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Nighttime photograph of a crowd gathered at an outdoor ritual scene in Coimbatore during the Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession. In the foreground, men in white dhotis and shirts stand close together, one bending forward with another man, while a boy in a yellow-and-white checked shirt stands at left beside an offering tray with fruit and small brass vessels. Behind them, women in saris and men in light shirts fill the street, and a partly visible gold-coloured pillar frames the right edge. Lights from nearby buildings and trees dimly illuminate the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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October 09 20062006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09Night street photograph of a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walks along a roadside with parked vehicles behind them. A woman in a teal and pink sari holds a brass plate of offerings and fruit, while a man in a white shirt beside her carries a similar tray. A young boy in white kurta and a child in a yellow shirt stand nearby. Lit shop signs and a bus with illuminated lettering appear in the background.2006-10-09January 22 20102010-01-22 +2 copiesOctober 01 20062006-10-01Photograph of a temple ritual with a crowd of devotees in white clothes gathered closely in the foreground, many with hands folded. Inside a decorated shrine, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands before an ornately decorated deity murti, with flowers, garlands and lamps visible. A canopy with blue and red draping frames the scene at the right. Several devotees stand and watch the puja closely.2006-10-01Night procession on a village road with a crowd of men and boys dressed in white dhotis and white shirts. At the centre, a man in white holds a tall silver ritual staff or standard. To the right, a decorated green cart or float carries a pink cloth and a figure in saffron-orange robes standing on it, with garlands and ornamental draping. A dhol drum is held by a man at left, and a dark car is parked at the far left edge. Electric lighting is dim and the scene is set outdoors after dark.2007-09-24 +1 copiesOverhead view of an outdoor puja at dusk on bare ground. Devotees crowd around a row of offering trays heaped with bananas, oranges, coconuts, pink and white flower petals and betel leaves. A man in a white dhoti and an orange-yellow shawl kneels at centre-right, holding a tray of flowers and placing offerings. A woman in white with a gold necklace bends forward beside him. Other men in white and a bare-chested man stand behind, with women in saris and a small child in a blue top among them. Oil lamps flicker at the lower edge. Wooden poles frame the left side.2006-10-092009-GLIMPSES-OF-VARIOUS-EVENTS +1 copiesOctober 01 20062006-10-01Night-time photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors on a street, with many people seated on the ground in front of a line of brass oil lamps. Most seated devotees wear white clothes, and several women wear colourful saris in pink, yellow and red. Standing onlookers fill the background, and a vehicle with its lights on is visible at the top. A small decorated structure or offering stands near the foreground lamps.2009-02-10May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copies