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A dense outdoor street crowd, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, pressing forward at a procession. A red, green and gold striped canopy with garland decorations stands at the left edge above a metal grille. Many faces are close to the lens, some men holding mobile phones or cameras, and a few orange cloths are visible among the crowd. Shop signs and a roadside stall are visible in the background. Partially visible faces fill the lower foreground, and no single figure can be clearly identified.

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A large outdoor crowd of devotees lines a dirt road lined with palm trees and saffron flags during a procession. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red sari with a pink shawl stand with hands folded in reverence. Behind them, many men in white and checked shirts and women in saris look toward a decorated chariot or ratha with floral garlands and a framed portrait near the upper centre, drawn by white horses. Banners hang on poles on the left. Two or three figures in the background wear saffron clothing.2010-02-18A dense crowd of men, women and children packs an open outdoor area under a tin-roofed canopy, many pressing forward with raised hands and phones. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white with a saffron-and-gold bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at the bottom edge, while a man in a white shirt and a man in a checked pink shirt with a rudraksha mala guide the crowd. Elderly women in white and blue saris stand at right. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts; a young woman in an orange top stands in the upper centre. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the scene is recorded only by roles and actions.2011-05-17A dense street procession in a town, with a large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris moving between shopfronts and parked autorickshaws. Above the crowd, an ornate golden ratha/palanquin with a deity murti decorated with garlands is carried forward under a canopy. Several large decorated umbrellas with red, gold and green fringed panels are carried by men in white. A few saffron-clad figures appear among the crowd. A large hoarding at top right shows a deity image and text dated 2006, and strings of pennants hang across the street.2006-09-24A dense outdoor street crowd, mostly men and some women and children, packed together in a busy market street during a procession. Many people have their hands pressed together in anjali or are holding their palms up in devotion. A young woman in the foreground wears white jasmine flowers in her hair and gold earrings. A man near the centre wears a yellow shawl over a white shirt and dark glasses. A bald man with a red tilak on his forehead stands at lower left. A white van with a cameraman on its roof sits behind the crowd. Shops, strings of white and blue pennant flags, and hoardings line the street, and a large purple banner with a portrait is visible at upper right.2006-09-24A crowd of men and women in white ritual clothes fills a temple courtyard during a procession. Many wear white shirts or dhotis with white and saffron garments. A few men in saffron or orange robes and orange head cloths stand out, including one with an orange turban near the center. A tall gopuram with painted sculptures rises at the upper left, a decorated wooden ratha or cart stands in the background, and a stone pillared mandapam is at the right. Several people wear strings of beads, and a man in the center right has a bald head and a pale orange shawl. The crowd is dense around the central figures, with children and elders visible throughout.2006-09-24January 21 20092009-01-21A 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.2014-06-19January 21 20092009-01-21A dense crowd of men and some women fills a street during a procession in a town with shop fronts and hanging bunting. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a few wear checked or striped shirts. Several people in the foreground hold their palms together in greeting. Orange and saffron flags are raised above the crowd, and banners and white cloth panels hang from buildings. Overhead, rows of small white and blue pennants stretch across the street. Billboards are visible on the upper left and top. A cluster of pale yellow and orange garlands or decorations appears near the right edge. The scene looks like a public gathering along a route rather than a temple ritual, with the procession itself not clearly visible.2006-09-24A large street procession moves through a crowded Indian town road lined with shops, parked vehicles and auto-rickshaws. At the front, a golden ratha/chariot carrying a decorated deity murti under a gold canopy is pulled along, with garlands and red-and-gold drapery. Dense crowds of devotees dressed mostly in white, with some in orange and saffron, walk alongside, many raising hands or following the chariot. Ornate umbrellas with red, orange and blue panels and gold fringe are carried over a palanquin-style canopy in the foreground. Overhead, strings of bunting and a printed banner with a deity image and Tamil text hang across the street. A violet banner on the right shows a figure and Tamil lettering. The scene appears to be a ratha yatra procession.2006-09-24A large crowd of devotees fills a town street during a procession. Many men and women wear white dhotis, shirts and saris, with some in colourful sarees and salwar. Several carry small white and orange flags. Above them rides an ornate golden palanquin or ratha canopy with a deity murti inside, flanked by multicoloured decorated umbrellas and fan-like parasols. Shops, bunting and a large red and orange banner line the road, and the scene is dense with people, some on balconies and roadside.2006-09-24A dense outdoor street crowd fills most of the frame during a procession. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some in checked or striped shirts, press together in front of a row of white and blue pennant flags and red-and-orange flags on poles. A woman in an orange and yellow sari stands at lower left with grey-white hair pulled back. Behind the crowd, shopfronts, a banner strung with small white and blue flags, and a decorated floral float edge are visible. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-09-24