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December 20 2010

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Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees. A black bull decorated with a marigold garland and a red cloth draped over its back walks at the centre. A woman in a white sari with an orange border carries a brass pot with green leaves and offerings. Nearby, a woman in a magenta top and a man in white dhoti and vest walk with participants in white clothes, many holding red flags and ornate yellow-and-red banners on poles. A young girl in a yellow top watches and claps, and a man in white with a blue cap smiles on the right. A man in a white dhoti with a gold-coloured shawl holds a black staff at the right edge.2010-12-20December 29 20082008-12-29October 17 20102010-10-17May 05 20152015-05-05October 08 20072007-10-08A street procession in a narrow village lane lined with banana plants and a colourful painted house. A woman in a white cream-bordered sari and red blouse carries a brass kalasha-style pot wrapped in golden netting and topped with a bunch of flowers and greenery on a silver tray. Behind her, two older women in white saris with gold borders hold garlands of white flowers and a silver plate. A drummer in white dhoti and a red-and-gold decorated drum leads from the left, a uniformed police officer stands near the centre, and a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala stands in the background. Several onlookers watch from doorways.2014-07-04 +1 copiesDecember 27 20092009-12-27Outdoors among tall coconut palms, a man in a white dhoti and white shawl walks barefoot across a long trench of glowing embers and grey ash, as a fire-walking ritual is performed. Lining both sides, a crowd of devotees in white kurtas, dhotis and cream sarees watch closely, many with hands raised or pressed together. On the left a woman in a white saree and a man in a bright green shirt stand near a decorated bamboo-pole rail, while on the right a drummer in white clothes plays a large drum and a young man in white with a red shawl stands by. A red-and-white striped structure and a sprawling palm grove form the background under bright sunlight.2008-12-31November 11 20102010-11-11May 02 20182018-05-02 +1 copiesDecember 22 20102010-12-22December 26 20102010-12-26