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Outdoor photo of a crowd of women and children gathered in a dirt-yard compound beside a white multi-storey building with tinted windows. At right stands an ornate golden palanquin-style canopy with carved pillars and a red curtain, with a framed portrait and flower offerings beneath it. A large framed portrait of a bald man in a dark outfit is propped on an easel-like stand at centre. Women wear saris in red, orange, green and blue, many with braided hair, and a few older men in white shirts stand near the canopy. Orange flags and a sound system are visible. A watermarked caption reads 25 10 2006.

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A large crowd of women and men, mostly in saris and shirts with many older women in pale and bright saris, gathers outdoors in a dusty yard beside a white multi-storey building. On the right, an ornate golden wooden ratha-style canopy with carved pillars and red and orange flags stands near a dark speaker. A framed portrait showing a man in white with a cap is displayed on an easel by the canopy, and a man in white stands near the decorated platform. Oil drums and a rooftop tank sit along the left wall, with trees and a partly built structure in the background.2006-10-25A photograph of a street procession at a temple-style ratha with ornate golden pillars, a canopy and orange flags, in front of a yellow colonial-style building. A deity murti in floral garlands sits on the ratha. Posters on the ratha show a portrait labelled with Tamil text and a smaller portrait of a person in white headwear. A dense crowd of women in colourful saris, including a girl in pink holding a tray of fruit, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the cart. A parked white van and bicycles are visible, with trees and smoke in the background.2006-10-25Outdoor street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town, with a crowd of devotees gathered around an ornate golden palanquin-style ratha/chariot with carved pillars and a canopy. Near the front, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands on the ratha, and another man in white attends at its base beside offerings of fruit and a brass lamp. Women in saris in orange, pink, yellow and blue stand in the crowd, many with long braided hair. Two large framed portraits of a bearded figure wearing a white head covering are carried on the ratha and beside it; the portraits are printed images, not physical people, and the printed caption reads in Tamil. Red and orange flags rise from the ratha, and a bus and motorcycles are parked behind a yellow colonial-style building with a large tree.2006-10-25Outdoor photo of a street procession in Tamil Nadu, India. A large crowd of women in colourful saris (yellow, pink, orange, lavender, blue and green) stands along a dirt road under leafy green trees. Many have braids with white flower garlands. In the centre, a gilded, ornately carved ratha/palanquin shrine sits on a raised platform, housing a deity murti draped in orange and red cloth. A small framed portrait stands beside it. Behind them, a grey statue on a plinth and parked white vans line the roadside under a pale sky. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2006-10-25Outdoor procession on a dirt road beneath large spreading trees. Many women in colourful saris (purple, teal, green, orange, pink, yellow, maroon) walk in a long double line, some with white or grey hair, several wearing flowers in their hair. Behind them stands an ornate gold-coloured canopied palanquin or ratha with carved pillars, red curtains and saffron flags, with a framed portrait mounted on it. A few men in white are at the right edge near the vehicle. The scene appears to be a ceremonial deity or ratha procession.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A large outdoor gathering in front of a temple-style wooden pavilion with white-painted columns and banana-leaf decorations. In the foreground, a man with grey hair wears a plain white dhoti and shirt and stands barefoot in front of a group of white-clad men. Behind them, a long line of women in colourful saris, including pink, red, green and blue, stands on a sandy ground. Some are holding children. A bicycle is parked at the right edge. Date stamp 25 10 2006 appears in red at lower right.2006-10-25Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a ratha procession shrine: a golden, canopied palanquin-style structure holds two garlanded deity murtis, a male and female pair with flower garlands and decorated cloth. Portrait photographs of a bearded man in saffron-coloured clothing are mounted on the golden base and the front panels, and a framed portrait stands on a yellow board. In front, a large group of devotees in white dhotis and mostly white shirts and checked shirts sit and stand around a ritual arrangement of brass oil lamps, flower offerings, coconuts and smoke rising from the lamps. A girl in an orange top and green skirt stands at the centre. Women in saffron, red and white saris sit at the right. Behind the shrine are white temple gateways with red-and-white striped walls and a tiled roofed shrine building.2006-10-25A photograph of an outdoor Hindu ceremony at a temple precinct in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a seated audience of women in saris and salwar kameez, one with a long braid, faces a puja arrangement on the ground with brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a garland. A man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala-like cord kneels near the offerings. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands, one holding a child. A large ornate golden ratha/chariot stands to the right with steps, orange flags and portrait photographs of a bearded, turbaned figure mounted on its sides. A temple gopuram with painted deity sculptures rises behind, along with a red-and-white striped pavilion. Printed banners on the chariot carry text and a vehicle number plate is visible. The sky is overcast.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a gilded shrine canopy holding deity murtis, possibly a deity pair, decorated with garlands and yellow cloth, with framed portraits placed on the platform and steps. A man in white dhoti bows low at the base of the steps while a crowd of devotees in white and checked shirts, saris and a uniformed police officer in khaki stand around a ritual setup with brass lamps and flower offerings. Orange saffron cloth is draped over some devotees, and a white-and-red striped wall and tiled roof frame the scene. Tall palm trees and a gopuram-style temple tower with painted sculptures stand in the background.2006-10-25