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A dense outdoor crowd during a street procession in Pondicherry, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and colourful saris in pink, purple, teal and magenta. Many women carry silver-rimmed brass pots decorated with white flower garlands and yellow-orange marigold-like blossoms, a poorna kumbha offering. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left edge, face partly turned away. Several people raise their hands in devotion and cheer. A yellow canopy and striped awnings appear overhead on the right.2014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd of devotees pressing along a street during a procession. Many women in saris and salwar tunics in pink, magenta, purple and teal hold white and yellow flower garlands and flower bunches, and several smile. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them, one raising an arm at left. A yellow tarpaulin canopy and a blue signboard appear at upper right, with trees behind the crowd.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA large outdoor crowd of villagers fills a dusty street in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, pressing together during a procession. Most people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in cream, red, pink and yellow; several women wear red and maroon saris with kumkum bindis and gold necklaces, and a bald older man in the foreground wears a white shirt. A young man in the lower left has a yellow tilak on his forehead. Behind them a blue-and-white banner hangs from a pole, showing a painted portrait of a figure in an orange turban and a Tamil caption. Tiled-roof houses, a banana plant and a bamboo flagpole line the background.2008-07-28June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJanuary 03 20162016-01-03A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a roadside in daylight. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands beside a person in an orange-red garment wearing a white flower garland. Women in saris and men in white and pale shirts press around them. A woman in a blue sari holds a kalasha-style brass pot decorated with green leaves and white flowers on a plate, and another woman carries a coconut and flowers. Roadside buildings, a truck and a signboard are visible behind the crowd.2009-08-08A crowded street procession in a small Tamil town, with many people pressing forward between shops and palm trees. Women in saris carry offerings on their heads and in their hands: a metal tray of pineapples and bananas, a round brass platter of grains, and a tray of fruit. A woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border wears a mala and bangles and carries a fruit tray. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk among them. Behind the crowd a red umbrella shades a decorated chariot or palanquin in the distance. Bunches of bananas are piled in the lower right foreground, and a faded banner hangs on a building at upper right.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies