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Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on a street at a deity procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or holding folded hands. A woman in a yellow sari with gold border and a woman in a blue sari with a white shawl stand near the front, and a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white with vibhuti on his forehead stand nearby. Parked vehicles, a white van and street lights are behind them, with bokeh light circles in the frame. Counting the visible people, there are more than twenty.

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November 01 20062006-11-01Night 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.2006-11-01Night 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.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01Night 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.2006-11-04November 01 20062006-11-01A night photograph of a crowd gathered on a street in front of a parked white van and roadside stalls with string lights. Many women in saris in pink, purple, blue, yellow and red stand close together, several with white and vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in a yellow checked shirt and a young man in a striped shirt holding a small camera stand among them, and a few men in white dhotis move in the background. Some hands are folded in prayer. The scene suggests a public gathering or procession.2006-10-14Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered along a roadside during a procession. Most stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a common gesture of devotion. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a stick, and women in saris and salwar suits in blue, yellow, pink and teal fill the middle ground. Children stand among the adults. A white bus and van stand at the right edge, with warm street lights and a few distant figures visible in the dark background. The scene suggests a Ratha Yatra-style street procession viewed from the crowd, with no deity or a person clearly visible in frame.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 04 20062006-11-04Night street scene at a crowded procession route with many devotees filling the road under orange street lamps. A young man in a white t-shirt in the foreground stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, women wear white saris with yellow borders, and a woman in a gold-green sari and glasses stands beside a man in an orange shawl. Vehicles, shopfronts and a distant string of red lights are visible behind the crowd.2006-10-19