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A street scene during a procession in an Indian town. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a brown blouse and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, looking forward. Beside her a man in a brown checked shirt raises his hands overhead in worship. Nearby a man in a light grey shirt stands with folded hands and other onlookers line the roadside. Behind them a white van has people sitting on its roof, and multi-storey concrete buildings, string pennants and a palm frond frame the scene under an overcast sky.

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A photograph of a crowd lining a village street during a procession, with thatched-roof shops and utility poles behind. In the foreground a woman in a pink-and-blue patterned sari holds a young boy in a brown shawl and plaid shirt, and another small boy stands beside her. A man in a bright red shirt and dark trousers claps his hands. Other onlookers include a man in a striped polo shirt, a man in a plaid shirt with glasses, women in saris and girls with forehead markings. Strings of small pennant flags are visible overhead. No deity, throne or procession vehicle is clearly shown in the frame, and no person is identified as a person.2006-09-24A photograph of a street crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaskar, apparently watching a procession. Many women wear saris in teal, orange, yellow, pink and white with bindis, and several men wear shirts and dhotis. Children stand among them, and a woman in a pink sari at lower left holds a small camcorder. Parked vehicles, a red car and a motorbike, and a white-walled house with a gate appear behind the crowd. The image is a candid street scene with no visible a person candidate.2006-10-23A large outdoor crowd stands along a street during a procession in India. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, and several women wear saris in yellow, red and purple. A man in the left foreground with long hair and a beard has hands pressed together at his chest, and a man beside him has a red tilak on his forehead. On the right, a man in a pink shirt stands among others. Behind them a blue truck with a canopy carries a decorated banner and a framed portrait, and a saffron flag flies from a corrugated tin-roofed shop. Garlands hang on the truck. Crowd members look toward the procession, and a whitewashed building and banana plant stand at left.2006-09-24August 06 20092009-08-06November 25 20092009-11-25September 03 20072007-09-03 +1 copiesDecember 25 20062006-12-25A large outdoor crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white clothing, stands packed together with arms raised and hands clapping or lifted in devotion. Some wear orange or saffron shawls and sashes. Behind them a tall white stage structure with blue tarpaulin awnings and tents stands under an overcast sky, with a white van parked at right and utility poles and trees in the background. The scene suggests a large public satsang or gathering.2009-07-08 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many with eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. Most wear white or cream shirts and dhotis, while several women wear orange and red saris with sindoor and gold bangles. A man at left wears a yellow shawl, and another at upper right wears an orange wrap. Green leaf garlands and a rope strung with yellow cloth run across the upper frame above the heads. Several older men and women are prominent in the foreground, and the crowd fills the entire frame.2010-01-01A crowded outdoor street scene in a temple town, with a dense mass of devotees standing shoulder to shoulder under strings of white and blue pennant flags. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a purple border and a beaded mala presses her palms together in prayer, while an elderly woman with white hair beside her also joins her hands. Nearby a woman in a green patterned sari wears a white flower garland in her braid. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, and others in colourful shirts look on. Behind them an ornate temple gopuram and a decorated canopy with yellow and red trim line the street, along with shop signboards and banners.2006-09-24Outdoor street crowd in a busy Indian town during a procession, viewed from above. Dense rows of devotees, mostly women in sarees in purple, pink, orange, yellow, white and green, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some carry small children on their hips. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a pink shirt stand among them. Parked white and red cars, motorbikes and a yellow-roofed roadside stall line the road behind. Shop signs and an overhead car roof fill the background.2006-10-30July 28 20082008-07-28