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Night photograph of a crowd at a ratha yatra procession in Tamil Nadu. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing holds a large flat brass-tone tray heaped with flower petals, leaves and garlands, possibly an offering for the procession. Around him devotees stand close together, many in white shirts and white or cream garments, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. An elderly woman in a green sari with a sandalwood or vibhuti mark on her forehead stands in the foreground. A young woman in a white sari holds her hands folded in namaskar. A person holds a silver-green umbrella overhead. Lamps glow faintly in the background, and a digital timestamp reads 29 20:53.

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October 29 20062006-10-29Night photograph of an outdoor crowd gathered on a dark street. At the centre, a bearded man in a white kurta with a dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, holds a silver tray with a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and green leaves. Beside him, a woman in white with a pendant necklace and glasses holds a similar tray. Around them, devotees in white and pastel saris and kurtas, a woman in an orange shawl, and children watch. The scene suggests a ritual procession or puja on the street, though the exact event is not legible.2006-11-04October 30 20062006-10-30November 05 20062006-11-05Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors, mostly dressed in white and pastel saris, with many onlookers in the background. In the centre a bearded man in a plain white shirt, white dhoti with a red border, and wooden rudraksha-style beads around his neck holds a silver bowl with white flowers and a green leaf, while a woman in white reaches toward it with a hand offering. Nearby a young man in white with an orange shawl and another in white with an orange shawl stand close, a woman in a green sari holds fruit, and a woman in a pink sari and a man in white with beads stand to the right. A large bundle of white garlands sits beside the central figure. The man in the centre has no distinctive a person cues such as saffron robes, a crown or ornate gold necklaces, so identity is uncertain.2006-11-04November 01 20062006-11-01November 05 20062006-11-05Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees pressing along a narrow street lit by oil lamps and flaming torches during a procession. Many people raise their hands; a man in a white shirt in the foreground holds a brass plate of offerings with a lit flame, and another man beside him holds a brass vessel. Women in saris and bangles, children and elderly people fill the street, with houses and a balcony visible behind.2006-11-05October 20 20062006-10-20November 04 20062006-11-04Dense night crowd on a narrow street during a procession, with many people pressed together and hands raised, some holding small brass lamps or puja plates. Men wear white shirts and mundus, women wear colourful saris in pink, blue, green and yellow. A flame from a torch glows in the background above the crowd, and buildings with balconies line the street. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd at this resolution.2006-11-05A dense crowd of devotees fills a night-time street during a procession, packed shoulder to shoulder. Many women wear sarees in bright yellow, green, red and orange, some with flowers in their hair and kumkum on their foreheads, while men wear white shirts and dhotis or light shirts. A woman at left balances a brass tray or plate on her head, and several hands hold offerings such as flowers and marigold garlands. Overhead on the right, a concrete building with balconies and lights lines the street, and a blue dove-like logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-11-05