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July 01 2014

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.

A 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.

June 23 2014

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A street procession moves along a paved road lined with shops and red-and-orange temple banners. In the centre, a man in orange dhoti and upper cloth wears a golden crown-like headband and a gold necklace, carrying a bowl of white flowers. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with orange sash and a long bead necklace holds a bunch of white flowers. Behind them, women in white and cream saris carry a brass vessel and garlands, and an orange umbrella is held at the left edge. Several devotees in white and orange walk along barefoot, with a fence and crowd in the background.

A photograph of a dusty lane between walls and low buildings, with a palm tree and water tank in the background. A procession of several people walks away from the camera. In the foreground a man in white kurta and a saffron shawl with a dark beaded mala stands at the left edge. Behind him a woman in a cream sari carries a brass tray with flowers and offerings, followed by people in white clothing and one person in an orange garment. A pink building and a red-and-white signboard with Tamil script appear at the left.

May 08 2012

January 08 2012

A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves along a dirt road past white-painted buildings. A bare-chested man with a white forehead band and a large floral garland walks barefoot in a white dhoti, flanked by women holding offering trays: one carries coconuts and flowers in a green-bordered white sari, another a brass plate of red roses and white blossoms in a gold sari, another marigolds and petals in a white sari. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the right with palms pressed together in devotion, and an elder in white walks behind with a camera. A woman in orange sari and others in white and green saris follow. This appears to be a devotional ratha-style procession with offerings, though the deities are not visible in frame.

May 08 2012

A procession walks along a tree-lined road in dim, overcast light. At centre, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shawl wears a long white garland and sandals. Behind him, a line of men in white shirts and cream trousers, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walks in step. At right, a woman in a cream sari with a dark green border carries a brass tray of flowers, leaves and offerings. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl walks at left. The procession appears to be a religious walk.

A group of men walks barefoot along a dirt lane beside an old stone temple wall in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder and walks ahead of the others. Several men flank him in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange shawls, rudraksha malas and shaved or white-marked foreheads. A tiled-roof house and a green-painted fence stand in the background.