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A photograph of a village street lined with pale and painted houses, a colourful temple gopuram at left and a flowering red tree overhead. A group of devotees walks along the dusty road in procession. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some wear rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange saree and red-and-orange beads leads at centre, another woman wears a pale saree at left, and a woman in a blue saree walks at right. A man in a white dhoti carries a small offering tray with flowers and fruit. Scaffolding and a half-built concrete structure stand at upper right.

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Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town on a bright day. A group of devotees walks barefoot along a dusty road lined with shops, scaffolding and a colourful temple gateway with painted deity figures. At centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala walks alongside a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a red-and-white beaded garland. A woman in a white sari carries a brass tray with offerings. Other men and women in white dhotis, white shirts, pale saris and a blue sari follow. A young man on the left wears white kurta and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the right in white dhoti and shirt walks past. Motorbikes and a bicycle line the road.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a pada yatra, a walking procession along a dirt road lined with leafy green trees and a low stone wall. In the foreground two young men in white dhotis and white shirts carry round brass plates heaped with white flowers. Behind them a man in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder holds a tall stick with an ornate decorated fan-shaped finial. A man in white with a yellow shawl carries an orange flag on a pole. Further back, a figure in orange robes walks beneath a colourful canopy umbrella, with several white-clad devotees and orange flags following along the road.2008-08-07Outdoor street procession on a dirt road between white two-storey buildings with orange trim, flags and a banana plant. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, walking barefoot and raising a hand in blessing. Beside him an attendant in orange robes carries a tray with offerings. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, press close on both sides, and a few older men with white hair and white clothes stand at the right.2008-07-28Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with striped and fringed canopy umbrellas. A man in an orange saffron robe and a long white flower garland with a red-and-yellow tassel walks at the centre, smiling, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him a man in white shirt and dhoti raises a long wooden staff. Around them devotees in white shirts, dhotis and rudraksha malas walk, and some hold orange cloth streamers. Trees and a small building stand in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, shown walking in procession with the crowd.2006-12-30June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesNovember 24 20062006-11-24July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor photo of a procession on a dirt path beneath trees, with a string of colourful pennant flags and a small building in the background. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a red-and-gold trimmed shawl and a long garland of orange flowers, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Men in white dhotis, some bare-chested or with white shawls, walk around him, one holding a rudraksha mala, another in an orange wrap with a beaded necklace. Women in saris, one in blue and one in red with a dark border, stand at the right with hands folded in namaste. Other onlookers in white shirts and light clothing line the path.2012-01-08A village road procession in daylight. A young man in a saffron-orange robe walks under a multicoloured umbrella held over him, with a saffron flag on a pole beside him. Around him are men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange scarves and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and a man in khaki uniform walks at the side. On the left, schoolchildren in white shirts and maroon skirts and a girl in pink stand by a bicycle watching, and a small child in a patterned outfit walks barefoot toward the procession. Trees, a blue-painted building and a water tank line the roadside. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20