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A dense outdoor crowd surges through a street in front of an ornate South Indian temple gopuram-style gateway with painted sculptural figures. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white head cloths and sandalwood or vibhuti marks, press forward, while women in saris and salwar are mixed among them. On the right, a decorated temple procession vehicle with a bull mount and a painted deity murti under an ornate arch stands among banana plants. A man in an orange-saffron garment appears at right with a shaved head, and a yellow auto-rickshaw and parked vehicles are visible at left. Blue and white shop signs with Tamil script line the street.

A large outdoor street procession crowded with hundreds of people in a Tamil town. In the centre, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands barefoot on the open platform of an orange tractor, holding a camcorder to his eye. Around him, men in white and devotees in saffron stand packed together, some raising phones and cameras. On the right, an ornate golden chariot or palanquin is decorated with white flower garlands, red and green fabric and hanging bells. Uniformed police officers stand among the crowd. A multi-tiered temple gopuram with painted colourful sculpture rises behind the street, and a banner above shop fronts shows a portrait under the name Sri Arunachaleswara.

Outdoor street procession in bright daylight with a crowd of people pressing forward along a town road lined with two- and three-storey buildings, shopfronts and signboards. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair and an orange-red garment with gold bangles stands beside a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, carrying a yellow cloth. A uniformed police officer in white shirt and khaki trousers walks near a car, while men in white shirts hold microphones and a handheld camera. Many onlookers in white and pale clothing fill the street, and utility poles and wires cross the sky.

A large street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu town near a temple gopuram. A decorated golden ratha or palanquin carries a deity murti under a striped canopy and red-and-yellow fabric, draped with white and orange garlands. In the foreground a woman in orange sari and blouse stands on the chariot holding a rope-decorated pole, while men in saffron and orange robes with garlands walk beside it. A man in white shirt and dhoti films with a camera at left, and uniformed police officers keep the crowd back. Above, a billboard shows a portrait and readable Tamil text, and many onlookers watch from a building balcony.

Outdoor street scene in a busy Tamil town market with a crowd of mostly men, women and children. In the centre a man in white shirt and an orange-saffron shawl holds a professional video camera raised to his eye, filming. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt walks forward. In the lower right foreground a young man in saffron-orange robes wearing a rudraksha mala smiles and looks down, while a woman in a blue sari and a girl in purple stand nearby. Shops behind have colourful signboards, flags and blue and pink ribbons hang overhead, and smoke rises in the background. Marigold garlands decorate a banana tree at right.

A dense crowd of men, women and children packs an open outdoor area under a tin-roofed canopy, many pressing forward with raised hands and phones. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white with a saffron-and-gold bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at the bottom edge, while a man in a white shirt and a man in a checked pink shirt with a rudraksha mala guide the crowd. Elderly women in white and blue saris stand at right. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts; a young woman in an orange top stands in the upper centre. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the scene is recorded only by roles and actions.

A dense crowd of Tamil men and women gathers outdoors beneath a palm-leaf and bamboo canopy decorated with green mango leaves and paper streamers. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with pink or red towels over their shoulders. A man in the centre-right wears a white shirt and holds his hands together in a respectful namaskar gesture, while an older bearded man in white stands nearby. Behind them a large blue banner carries Tamil text, and a red-and-orange portrait hangs at the top right beside another banner. The scene feels like a procession or welcome at a temple-town street, with many people pressing forward to see.

A dense crowd of devotees fills a narrow temple street, many in white dhotis and shirts, others in pink and blue saris and salwar. In the centre a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala looks ahead among the press. Behind the crowd a golden ceremonial ratha or palanquin, adorned with a bull figure and a colourful canopy, is carried past banana trees and a temple gopuram. Uniformed police officers and orange-robed sadhus are visible among the people. The scene conveys a festival procession at a South Indian temple.

July 28 2008

2008-07-28 +1 copies

A dense outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a temple gopuram during a procession. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in orange-trimmed clothing, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand among them. Orange flags rise above the crowd. On the right, a decorated ratha with a golden-and-red canopy and a large garlanded elephant-shaped float is pulled forward. In the centre, a man with a bare upper body wears a large red and white flower garland and an orange cloth, with a person in white beside him. A banner with a portrait is visible on the lower right. A photographer with a camera stands at the bottom centre. Most visible people are in the 100+ range, though the photograph shows a large but countable gathering.

A dense crowd fills a busy street in a town, seen from an elevated rooftop vantage point. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis, and many carry small orange and red flags. Several large umbrellas with red, orange and gold fringes, plus a white canopy, are held above the procession. Shops line both sides, with a white van at the right edge. Shop signs and banners hang overhead, including bunting strung across the street. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from this distance, so the a person field is unsure.