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A photograph of a narrow residential lane lined with a long red carpet running down the middle, with a white line painted along it and flower petals scattered at one end. Several people stand in a row along the carpet, including a man in a light checked shirt and cream dhoti beside a woman in a red sari, a girl in a red dress, and women in saris of pink, white and orange. Behind them are older men in white and cream clothes and a brick house with a perforated concrete block wall. A blue plastic chair sits at the roadside beside a banana plant and a white wall.

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A photograph of a narrow village lane lined with a long red carpet running between a white-walled house and a brick building with a perforated concrete screen. A man in a white checked shirt and dark trousers stands with his back to the camera, facing down the carpet. Along the carpet, a row of people in white, pale and bright saris and kurtas stand waiting, including a small girl in a pink dress and a woman in a red sari. Rose petals or flowers are scattered on the carpet, and a banana plant leans beside the gate. Nobody in the frame is identifiable as a person, so no candidate is noted.2010-01-19A street procession outside a brick house with an unfinished upper storey and a lattice window, leading to an open doorway. A long red carpet runs down a narrow lane scattered with flower petals, lined by standing women in saris and onlookers. In the foreground a man in a checked shirt walks away from the camera along the carpet. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at right; one plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) and the other holds a drum with orange and gold trim, with a garland around his neck. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers smiles at the right edge. Banana leaves and a green tree frame the scene under a bright sky.2010-01-19July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA narrow village lane with a long red carpet laid over the ground toward a parked silver SUV. A white-robed man stands by the vehicle's open side, with a few other men in white and a woman in a green sari with a white-trimmed border nearby. The carpet runs past a white-walled compound on the left and unfinished brick houses on the right, with a potted plant and a bright sky above.2010-01-19June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a long red carpet runner lined on both sides by devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste along a tree-lined path. On the left, men in light blue and white shirts and trousers stand in front, with a blue and pink draped fabric decoration on a white wall. On the right, women in yellow, blue and white salwar kameez and saris stand in a row, some with folded hands. The carpet leads toward a distant group, presumably awaiting an arrival. Trees and a building line the sides under bright daylight.2009-09-10A crowd of devotees and visitors stands along a red carpet outside a white building decorated with marigold garlands and mango-leaf toran strands hanging from its upper balconies. Two young men in white dhoti and kurta walk away from the camera on the carpet; one wears an orange shawl and the other a yellow shawl. Behind them, men in shirts and trousers, women in saris and salwar, and a small child in a yellow top and blue shorts wait in a line. A tree stands at right. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-09-10June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesOutdoor welcome procession on a red carpet with a bordered maroon runner. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red-and-pink flower garland and walks forward with his palms together, while an orange-robed figure follows behind him. Lines of women in saris and salwar, in yellow, white, pink, and green, stand on both sides holding decorated coconuts with flowers and leaves as offerings. Men in white dhotis and checked shirts watch, some with folded hands. Strings of saffron and orange pennants hang overhead against a bright sky, with a building and yellow-flowering tree behind. A small child in pink is held at the right edge of the crowd. The procession is a welcoming ritual with coconut offerings.2010-01-21Outdoor photo on a shaded village-style lane beside a pink-and-turquoise shrine structure with a red-tiled roof. A group of about twenty people stands in two lines facing a welcome. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with lanyards, stand at the front. Women in red, green and blue saris stand along the right side. A man in white at centre holds flowers and a garland while a small pile of flower petals lies on the ground. A banner with partial Tamil lettering hangs above the shrine. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2010-01-19Outdoor village scene in daylight. Rows of villagers stand on both sides of a long pinkish-red carpet running down a dirt yard, looking toward the path. On the left, women in saris stand in a line: a woman in blue and white checked sari, women in pink, cream, and red-bordered saris, one holding a small child in a blue outfit. On the right, men in checked lungis and shirts, one in a yellow shirt with arms crossed, stand watching. Behind them are banana plants with hanging fruit, thatched-roof huts, a silver SUV, and a few more people in white dhotis in the background. No single central figure is identifiable as a candidate.2010-01-20