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A 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.

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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.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 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.2008-07-28January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor 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.2006-10-30A dense outdoor crowd gathers beneath a white cloth canopy and a red decorated umbrella, with white flags and a colourful striped awning overhead. Near the centre, a bald man in a saffron-orange garment with a red-and-white cloth and a red-beaded necklace stands among the people, and a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the left edge. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris and flowers in their hair, and cameramen with equipment press close. A red-and-white floral wreath hangs on the canopy and rose petals lie on the cloth. The crowd fills the frame, with a parked white vehicle and a street visible behind.2011-05-17June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12A dense outdoor crowd presses together in daylight, mostly women in saris of orange, pink, teal and cream, with several men in white shirts and a man in a green checked shirt. Many women wear jasmine garlands in their hair and gold necklaces. A few men hold long wooden poles upright above the crowd. One man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala gestures with his arm and speaks, while a woman in a white and floral saree holds a green water bottle. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible among the people shown.2006-11-13A large crowd of villagers fills a dirt path lined with banana plants and palm fronds during a procession. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear saris in red, pink, purple and yellow. Two decorated carts or palanquins with orange-and-red canopies are carried forward, and tall white floral cones stand on the sides. On the right, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a red turban beside a thatched hut. Thatched sheds and trees fill the background.2006-11-13