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A dense street crowd in a Tamil town fills the foreground, many people with palms pressed together or hands raised in worship as a figure in white dhoti and shirt with an orange saffron shawl over one shoulder stands at centre, holding a silver tray. Behind, a white bus, auto-rickshaw, parked car and motorbikes line a wide road lined with multi-storey shop buildings and a large tree at left. Many women wear saris and bangles; some children are held up. A procession with a wooden cart frame appears at lower left. The scene suggests a street procession with devotees gathered to receive blessings.

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October 23 20062006-10-23A dense street crowd in a town lane in Tamil Nadu, India, with many women in colourful saris and salwar kameez and several men in white dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and saffron-orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing a throng of people reaching toward him. On the right a man in white with an orange shawl holds a brass or metal vessel aloft. Women wear bindis and bangles, and some have yellow turmeric marks. Shops, parked motorbikes, an auto-rickshaw and a bus line the street behind them.2006-10-23Street photograph of a dense crowd of devotees on a Tamil Nadu roadside during a procession. A young man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at right, holding a silver tray of white sacred ash (vibhuti) and offering it to outstretched hands. Many women in saris and bangles, plus men and children, press forward with palms open to receive the ash. Shops, a yellow auto-rickshaw and motorbikes line the road behind them. Visible text on shop signs includes a pharmacy sign. No one visibly matches the a person appearance cues.2006-10-23October 27 20062006-10-27A dense street crowd of Indian men, women and children stands along a busy city road during a procession, many with palms pressed together in namaste or hands raised in devotion. A man in the centre-right wears a white shirt and an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder, with a swept-back hairstyle, and faces the crowd near a metal railing. Women wear saris in pink, yellow, green and magenta, and several have red bindis. Auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, a white bus and shopfronts line the road.2006-10-23A crowd of devotees lines a busy urban street, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed or lowered in prayer. In the foreground a man in a green and white striped shirt stands with hands joined, beside a woman in a bright pink saree holding an orange basket, and a woman in a pink-and-white print saree with a red bindi. Behind them women in sarees of yellow, orange, green and purple, and men in white shirts, many with children, face the street. Parked vehicles, an auto-rickshaw, a white bus and motorcycles fill the road behind the crowd. No single individual can be identified as a person in this view.2006-10-23October 29 20062006-10-29Street scene in a busy Tamil town during a procession, viewed from an elevated, gilded vehicle in the foreground. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with his back to the camera, holding a metal tray of offerings, while a crowd of devotees presses around him with hands folded in namaskar. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear sarees in pink, yellow, teal and purple. Shops, parked motorbikes, cycle rickshaws, a white van and a green-and-white bus line the road. A uniformed policeman in khaki stands at left. Hoardings and shop signs are visible above, with Tamil script on the signboards.2006-10-25Outdoor street crowd in a busy Indian town during a procession, viewed from above. Dense rows of devotees, mostly women in sarees in purple, pink, orange, yellow, white and green, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some carry small children on their hips. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a pink shirt stand among them. Parked white and red cars, motorbikes and a yellow-roofed roadside stall line the road behind. Shop signs and an overhead car roof fill the background.2006-10-30October 31 20062006-10-31October 25 20062006-10-25November 01 20062006-11-01