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A street procession at night in a Tamil town, with a crowd of devotees walking past shopfronts and parked bicycles. In the foreground an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with white vibhuti and a red tilak presses his palms together in prayer. Beside him a young girl in a peach top and grey skirt also holds her hands folded, and a small child in a white shirt stands nearby. A young man in a striped orange shirt and rudraksha mala holds a tall red pole supporting a red, blue and gold canopy with tasselled fringe. Several women in saris, one in green, and men in white clothes follow behind, with a man in orange shawl at centre. Shop signs and a banner in Tamil script are visible above.

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October 19 20062006-10-19A night street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A large umbrella-like canopy with red, gold and tasselled trim is carried on a pole above the crowd. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, and several in orange-saffron shawls, stand in the street with devotees, one holding a small brass vessel or offering. A man in a white dhoti stands in the center with a garland, and an older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala is nearby. Shop signs, bicycles and a palm-thatched stall line the roadside.2009-01-30Night photograph of a street procession with devotees standing in two rows, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two large umbrellas with red, green and gold embroidered canopies and tasselled fringe are held above a parade, and a vehicle with a white and black Tamil Nadu number plate is visible at right. A white-clad elderly man with spectacles and a shaved head stands at centre with hands folded. A man in a striped shirt with sacred marks on his forehead stands at right, and women in saris, one holding a small child, stand in the crowd.2006-10-19October 28 20062006-10-28Night street procession in India: a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, shirts and sarees gathers around an ornate, flower-garlanded ratha chariot lit by a bright lamp. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang from the chariot's pillars and canopy. Inside the shrine, a figure in white clothing and a white headpiece stands near the decorated structure, while others in the crowd stand close to the chariot. Shops with lit signs line the roadside behind the crowd.2006-11-01A nighttime outdoor street crowd gathered beneath two colourful parasols with red, green and yellow fringed tassels. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with arms folded, beside a woman in a pink saree with a red bindi and a woman in a white saree with a black-beaded mala. Behind them men in checked shirts and lungis, a man in white, and several women in pastel sarees stand close together, some holding small papers or items. Vehicles and lights are visible in the background of the dusky street.2006-10-19Night street procession in a crowded market lane. A large red ceremonial umbrella with beaded fringe and embroidered trim shelters the scene. An older man with white hair and a white forehead mark, wearing white, receives a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers with green leaves from a younger man. Around him devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd close, a girl in a peach top and a woman in a green sari stand nearby, and a man in an orange shawl holds a tray of fruit. Parked bicycles, a white-and-orange van, shop fronts and a lit sign fill the background. Readable text, if any, is not legible.2006-10-19January 30 20092009-01-30October 14 20062006-10-14October 10 20062006-10-10Night photograph of a temple procession in front of a tall, illuminated gopuram with carved tiers and a lit Vaishnava tilak symbol. A red and green fringed ceremonial umbrella is held at left by a young man in a checked shirt and glasses. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands beside a white vehicle. Crowds of devotees in white clothes and a small girl in a pink dress gather in the street lit by bright lamps.2006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19