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Night-time outdoor scene at a street event. A bearded man on the right wears a white kurta and a dark beaded mala necklace and is handing out or sorting glossy photo prints of a woman in ornate jewellery. A boy in a dark shirt holds a small blue packet, and a man in a red plaid shirt stands at left. Other men in white shirts stand behind, one holding a small card or notebook. Stacks of paper prints and booklets lie on a table below.

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A nighttime photograph of a crowd gathered at a temple or shrine. In the centre, two men in white shirts and orange shawls lean over an open book or album of printed pictures laid on a white cloth. A man in a white shirt with a vertical marking on his chest stands behind them, and a boy in a white shirt with a white tilak on his forehead looks toward the camera. Garlanded flowers and a decorated shrine area are visible in the background, with a red curtain and warm lamp light. Several other onlookers, including a woman in a green sari, press close around the table. The table holds small items, a yellow box and additional printed materials. A few people are partially visible at the frame edges.2006-10-16Night photo at a temple-side book table during the Kodikkan ratha yatra in Pondicherry. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind a table stacked with colourful booklets and calendars, one man in a white shirt sorting printed sheets. Two men in white with orange shawls stand beside him, one holding a sheet. Children crowd the table from the left and right; a girl in a yellow top and pink bow watches, and a boy has a tilak smeared on his forehead. Behind them a deity murti is garlanded with flowers in a lit shrine niche with a red cloth.2006-10-16A night-time photograph of a small crowd gathered beside a white van on a dirt ground. A young man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a red tilak mark is looking down at printed cards. Other people include a man in a white shirt with glasses, a young man in a blue striped shirt, a man in a red shirt, and a woman in a pink top and teal sari who points at a card. Several printed cards show a close-up of a face with a red bindi between the eyes. Some people wear orange shawls and white clothing. A copyright overlay and date stamp appear in the lower right corner.2006-10-15Outdoor photo at a book and DVD stall under palm trees during a procession event, dated 28 10 2006 in red digits at the upper right. Several people in white shirts gather around a table covered with DVD cases and booklets showing a photographed face on their covers. A young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and orange-trimmed rosette stands at the centre, handing items to a customer. A man in a white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead stands at right, and women in saris and a girl in green and orange clothes stand behind the table. Plastic-wrapped packets and rudraksha beads lie on the table.2006-10-28January 12 20072007-01-12October 10 20062006-10-10A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis gathers closely at night on a road, with a few onlookers including a woman in a dark patterned sari and a uniformed police officer at the right edge. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and a yellow-and-gold sash receives printed photo booklets from a younger man in white with an orange shawl, while a bald man in white bends forward to hold a garland of yellow flowers. The printed booklets show portrait photographs and a headline-style page. Several people wear vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads.2006-10-14Night-time outdoor book and merchandise stall under a white canopy, lit by bright lamps. A woman in a teal blouse and cream-and-gold sari stands at the counter on the left, reaching toward a display of rudraksha malas and small items. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at the table on the right; the man in front holds up a glossy card showing a smiling bearded figure in an orange-and-yellow turban and saffron robe. Behind the table are more books, cards and boxes, with a bright orange-and-red shrine display and vehicles in the background. Two people hold no identifiable ceremonial role here; the saffron-robed figure appears only as a printed card, not as a physical person.2010-01-21Night photograph of a outdoor book and merchandise stall under a red tarpaulin canopy at the Kanchipuram inauguration. Several men stand around a long table covered with glossy booklets, posters and pamphlets, many showing a saffron-robed figure. A man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at the left, while a man in a checked shirt in the foreground flips through a booklet. Banners with orange and green borders hang overhead, and a crowd is visible in the background under bright lights.2006-11-24October 14 20062006-10-14Night street scene at a temple-side bookstall during a procession. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala stands at a table covered with books, DVDs and CD cases showing a robed guru figure, plus small plastic packets of beads. Behind him a man in an orange shawl and beads looks at the wares. Crowds of women in saris and salwar kameez stand along the street, and a shrine with flower garlands and a lit oil lamp sits at left. Posters hang on the right wall.2006-10-31A night-time photograph of a crowded open-sided stall under a red, green and white striped canopy with a patterned red top. Several people, mostly men in white shirts and a woman in a white sari with a red blouse, stand around a table covered with books, booklets and stacks of printed photo cards showing a saffron-clad figure. A young woman with flowers in her hair stands at the right and another woman with a white sari bends at the bottom left. Bamboo poles and bunting flags frame the stall.2007-01-12