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October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a dirt lane in front of a small roadside shrine with a tiered, painted gopuram-style roof and a red and yellow sign reading Sri Muthumariamman Alayam. A green-painted cart or platform holds steel bowls and pots, with several men in white and checked lungis and two people wearing green head cloths handling items. Women in blue, red and light-blue saris and girls in school uniform carry bowls and stand among the crowd, with thatched huts, palm trees and debris from storm damage visible around them. Bystanders in white shirts and motorcycles are at the left edge.2012-01-07February 02 20092009-02-02A crowded outdoor temple-side scene during a procession at a village temple, with a large crowd of men, women and children in white dhotis, saris and everyday clothes. In the foreground a brass oil lamp burns on a metal stand beside red and white flower garlands, and gold-painted ritual objects with a black speaker stand nearby. A red flag on a pole rises at left beside a pink-walled building, and a stone gateway with a small shrine stands at right.2006-10-20February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoor photograph of a ratha yatra procession in a village open space shaded by large trees and a palm. A gilded, ornate canopied palanquin in the centre is decorated with red and yellow garlands and flowers, with figures inside it and attendants in white nearby. A crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, with women in saris and small children in colourful frocks, stands and gathers around the palanquin. Some onlookers wear checked lungis and one man in a red shirt stands at right. A parked vehicle and houses appear behind the trees.2006-10-20Outdoor photo of a line of villagers and children waiting in front of a white-walled compound beside a white open-pillared shrine with a dome-like roof. A woman in a green and dark patterned sari stands at centre holding a steel plate with food, facing a group of children in colourful clothes, including a girl in teal and a girl in blue with a long braid. Men in white dhoti and shirts stand at left and back. A corrugated-roof shelter and trees are visible behind the wall.2010-01-01October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a crowded temple courtyard with pale yellow colonnades and a gopuram-style entrance topped with painted sculptures on the left. Devotees gather around a central procession under a multicoloured striped umbrella, with a long saffron-and-yellow banner with a red emblem carried on a pole at right. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar, and children move through the crowd, and a uniformed police officer stands at the lower right. No individual can be clearly identified as a candidate, and the central umbrella figure is not clearly visible.2012-05-18April 06 20122012-04-06November 27 20122012-11-27 +2 copies