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Night photograph of a busy street market lined with shops and hanging colourful lamps and banners. In the foreground a silver-grey Toyota sedan with headlights on drives toward the camera. Beside it walk several men: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and bangles, a man in white with a sacred thread, and a central figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland of yellow flowers and a forehead mark, appearing to walk in a religious procession. Other men in white and dhoti-clad onlookers fill the background crowd. Shop signs in Tamil script line the street.

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Night street photo in a busy market lane lit by shop lights and signboards, with a crowd thronging around. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace and a tilak, holding his hands together and smiling as he walks. Beside him a monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl gestures as he walks. On the left, men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold sashes stand watching. A silver car stands behind them. Signboards overhead include a Sri Gold shop sign.2012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10Night street scene in a busy market town with a dense crowd of onlookers behind a white car whose rear door is open. A figure with a shaved head, white forehead markings, a gold headband and a long gold-bead necklace stands beside the car in an orange-saffron garment; a tall man in a dark shirt with a moustache stands at right, and a bald man in orange is at the lower right. Shops with bright signage line the street, including a sign reading பொர் கூடம்.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10May 10 20122012-05-10Night street procession in a busy Indian town market lined with shops, parked motorcycles and a yellow auto-rickshaw. A group of men walks along the road; several wear saffron-orange monastic cloths with rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces, while others wear white shirts and white dhotis with mala beads. A central figure in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a red-and-white headband walks at the front, with a white-clad devotee beside him. Onlookers in the background and a man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stand at the left edge. Shop signboards in Tamil and English light the scene.2012-05-07Street scene in a town with a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, wearing a heavy white and red flower garland, standing at the centre of a crowd. Behind him a yellow-shawled man in white stands close, and a woman in a pink and white sari holds a plate of flower petals while others bend forward. A silver minivan sits parked on the left under a string of marigold and pink-ribbon decorations overhead. Uniformed police officers stand among onlookers along a roadside lined with shops and shutters.2009-07-14A night street procession moves through a busy market lined with shops, lit signs and a yellow street lamp. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange sannyasi cloth wears a gold necklace, a gold chest pendant, a flower crown on his head and holds his palms together in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and gold chains walk barefoot, one holding a white flower bundle. Men in white dhotis with gold borders and dark prayer beads walk among them, and onlookers stand along the roadside. The people are presented in a crowded street scene.2012-05-07Street procession in a Tamil town with a crowd walking along a road lined with shops and signboards. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long white and orange flower garland and a sandalwood-marked forehead, with hands folded. Beside him, an elderly sannyasi with a bare chest, white beard and white vibhuti marks wears a white dhoti and white shawl, with rudraksha mala beads. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk at the sides holding long silver poles. Other devotees in saffron and white follow. Pedestrians and a building with a tiled facade appear behind.2012-06-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copies