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August 08 2009

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A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beside a railway track near a white building with red 'Poomer' lettering. In the foreground, men in white shirts and mundus, one with a rudraksha mala, stand among women in blue and red saris and children. A devotee holds a blue placard bearing a portrait of a woman and Tamil text, with saffron flags nearby. A white bus is at the right edge. The people are visible, but no one clearly matches the a person appearance cues, so a person is unsure.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A roadside outdoor gathering beside a tree, with a large saffron-orange cloth draped over a blue-bordered signboard, possibly being unveiled. Several women in saris stand in a row holding brass lamps, pots and offering trays, while children and a man in white shirt and trousers face the camera at right. Orange flags with a dark emblem flutter at left and right. Shops with the Poomerr sign line the background road. A patterned mat covers the ground in front of the crowd. The people are standing, not seated, and one man at right has a red tilak on his forehead.2009-08-08A large outdoor crowd of mostly men and women in white clothes gathers on a street during a procession. Many raise their hands. A large orange banner with a blue emblem and Tamil script hangs above them. A blue truck stands on the left and a temple gopuram appears in the background. A large poster of a bearded man with raised hands is displayed at upper right, and small orange and white flags fly among the crowd. A pole crosses the foreground.2006-09-24Outdoor photograph of a large crowd of men and some women standing close together under trees on a street. Most men wear white shirts or light checked and striped shirts, and several have moustaches. A woman in the lower left wears a red bindi and a dark top. An older bearded man with white hair stands near the centre. Red flagpoles and a yellow roadside signboard appear in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2006-10-21July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesApril 19 20082008-04-19A road procession in Tamil Nadu moves along a paved rural road lined with shops and trees. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in a crowd, several wearing rudraksha malas. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace walks near the centre-right, carrying a staff. Men in white carry large red and yellow decorated banners with a blue emblem on poles, and orange flags flutter. A row of decorated vehicles and orange flags extends into the distance. Two women in white saris stand at the roadside. A yellow sign reads Poomex and a Tamil banner hangs on the right.2009-01-12Outdoors on a sunny street, a crowd of villagers lines a roadside beneath a large leafy tree. Several boys and men wave saffron-orange flags on poles; a boy in red shorts and a white shirt stands at the front, and a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a flower bundle near a woman in a patterned sari. Behind them, large banners and posters display portraits, with one figure in ochre clothing and another in a white robe, both only partially legible. A red gateway arch and palm trees stand at the right edge of the scene.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA large outdoor crowd of villagers fills a dusty street in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, pressing together during a procession. Most people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in cream, red, pink and yellow; several women wear red and maroon saris with kumkum bindis and gold necklaces, and a bald older man in the foreground wears a white shirt. A young man in the lower left has a yellow tilak on his forehead. Behind them a blue-and-white banner hangs from a pole, showing a painted portrait of a figure in an orange turban and a Tamil caption. Tiled-roof houses, a banana plant and a bamboo flagpole line the background.2008-07-28April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor street procession with many devotees carrying saffron-orange flags bearing a purple emblem with the word PEETAM partly visible. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside a drummer beating a drum, and a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt holds a flag. A decorated ceremonial umbrella or palanquin canopy with multicoloured fringe rises above the crowd, and a banner with Tamil lettering and small portrait photos is held aloft at right. Trees, a yellow building and roadside structures line the route.2009-02-05