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November 25 2009

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A large outdoor crowd of many hundreds fills a village street, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, many with hands raised or pressed together in devotion. In the foreground at right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white flower garland sits with back to the camera, gesturing toward the crowd. Behind them, a whitewashed building with green shutters, a tree, utility poles and saffron flags line the street. At upper left, a painted portrait on a wall and a small temple-like structure are visible.2009-11-25November 25 20092009-11-25January 01 20092009-01-01A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a village street in Tamil Nadu, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with a few in yellow, green and orange. A striped purple, orange and green canopy shelters a decorated altar-like stall with a deity image and flowers on the right, and a white temple tower rises at the top. Many hands are folded in namaskar, and a man at center wears a white shirt with a beaded necklace. Power lines, a palm tree and shops frame the background. No individual can be reliably identified as a person from appearance.2009-08-03A dense crowd of devotees moves along a street past a pale green two-storey building under a clear blue sky. Many people wear white, cream and saffron-orange clothes; a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a pink-and-red top with a blue bag stand at the centre. Strands of yellow marigold garlands and bunting hang across the building, and several large umbrellas with red, orange and blue panels are raised above a procession. Overhead utility wires and a transformer are visible at the left. Several figures in orange robes appear in the procession, but no individual can be confidently identified from this image.2007-02-02A street procession moves along a dirt road lined with bright orange and saffron flags on tall poles. Many people in white clothes walk and dance, some holding orange cloth and flower offerings. Ornate decorated umbrellas and a red and white canopy with fringed trim stand above the crowd. A white corrugated-roof building and utility poles sit at left, and spectators in white and pink saris stand along a raised embankment on the right under a clear blue sky.2008-12-29A street procession in a village lined with pale buildings, banana plants and orange flags. A figure in an orange turban and orange clothing rides on a raised platform beneath a red canopy with beaded fringe, marked as a chariot-style procession. Crowds surround it: young men in orange and blue vests, men in white shirts, a woman in a sari, and a uniformed police officer walking at right. A man in red garments on the left raises an arm and points upward. a person cues: orange turban, orange clothing and a garland on the figure riding the canopied platform, which is a ratha-style procession; the figure is small and partly obscured, so identity is uncertain.2008-07-28 +1 copiesA large outdoor crowd gathers in a village street with hands folded in namaste, many people with eyes closed in devotion. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear colourful saris in blue, green, red and yellow. A yellow temple gopuram with a painted deity mural stands on the left beside a tall tree, and a white building and utility poles frame the scene under a blue sky. Devotees fill the foreground and middle ground.2009-11-25A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a dusty road beneath leafy trees strung with yellow and green festoon banners. At center, a decorated float or ratha with a multi-coloured arched canopy, marigold garlands and a raised platform holds two seated figures in saffron-orange robes. In the foreground left, several men in orange and saffron robes stand near drummers playing large double-headed drums. Most of the crowd wears white shirts, dhotis and mundus, with some in straw hats and caps. A bus and parked vehicles sit behind the crowd, and thatched shelters line the right side.2007-02-02July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesAugust 03 20092009-08-03May 09th 20162016-05-09