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December 29 2010

A crowd in white ritual clothes moves along a dirt path past a decorated truck with a red and orange painted body, showing framed deity imagery and a hand-lettered banner. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk in a procession, some carrying lit oil lamps in metal bowls and garlanded sticks. A drummer in white with a yellow cloth beats a drum at left, and a man with flowers around his neck and a yellow shawl is at centre. Orange barricades and wooden poles line the route, with a dark cloth screen and trees behind. The scene suggests a festival procession with the chariot-style vehicle.

A large outdoor crowd gathers along a dirt path during a festival procession with banana and palm trees behind them. In the center, a man in a plain white dhoti and white shirt with a dark beaded mala and an ID badge walks barefoot across a bed of glowing embers, hands pressed together in prayer, as in a fire-walking rite. Behind him, a man in white clothes and a dark mala stands near the embers. On the left, a drummer in an orange-saffron robe and a red-orange flag stand beside drums, and white-clad devotees with dark malas surround them. Saffron flags on bamboo poles and a decorated temple gopuram with colourful figures rise in the background, and a woman in a blue sari and a child stand at the right edge.

December 30 2007

A village procession on a dirt road under a grey sky, with many devotees walking in white dhotis and kurtas, several women in white saris, and men in brown shirts playing large drums on the right. Devotees carry orange flags, ornate orange and gold-fringed standards, and tall poles with decorated finials. Behind them are a purple-and-red canopy and a white flag with a blue emblem. Trees line the roadside. The scene reads as a temple procession with drummers and banner-bearers; no clearly identifiable figure of a person is visible in the foreground crowd.

Outdoor photo of a crowd of devotees dancing and celebrating on dirt ground in front of a red brick wall. Many men wear white dhotis and some are bare-chested with rudraksha malas; several wear orange or saffron sashes. Two tall processional standards with ornate golden, red and green panels are raised above the group, alongside many red-orange flags. Drummers play a large drum at left, and devotees clap and raise hands, while a small fire of ash and embers lies on the ground at center. A white van stands at right. The crowd includes women in saris and white clothing. A figure in the foreground center faces the fire in white dhoti with a maroon-bordered shawl.

Outdoor festival procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees, under a sunny sky with strings of small colourful flags overhead. Many people wearing white dhotis and white shirts walk along, some women in white saris with yellow borders. At the centre, a figure in orange robes with a red-and-white garland stands under a tall decorated parasol, with orange and gold ceremonial umbrellas and colourful canopies held aloft. A man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash carries a flame or lamp, and a drummer plays a drum. Orange flags fly from a vehicle at right, and a banner shows a figure in orange robes.

Outdoor festival procession on a dusty dirt road lined with crowds. Men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange or peach shoulder cloths, play dhol-style drums and small drums while walking. Orange ceremonial flags on tall poles rise at left, and decorated umbrellas in green, yellow and red with colourful pennant bunting overhead. At upper right a float or canopy carries a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange-saffron robes, with a white banner bearing a blue emblem. Many spectators stand behind. Brahmotsavam-style procession with drumming and a decorated ratha canopy.

December 27 2009

January 01 2009

Outdoor procession on a dusty ground under a clear sky. Drummers in white dhotis and shirts play large hand drums, one with a yellow-trimmed drumhead. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk barefoot amid banana plant decorations and saffron-orange flags on tall poles. A man in the right foreground wears white shirt and dhoti, dark-rimmed glasses, a blue-and-gold lanyard with an ID badge and a rosette. Other participants in white and orange turbans or headwear dance and walk in the crowd.

A street procession moves along a tree-lined road under green canopy. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and some wear orange robes. Several bearers hold tall orange flags with a dark emblem. A drummer in a maroon shirt plays a barrel drum, and a man in white plays a cymbal-like instrument. Behind them, a decorated float with colourful canopies and a framed picture is carried. A cameraman in a blue checked shirt films the procession. Spectators in casual clothes watch from the roadside.