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A street scene in front of shops and a parked yellow auto-rickshaw. Five women in white saris with coloured borders stand in a row holding ritual offerings: one holds a green leaf plate with flowers, one holds a brass plate with a lit lamp and fruit, one holds a garland of orange flowers, and one holds a tray with a yellow-garnished offering. A large banner behind them shows a black-and-white portrait of a smiling man with long hair above a temple tower. Two men in white dhotis stand to the right.

A photograph of a line of devotees standing in a paved courtyard before a white building with iron gates and a Tamil-script banner. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand in a row, some with rudraksha-style necklaces. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a man in a white shirt holding a flower garland and a plate stand near the centre. Behind them a younger man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a camera. A woman in a red sari stands further back by stairs, and other people in white walk on a balcony. Posters are pinned to the wall. Several people are visible, most in white ritual clothing, forming a procession line.

January 12 2007

A photograph of a row of women in white saris standing outside a temple gate of wrought iron with scrollwork. The woman third from right holds a steel plate of offerings with red petals. Several women wear red beaded necklaces. Two children stand at the front, a boy in cream kurta and a girl in a peach top. Behind the gate a painted temple gopuram with deity figures and a painted sign with Tamil text. A yellow auto-rickshaw and parked motorcycles stand to the left.

Outdoor photo at a Tamil Nadu gathering with a corrugated metal fence, tents with striped canopies and a silver SUV behind a crowd. A woman in a cream sari at left holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings, flanked by women in pale and white clothing. Men in white shirts and some wearing rudraksha malas stand and sit around, with several people in the foreground. A red carpet runs across the lower left and flower petals lie on the ground. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues described in the guidelines.

A procession on a dirt road between palm trees and a low concrete wall. Many devotees in white clothes walk in the crowd. In the centre, a woman in white holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes seated on a chair, and a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl on the right presses her palms together in greeting. A decorated red palanquin with garlands and a large deity or figure is visible at the upper right. A silver SUV is parked on the left. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands near the centre. Some people wear orange or yellow sashes.

A street scene in front of a silver car where a long-haired figure in an orange-red shawl and a long white-and-red-yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Behind them a group of women in white saris with red and orange borders hold brass plates and offering items with green leaves. A man in all-white clothing with a dark mala around his neck bends forward and gestures with his hand, and a bearded man in white kurta with a sacred thread and a marking on his forehead stands nearby. A saffron-robed person in the lower left corner faces away. Several other people in white clothes stand behind in a crowd near parked vehicles and a yellow wall.

A line of devotees in white stands on a green carpet outside a whitewashed building with a Tamil signboard. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha pendant, and holds a plastic bag. Behind him women in white and gold-bordered saris hold brass kalasha pots and flower garlands, several with white jasmine and marigold garlands, as they wait in a padapuja line. Other women in orange, maroon and green saris stand farther back along the carpet. A multi-storey building and power lines are visible behind.

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Outdoor photo of a line of devotees in white and cream traditional dress walking along a dirt path in front of a low red-roofed building and parked cars. Several women in white saris with orange and yellow shawls carry round brass trays heaped with fruit, including pineapples and bananas, and green leaves. A man in a white dhoti with a white shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks among them, and a girl in a pink kurta holds a brass vessel at the right edge. Trees and a bright sky frame the scene.

A street scene outside a grey-walled compound with a wooden gate and white pillars under green trees. On the left, a man with long grey hair wears a white kurta and white dhoti and gestures toward a line of women in cream and white sarees with thin gold borders, some with red or pink borders and hair in braids. The women stand on a curb, one holding a folded paper. Passersby in everyday clothes walk along the pavement, and a cactus grows beyond the wall. A second man in a white shirt stands at right with a camera.

January 12 2007