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A dense crowd of devotees lines a dirt path during a procession toward a colourful temple shrine with a tiered, multi-coloured gopuram-style roof and a painted deity image on its front. Many women in yellow, orange, pink, and purple saris carry brass thalis of flowers and offerings. A man in a beige shirt and dark trousers photographs the procession with a compact camera. Banana leaves and garlands decorate the shrine, and palm trees stand behind.

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November 05 20062006-11-05A dense outdoor crowd of devotees gathers in front of a colourfully decorated temple gopuram with a painted deity figure, while banana leaves and strings of green leaves hang overhead. Many women in sarees in yellow, blue, purple and white stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Men in white shirts and dhotis move among them, and a few hold flowers. Smoke rises from a fire in the background among trees. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a festival procession outdoors in front of a yellow-painted temple gateway with a tiered gopuram-style top. At centre is a golden canopied palanquin carrying deity murtis dressed with garlands, with framed portrait prints of a man hung on the palanquin and nearby posts. Women in colourful saris, flower-decorated hair and jasmine garlands crowd around, and men in white shirts walk among them under trees and a red-and-saffron flag. The palanquin is the central element of the ratha procession.2006-11-05July 28 20082008-07-28A 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.2008-07-28October 20 20062006-10-20July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor photograph of a ratha procession in the evening. A golden gateway with a tiered tower and blue pillars is hung with green mango-leaf torans and white paper streamers. Beneath it stands a decorated shrine carrying two deity murtis garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait placed beside the shrine. A large crowd of devotees surrounds the procession: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of orange, blue and green, and a woman in an orange sari at the right edge. Trees and a lit sky frame the scene.2006-11-05