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April 09 2011

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April 09 20112011-04-09 +1 copiesApril 09 20112011-04-09April 20 20112011-04-20A dense street crowd gathers under a decorated canopy in a town market. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and a thin gold chain frowns toward the camera. Beside her, a woman in a green sari and a younger woman with a dark braid and a red flower garland stand close together. On the left, several young women wear pink and magenta saris, one with white-and-orange flower garlands in her hair. A man in a white shirt stands at the edge. Behind them, a green banner with Tamil script hangs from a pole beside a colourful orange and red embroidered tent cloth. Shop signs and white and yellow buildings line the street under a clear sky.2011-03-31July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesOctober 28 20062006-10-28January 21 20092009-01-21A street procession moves through a busy Indian town lined with shops and signboards. Two decorated umbrellas with multicoloured fringes and red and teal panels shade the path, and a green auto-rickshaw-style vehicle sits at the right. Many men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside saffron-clad people wearing rudraksha-style beads, and a long-haired figure in orange robes stands at the centre of the crowd, surrounded by devotees and photographers with cameras. Many people fill the street, with more heads visible in the distance.2009-01-30April 19 20082008-04-19January 21 20092009-01-21A festive street procession moves through a crowded Tamil town road. A large ornate ratha-like canopy decorated with banana leaves, marigold and jasmine garlands, and yellow and red streamers is carried over the crowd. Beneath it, a figure with long hair wears a crown-like headdress, multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and garlands, and orange robes; flanked by two saffron-robed attendants, one holding a tall staff. Large orange flags and a huge painted banner of a smiling bearded-turban man in orange dominate the left. Dense crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis fill the street, with uniformed police officers at right. Shop signs and a PCO sign line the background.2011-12-20A crowded street procession outside a temple gopuram-style entrance wrapped in bamboo scaffolding under repair. Many men and women in white shirts and white dhotis or sarees mill about, with some in orange and saffron clothing and orange caps. A large crowd fills the foreground. At left, a yellow and red ceremonial umbrella with fringe stands beside a shop sign. At right, a yellow embroidered canopy or ratha section is visible, and a man in an orange cap is in the lower right. A white placard on a pole is held up in the middle of the crowd. The setting appears to be a temple street during a ratha yatra.2009-02-02