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Outdoor street scene on a paved road during a procession. A young man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a steel tray of bananas and offerings while several women and a child reach toward it to receive prasad. A woman in a pink blouse and a woman in a grey-brown sari are closest to the tray, and a woman in a green blouse and teal sari carries a baby. A uniformed policeman in khaki stands at the left. An older man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right with hands folded in namaskar. A white van decorated with a flower garland and a motorcycle are in the background.

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October 22 20062006-10-22October 25 20062006-10-25A photograph of a crowded village roadside during a procession, with many devotees pressing around a central man in a white shirt and saffron-orange shawl who is holding up a brass tray of bananas toward a woman in a pink sari. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand at left and upper right, women wear pink, orange and green saris, and children are scattered in the crowd. White and blue flags line the road beside a white picket fence, with tall trees and utility poles behind. A speaker is visible at the left edge. Several people are raising their hands and reaching for the offering.2006-10-20October 23 20062006-10-23A photograph of a crowd of women and a few men gathered outdoors against a white wall at a sandy ground. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers holds a silver tray of offerings, including bananas and a plate of food. In front, a young man in white with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste. An older man in a white shirt and rudraksha-style mala stands at right. Women wear saffron, red, blue and purple saris. Shoes lie on the ground and books are displayed on a small table at left.2006-10-23Outdoor photograph of a village street during a procession, with a crowd of many villagers standing and walking along a dusty road lined with thatched huts, palm trees and a utility pole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the centre, and a man in an orange-saffron shawl stands among them, while women in saffron, orange and red saris carry brass plates heaped with bananas and flowers. A few people hold white flags on poles. Children in bright clothes crowd the foreground, and a man on a motorcycle waits at left. The crowd is clearly visible but not fully countable.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Photograph of a crowded village street procession in Tamil Nadu. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a sacred mark on his forehead, carries a decorated silver-rimmed pot of flowers, leaves and lemons. A young man in white with an orange-saffron shawl steadies the vessel. Women in pink, green and blue saris, some with kumkum on their foreheads, carry brass plates of bananas, coconut halves and offerings on their heads. Children and elderly onlookers crowd around. The scene reads as a ratha yatra procession with offerings. A caption at the bottom right shows the date 20 10 2006.2006-10-20A photograph of devotees gathered outdoors for an offering. In the foreground, a woman in a blue and gold sari holds a silver tray with bananas, a halved coconut, white flowers and small bowls of kumkum and offerings. Beside her, a young man in white clothes and an orange shawl bends forward over a wooden table. Behind them, several women in saris of pink, grey, green and brown stand with hands pressed in namaskar, and a small girl in pink watches. A man with a camera stands at the left edge, and there is a low brick wall and greenery in the background.2006-10-23A dusty village dirt road with people queuing for food distribution. In the foreground a small toddler in a coral-pink dress stands holding a white plate and a steel vessel. Behind her, a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a red-and-white border holds a steel pot, facing a woman in a green patterned sari. To the right, a woman in a pink floral sari and a girl in an orange dress holding a plate of food stand among other women in saris and children. Dry straw lies at the roadside, and a partial orange banner is visible in the background.2012-01-06A dense outdoor procession on a village dirt road lined with trees and utility poles. Many women in saris of pink, green, yellow and blue carry brass trays of bananas and offerings, while men in white shirts and dhotis walk among them. A young man in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the left wears a white shirt with a mala. Crowds of children and adults line the road, some holding plates, and a white flag on a pole is raised at the centre. A white banner with blue lettering hangs at the left edge.2006-10-20October 29 20062006-10-29