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A street scene where a line of devotees stands with hands folded in namaskar along a paved lane. Women in white and cream saris and a white kurta stand beside men in white shirts and white dhotis; one older man wears glasses and another man wears a grey shirt and trousers. A red and gold cloth canopy and banana plants decorate a doorway of a pale blue and pink building, and bicycles line the roadside. The scene appears to be a welcoming line for a visit to a home.

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Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town on a bright day. A group of devotees walks barefoot along a dusty road lined with shops, scaffolding and a colourful temple gateway with painted deity figures. At centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala walks alongside a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a red-and-white beaded garland. A woman in a white sari carries a brass tray with offerings. Other men and women in white dhotis, white shirts, pale saris and a blue sari follow. A young man on the left wears white kurta and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the right in white dhoti and shirt walks past. Motorbikes and a bicycle line the road.2014-07-01A photograph of a village street lined with pale and painted houses, a colourful temple gopuram at left and a flowering red tree overhead. A group of devotees walks along the dusty road in procession. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some wear rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange saree and red-and-orange beads leads at centre, another woman wears a pale saree at left, and a woman in a blue saree walks at right. A man in a white dhoti carries a small offering tray with flowers and fruit. Scaffolding and a half-built concrete structure stand at upper right.2014-07-01Outdoor street photo of a large crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a procession off-frame. In the front row a man in white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a white sari with gold border, a young woman in white with a shawl, and a woman in a turquoise sari with floral print pray with eyes closed. Behind them men in white shirts and women in pink, orange, blue and maroon saris stand along a sunlit road with parked tricycles and rickshaws, a yellow canopy at right. A man in white with a sacred thread and forehead tilak stands at far left. A man at centre holds a camera.2006-11-05A photograph of an outdoor gathering on a dirt ground beside a whitewashed wall, with palm trees and a red-roofed building behind. A line of devotees stands with hands folded in anjali or gazing upward. Foreground women wear white or cream sarees with orange or saffron shawls; one in front wears an orange-red saree and another a yellow shawl over white. A bald man in white ritual dress stands at left, and a man in white kurta stands at far left. Saffron flags on poles frame the scene. Several dozen people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2010-10-18 +1 copiesNovember 10 20152015-11-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a line of devotees standing outdoors on a tiled courtyard in front of a red-orange temple wall, with a dark doorway behind them. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing: women in white saris with coloured borders, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a sacred thread, and a woman in white tunic and trousers. Several have palms pressed together in prayer or hands folded at the waist, and one woman in green patterned trousers and a green scarf stands at the right. A few have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A golden ceremonial palanquin or decorated structure is visible at the far left edge. Some figures are partly cut off, and a few people are visible in the background near the doorway. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering, though no one is clearly identified as a person.2013-03-10December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a street scene with a group of people gathered on a paved road beside corrugated metal walls and a blue-painted building. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron head wrap and orange-saffron garment over white dhoti, standing near a bearer holding a red, green and yellow decorated umbrella overhead. Another man on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth, bare-chested with white painted markings on his torso, holding a bouquet of yellow and pink flowers. Several men in white kurtas and white dhotis stand around, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at the left edge beside a parked motorbike. Laundry hangs on a line at right. Visible printed copyright text appears at the lower right.A photograph of a residential street lined with shade trees and parked white vintage cars. A large group of women in colourful saris stands in the road, holding offering plates and flower bouquets, while men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the sidewalks. A man in a white shirt holds a camera at the centre. Several women in orange, red, pink and green saris carry brass plates and a bouquet of white and red flowers. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2006-10-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA 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 copiesA street scene during a procession where a group of women and schoolchildren stand on a road. A woman in an orange-bordered white sari holds a handheld microphone and speaks, wearing a rudraksha mala, while children in grey and navy school uniforms hold papers and stand close. Women in white saris with gold borders and forehead markings stand around them, and a woman in orange sari and a man in white stand in the background among scooters and onlookers.2006-10-31