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A village street in daylight with a dirt road and small tiled houses, one painted green and yellow. On the right a red Mahindra tractor pulls a flat green trailer carrying a decorated deity murti under a small canopy; a man in white stands on the trailer near the altar, and a man in white clothes sits beside it. Villagers, children and a boy on a bicycle watch and walk along the road, and a white-shirted man in a white dhoti gestures toward the procession.

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May 31 20072007-05-31A village street scene in dusty sunlight. On the left, a decorated tractor-drawn cart carries a canopied deity murti or framed image beneath an umbrella-style canopy, with several men in white and saffron-orange clothing seated and standing around it, a loudspeaker box on the cart. A banner hangs from the cart reading a welcome message. In the foreground, a boy on a bicycle holds a small brass vessel while children in pink, green, blue and red clothing gather around him. A woman in a green sari stands at right beside a stone post and stacked straw. White and blue-washed houses, tiled roofs and palm trees line the street.2007-05-31A village street lined with palm trees and tiled-roof houses shows a green wooden cart with a decorated canopy and a red-and-pink draped seat. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands on the cart, under a multicoloured parasol, while a seated man in white with an orange shawl tends to items on the cart. Another white-clad attendant stands at the cart's edge. Standing nearby are a woman in a patterned sari, schoolchildren in blue shirts and purple or dark skirts, and onlookers including a man in white shirt and grey trousers and a man holding a small child. A red tractor is at the right edge.2007-05-31A village street procession on a green flatbed cart carrying a decorated deity murti under a multicoloured fringed umbrella with a pink cloth canopy and floral garlands. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls ride or stand on the cart, one in white bending to tend the murti. Women in red and maroon saris and children watch from the dirt road near the cart's back, with a cow and houses with tiled roofs, palm trees and a bicycle in the background.2007-05-31A photograph of a village street procession with a crowd lining both sides. A drummer with a large drum stands center-left, and a saffron-robed figure walks near the middle of the road. Women in blue and teal saris and gold ornaments stand at right, one holding a child in a pink dress. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, stand at left. Green leafy arches and saffron flags decorate the street, and an ornate canopy is visible in the background. The scene conveys a festival procession or house visit in Tamil Nadu.2014-06-24 +2 copiesAugust 29 20072007-08-29A village procession on a dirt road passes tiled-roof houses and a thatched hut, with palm trees behind. A red tractor pulls a decorated float under a colourful fringed umbrella. A large banner on the float shows a portrait of a bearded saint in orange and a Dhyanapeetham welcome message. A man in white stands on the float holding the umbrella, and another in white and an orange shawl walks beside the trailer. A young man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks in the foreground, with village children watching at right and a white-clad woman at left.2007-05-31October 20 20062006-10-20An outdoor village street scene at dusk with palm trees and a green-and-cream house behind. On the left, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits on a green wooden cart speaking into a microphone. Beneath an ornate multicoloured umbrella, a red-draped deity murti or utsava image is decorated with garlands and gold ornaments. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls attend the cart; one stands at the back, another prepares offerings and a lit oil lamp on a tray. Villagers, women in saris, and children, including a girl in blue and one in orange, gather along a rope barrier to receive the lamp and prasad. Plates of fruit and a steel vessel sit on the cart. A white satellite dish is mounted on a roof.2007-05-31A street procession in a Tamil Nadu town. A decorated vehicle with a deity murti visible inside is parked in a narrow road lined with multi-storey buildings and power lines. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk along the street, and a woman in a cream and red sari carries a flower offering. A shirtless man in an orange cloth and a man in saffron robes stand near the vehicle, and a sannyasi in orange with a rudraksha mala walks beside them. Banana leaves and a red and white canopy decorate a shop front on the right, and a loudspeaker stands on a tripod.2014-07-04A village street during a pada yatra procession, a walking pilgrimage. Several devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk on the road, with saffron and orange flags. A man in white holds up a decorated ceremonial umbrella-like standard with a pointed embroidered top. Behind them a large orange-and-yellow building and a coconut palm are visible. On the left, villagers in plain clothes stand watching, including an older woman in a red sari, a young man in a lilac shirt and khaki trousers, and a shirtless man in a green lungi. Small houses, a bare-legged tree trunk and a stray dog line the roadside.2008-08-07A village street scene shows a green wooden cart carrying a decorated deity murti under a colourful fringed canopy umbrella, with garlands draped over the shrine. Several men in white clothes and saffron/orange shawls stand around the cart, one tending items on a brass tray in front of the murti and another at the cart's side. On the left, a man in a checked shirt and a woman with a small child watch, while schoolchildren in light blue uniforms stand on the dirt road. A woman in a patterned sari stands at right. Mud-brick houses, palm trees and a yellow wall frame the street.2007-05-31