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A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a street procession on a sunny day. A tall red-and-yellow canopy with fringed tassels, held on red poles, stands at left. In the centre, a person in an orange top raises incense or a flaming offering while others reach toward it, and a man in a white cap and white shirt stands in the foreground. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow and orange scarves. Behind them stands a temple facade with teal and pink pillars, and two framed portrait photographs hang on a wall above a small shop. Several people appear partially in the frame.

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January 21 20092009-01-21Dense street crowd outside a temple with painted pillars and a green-lettered signboard, during a procession. A red and gold ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe is held on a long wooden pole at left. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and dark hair reaches forward, while many men in white shirts, a man in a white cap and others in blue and brown shirts press around her, several raising hands. A man holds a brass plate with flowers and smoke rising from it. Two handheld placards with portrait photos and Tamil text are raised behind the crowd.2009-01-21A dense street crowd gathers outside a temple entrance with painted pillars and a tiled facade at Rajapalayam during a ratha paada yatra. Men in white shirts and mundus, some wearing rudraksha or white caps, press close around a central man who raises a hand and holds a brass tray with smoking incense and offerings. Behind them a long red and yellow canopy pole with tasselled fabric rises at left, and a yellow shawl hangs over a woman's shoulder in the foreground. Two hand-lettered banners with portrait photos hang from a building on the right, and a man on a rooftop or stair raises a hand. Smoke drifts across the scene.2009-01-21January 21 20092009-01-21A dense street crowd of men and some women gathers under a red and gold canopy hung with tassels during a procession at Rajapalayam. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while several young men wear saffron-orange shawls over white clothing and hold wooden poles. A woman in an orange sari stands at the centre, and a man on the right holds a brass plate with a lit offering and smoke rising. Shopfronts with painted signs and a hanging banner line the street behind the crowd.2009-01-21June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA dense street crowd at a procession, with a red and yellow umbrella with tassels held overhead on the left. At the centre, a figure with long dark hair and an orange garment, adorned with a flower in the hair, stands surrounded by men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha beads. A man in white holds a brass tray with smoke rising from it. Shop fronts with colourful signs and garlands line the street behind, and onlookers, including women in saris, watch from the balconies and doorways. Many people press close around the central figure.2009-01-21A dense crowd of devotees gathers outside a stone temple entrance during a procession. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, and several women wear sarees, one older woman in a white saree at left. A man in an orange cloth stands at centre-right holding a flower garland, and another in orange robes stands near the front. A large multicoloured umbrella with blue and white emblems is held aloft at upper right. At upper left, a decorated palanquin or ratha with gold and orange ornaments is visible near the doorway. A cameraman with a handheld camera stands at lower right filming the scene.2012-05-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded temple courtyard with pale yellow colonnades and a gopuram-style entrance topped with painted sculptures on the left. Devotees gather around a central procession under a multicoloured striped umbrella, with a long saffron-and-yellow banner with a red emblem carried on a pole at right. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and salwar, and children move through the crowd, and a uniformed police officer stands at the lower right. No individual can be clearly identified as a candidate, and the central umbrella figure is not clearly visible.2012-05-18A dense crowd of men, women and children gathers in a courtyard during a procession. A large canopy with a multicoloured panel and white dove motifs, fringed with tassels, is carried above the crowd, and a matching ornate embroidered umbrella with gold trim is held at right. A shaven-headed man in orange cloth stands near the pillars at upper centre, and a few people wear white shirts and dhotis. Garlands and a few shirtless or saffron-clad figures stand among the people near a painted temple wall.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18January 21 20092009-01-21