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A street scene in a South Indian town with a line of silver-grey cars moving slowly down a paved road, flanked by a crowd of people raising their hands in greeting. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear saris in orange, pink and dark blue, and a barefoot woman in an orange sari with a blue bag walks in the foreground. Shop awnings, a blue and yellow umbrella, banners and utility poles line the street, with trees overhead and a wooden chariot-like structure visible in the distance.

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A busy street in a South Indian town on a sunny day, with a paved roadway lined by shaded trees and shops. A silver Honda sedan and a white SUV are parked on the road while a crowd of devotees and onlookers stands gathered near the vehicles. Several women in saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk or wait along the road, and a woman in an orange and blue sari walks barefoot in the foreground. Yellow and blue umbrellas shade a roadside stall, and shop signs and power lines line the street.2009-07-13A busy street in a South Indian town on a sunny day, lined with shade trees, small shops, and colourful umbrellas over stalls. A woman in an orange and blue sari carries a bag and walks away from the camera at left. A line of people in white dhotis and white saris walks along the road toward the right, with a silver sedan and a grey SUV parked in the lane between them. Men in white shirts and checked lungis stroll on the sidewalk at right. Power lines and signboards fill the background.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A crowded street procession in a town market. In the centre, a man in orange and gold robes with an orange turban steps toward a grey minivan whose side door is open. A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls crowds around him, and many people in white saris and white clothing press forward with folded hands in greeting. Market stalls, auto-rickshaws and onlookers fill the background.2006-09-24A crowded street procession moves down a sunny road lined with parked motorcycles, bicycles and a silver hatchback. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside women in orange and saffron saris, some carrying orange and red flags on poles. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the road, one holding a long stick. A pink two-storey building with orange decorative trim and a tiled roof stands on the right, and a thatched hut and palm trees appear beyond. A tarpaulin-covered stall sits at the roadside. A single older man in white walks in the foreground, and two boys in shorts watch from the pavement. Faded signage on the pink building is partly legible.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +3 copiesA street procession in an Indian town, seen from above, with a crowd of many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and saffron saris moving along the road. In the center, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair walks at the front of the procession, flanked by people in white. A blue-painted vehicle with a multicolored canopy umbrella and a decorated ceremonial banner stands behind them, and several police officers in khaki uniforms walk alongside. Motorcycles and cars line the street, and some devotees carry white placards on poles. Many spectators and bystanders fill the sidewalk on the right.2009-02-02A crowded street procession in a town with bunting strung overhead. A silver SUV has its rear door open while a man in a white shirt with a saffron-orange shawl stands beside it, surrounded by devotees. Many people wear white dhotis and saris with orange shawls; women in white saris and orange wraps press palms together in greeting, and older men with folded hands line the roadside. Shop fronts, parked autorickshaws and a pole-mounted loudspeaker frame the scene.2006-09-24A crowded street scene on a sunny day with a large throng of people pressing around parked and moving silver cars. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some in lungis, and several uniformed police officers in khaki with red-banded caps stand among them. On the left, a fruit stall displays yellow mangoes beside a blue sign, and tree branches shade the road. A bus and a dark-roofed stall line the background. The scene appears to be a gathering of devotees lining a route, with no clearly identifiable central figure visible.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA dark car in a dense roadside crowd, its windshield banner reading NITHYANANDAM. A large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around the car on a sunny street lined with shops, signboards, scaffolding and a striped awning. A man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bald head stands at the right holding a video camera, beside a man in white holding an orange-rimmed garland. Fruits and flowers rest on the car's bonnet. Many people raise hands and reach toward the vehicle. No candidate for a person is clearly visible inside the car.2014-06-19A street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with shops, parked motorcycles and a thatched roof. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, while several bare-chested drummers and attendants wear yellow and orange turbans and orange cloth around their waists. A tall pole carries a saffron-orange banner with a red and blue emblem, and a red and gold parasol is visible behind it. A dark car with a readable sign on its side follows the procession. A pink building with a blue tarpaulin stands at right. Many spectators watch from the roadside and balconies, and the crowd is dense on both sides.2014-06-19