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Night scene of a crowd standing on a dark paved road during an outdoor procession gathering. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while women wear white salwar kameez, a blue churidar and a blue dress with a yellow-patterned shawl. One man in the centre wears a green checked shirt and a blue lungi, and another carries a black bag. Several people stand with hands folded in devotion. No deity, chariot or a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame. Bare trees and dim lights appear in the background.

Night photograph of a street procession in Chennai, with a crowd of devotees walking and standing along a dark road lit by street lamps and vehicle headlights. In the foreground a woman in a green-and-white saree presses her palms together in prayer, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside her. Nearby a woman in a white saree and dark mala holds her hands together, and a man in a white shirt and black mala looks ahead. Behind them more devotees in sarees and white clothes stand along the roadside near parked cars. A small ceremonial object with flowers sits at the left edge, consistent with a procession of deities.

November 01 2006

Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered at a street procession, most of them women in sarees and a few men in white shirts and dhotis. Foreground women wear a blue saree, a cream saree with gold border, a red saree, a white saree with blue border and an orange-and-cream saree; a toddler in an orange top is held by a woman. Many wear gold necklaces and bangles, and some hold white flowers. At right, a gold-coloured ratha or palanquin panel with wooden framing is visible. Vans and parked cars line the dark street behind the crowd, and a white van with a lit windshield stands among them.

November 01 2006

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January 08 2012

Night street scene of a crowd gathered in a roadway, many standing in lines. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears white kurta and a rudraksha-style mala beside a man in white shirt, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands near a woman in a red sari. Other devotees in white and saffron-toned clothing stand behind, some holding objects. Above the crowd, a lit portrait shows a figure in white head covering on a vehicle or display. Banana or palm leaves and an arch frame the background.

Night scene outdoors under large leafy trees beneath a bright floodlight on a pole, with a white van parked at right. A crowd of about twenty men and women stands in a loose queue beside folding tables and cardboard boxes on sandy ground. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; one man in a grey shirt holds a dark bag, and a woman in a magenta sari and another in a blue sari stand near the centre. A man with long hair in a white kurta stands at right by the tables. No identifiable a person is clearly visible, and no printed caption identifies anyone.

Night street photograph of a procession crowd at a roadside in India, with trees and a lit gateway behind. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and mundu stands with arms folded, and beside him a man in white with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead stands with hands clasped. A woman in white with a pendant necklace holds a small object in the right foreground. Behind them, a woman in an orange-brown sari and a woman in a red sari stand among many devotees, some in white clothing and others in colourful shirts and saris. A framed portrait is mounted on a pole at the top left, its subject partly visible. A timestamp reads 4 18:00 along the bottom edge.

December 30 2006

Night procession on a dirt road beneath dense tree canopy, with lamps glowing in the background. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and an orange cloth stands on the left, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands centre-left beside another in a light shirt. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl across his shoulders holds a lamp aloft and walks at the front of the procession, while more people in white and a few in colours follow along the road. A distant illuminated portrait appears at the far right edge.