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Street procession in a small Tamil village with many women in saffron, orange and yellow saris carrying brass trays on their heads and hands. Trays hold bananas, coconuts, green leaves, flowers and fruit offerings. A woman in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and carries a tray of bananas and coconuts. Men in white shirts and dhotis with yellow shawls walk among the crowd, and a cameraman films from a rooftop at right. Orange flags line the lane beside brick houses and a whitewashed wall. Roughly fifty people are visible, with many more in the crowd beyond.

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A dense street procession in a small Tamil Nadu town. Many women in saris carry offerings on metal trays balanced on their heads: bananas and fruit, pineapples, green banana leaves with flowers, and coconuts. Among them, a woman in a pink blouse and white sari, a woman in orange and cream, and an older woman with grey hair in a blue top and green sari. Men in white shirts with orange sashes and a man with a video camera on his shoulder appear behind them. Orange flags and brick buildings line the road under a bright sky. Visible people are many, well over twenty.2008-07-28A street procession in a village at Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, where women and men in traditional dress carry offerings on metal trays on their heads and in their hands. In the foreground a woman in a red and gold sari balances a tray of white rice-like grains, a red flower and fruit; another woman in a brown sari holds a silver tray of yellow lentils. Behind them women in orange, yellow and red saris carry trays of green grapes, bananas and fruit, and a cameraman in an orange-striped shirt films from a rooftop. Saffron flags flutter from poles along a brick-walled street and the crowd moves between two-storey houses.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A street procession in a village lined with brick and whitewashed houses, with saffron flags on poles and a tree overhead. Many women in yellow-orange and cream saris walk in a long column carrying brass plates heaped with offerings, including round sweets and fruit, and some balance decorated pots on their heads. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and one drummer in white beats a drum at the right. A red motorcycle is parked by the building on the right, and a few people watch from balconies and doorways.2008-07-28 +1 copiesA street procession of many women in saffron, orange, teal and white saris, with flowers in their hair, carrying brass trays of fruit on their heads and in their hands, including bananas, apples, pineapples, coconuts and sweets. A bus is visible further down the road, and orange pennants are strung across the street. The scene is an outdoor village procession with offerings, and no individual is identifiable as a person in this crowd.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor village procession on a narrow concrete lane lined with white multi-storey houses. A large crowd of women in saris walks forward, many carrying brass or steel trays of fruit, bananas and flower offerings on their heads. Several women wear orange, yellow and red saris, and some wear white. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt walks with hands folded, and a younger man in white dhoti follows. Further back, a red umbrella and an orange flag mark a ratha or palanquin procession. Men in blue and orange shirts walk along the sides.2008-07-28A large crowd of women in saffron, orange, white and blue saris walks along a village street lined with a string of saffron and purple pennant flags. Many carry offering trays heaped with bananas, apples, mangoes, coconuts and sweets, with flower garlands in their hair. A green bus and a motorcycle are visible in the background, under tall shade trees. Several men in orange shirts stand among them.2008-07-28