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January 06 20132013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06A long line of women and girls in colourful saris and salwar stand along a paved roadside lined with trees and blue-and-white bunting. Most hold silver kalashas or pots decorated with flowers, and some hold garlands. A large printed portrait on a stand shows a man in an orange turban and orange clothing, labelled as a portrait captioned with Tamil text, and a dark signboard with Tamil lettering stands beside it. A few men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the left edge, and more people are seated on a vehicle in the background. Palm fronds lie on the ground.2007-01-12A procession of women and a few men walks along a dirt path past green foliage and palm trees. Many women carry metal vessels or steel bowls on their heads, topped with sprouted green shoots, banana leaves and white flowers. Their saris are yellow, teal, lime green, orange and pink, and several wear gold bangles and necklaces. A man in a white shirt and dhoti walks in front, and a framed garlanded portrait of a woman is displayed on a wooden post at the left edge. The scene looks like a ritual offering procession.2006-11-13January 06 20132013-01-06Photo 11687501A photograph of a crowd of women and children standing outdoors in a roadside line, many holding small silver vessels decorated with flowers. Women wear saris in green, teal, purple, white with red borders and pink tones; a young girl wears a yellow outfit. Men stand behind, and a large blue-and-white banner with Tamil text and a seated meditating figure hangs on a pole. Trees and a concrete wall are behind the crowd.2007-01-12A large crowd procession of women and girls in saris carries silver trays and metal bowls heaped with sprouted green seedlings on their heads and in their hands along a village street. Many wear pink, teal, blue and orange saris; some carry small brass kalasha-style vessels. Behind them a blue building with a red-tiled roof bears a sign reading Sri Prabhu. Men in white shirts and dhotis line the background, and a palm tree and hills appear at the top of the frame. a person is not clearly visible in this image.2006-11-13July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a street procession in India. Two rows of women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand facing each other, holding brass pots (kalasha) decorated with flowers on their hands. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the middle, and two drummers beat large drums. Strewn grass covers the road. Overhead, string bunting and umbrella-shaped canopies are visible. Behind the procession, a framed portrait shows a man with an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, and a banner carries Tamil script. Many people are visible in the crowd.2007-01-12July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20132013-01-06