and orange head-cloths playing large drums. In the foreground, drummers strike drums with sticks, and a young boy in a cream dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a wooden stick instrument. A blue and gold umbrella is held above the procession. In the background, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and gold chain, walks beside a glowing golden ratha or palanquin decorated with lights and a deity image. Red flags are visible at right.2017-08-25November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession at an ashram path lit by lamps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum tied with maroon and gold cloth, while beside him a man in white shirt and shawl plays a long wooden horn-like instrument (nagaswaram-style). Behind them a woman in a red sari with red blouse and beads walks, and several men in white dhotis and shawls, some with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas, follow beneath a red and multicoloured fringed canopy on a pole. A signboard with a map stands at left. Several people are visible, and the scene is a ritual procession with musicians.2011-11-06