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A street scene in a South Indian town where a crowd of people stands with hands pressed together in namaste, facing the camera. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with folded hands, beside a woman in a green sari with black border. Behind them, a woman in a pink sari, a man in a striped shirt, another in a white shirt and a man in a white dhoti stand among onlookers, including a bare-chested man in a grey vest and checked lungi, and children. Bicycles and motorbikes are parked under a large tree along the roadside, with a concrete wall and a low thatched structure on the right.

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Outdoor street scene in a South Indian town, with a crowd of devotees gathered on a dirt road beside parked bicycles and motorbikes. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands facing a woman in a green sari who covers her face with her hands while a woman in a pink sari beside her presses her palms together. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right, hands folded in anjali, looks on. Children and adults line the background with hands pressed together in prayer, and a wooden pole or staff rests in the lower left. The scene appears to be a devotional blessing or prayer moment in a public street.2006-10-23October 20 20062006-10-20October 24 20062006-10-24A street scene during a ratha yatra procession in a village lane lined with trees and modest houses. A crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste, several with eyes closed in devotion. A woman on the left wears a purple and pink saree, a woman in the center-right wears a bright red saree with gold bangles, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center-left with hands folded. A man in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a small child in camouflage clothing. A young girl wears a white dress with purple pants, and a small child in orange stands at the right edge. Several men wear white shirts.2006-10-24A photograph of a street crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaskar, apparently watching a procession. Many women wear saris in teal, orange, yellow, pink and white with bindis, and several men wear shirts and dhotis. Children stand among them, and a woman in a pink sari at lower left holds a small camcorder. Parked vehicles, a red car and a motorbike, and a white-walled house with a gate appear behind the crowd. The image is a candid street scene with no visible a person candidate.2006-10-23A crowd of devotees lines a wet village street during a procession, many with hands folded in prayer or arms crossed. In the foreground a woman in a white sari holds a silver tray of lit oil lamps. Nearby a man in white dhoti and shirt stands barefoot, and women wear saris in teal, green-orange and magenta. Parked motorbikes, auto-rickshaws and a white compound wall line the road, with scattered flower petals on the ground.2006-11-04November 04 20062006-11-04Outdoor crowd of devotees gathered with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a street gathering in front of a thatched-roof hut and a pink building. Two men in front wear white shirts and white dhotis, one with a lanyard-style necklace. Women wear saris in pink, yellow, light blue and white, and children stand in the foreground in bright shirts. A printed portrait of a man in an orange-red turban is pinned to a stand at left, and a small framed portrait sits on a red-draped altar ledge below it. Bamboo poles and a rope are visible at the upper left.October 26 20062006-10-26October 24 20062006-10-24Outdoor street scene during a roadside procession, with a crowd lining a dusty road lined by trees. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange saffron shawls, stand among women in sarees, including a woman in a pale pink saree and a woman in a light blue saree holding a wooden stick. A small boy in dark clothes holds a stick. Cars, vans, motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw pass on the road behind them. A white board with flower garlands in the left foreground suggests a devotional stop. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the white-clad and orange-shawled men are shown only by role as devotees.2006-10-24A photograph of a street scene in front of a whitewashed wall and a tree, with a crowd of women standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra as if in prayer. Foreground women wear white or cream saris with gold borders, pink, green, teal and red saris, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; one woman in orange sari stands at right. A small child in a blue outfit is held by a woman in a red sari at left. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a red iron gate and a yellow vehicle.2006-10-25