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Street scene in a town with saffron and orange flags strung overhead and a colourful temple gopuram beyond. A silver Ford SUV is parked at the centre, with a man visible through the windshield raising a hand. Around it stand several people: a man in an orange robe with a garland on the left, uniformed police officers in khaki, a man in an orange cap and white shirt, a man in a white shirt, and a man in an orange saffron robe with a beaded necklace at right. Children and a woman in a sari stand at the right edge. A tamil sign on a white wall reads Arunachalam Mandapam.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27A silver Ford SUV drives slowly through a crowded street in Salem, Tamil Nadu, with a dense crowd of men and boys pressing close around it. Two uniformed police officers in khaki, one in the foreground directing people with a raised arm, keep the crowd back. Behind the vehicle, a teal-green truck and a bicycle are visible, and orange and saffron pennants strung across the street flank shop fronts with colourful signboards. The vehicle's windows are tinted, so the occupants are not clearly visible.2008-04-27June 19 20142014-06-19A silver Ford SUV with Karnataka plate KA04MN4444 stops on a narrow dirt street in an Indian town. Its front passenger door is open, and a man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands beside it, with several other men in white and orange clothing gathered around. A crowd of children and adults watches from the roadside. Pastel-coloured houses, a small roadside shrine with deity figures, and a red 'DANGER' sign line the street, with green trees behind.2008-08-02A dark grey Ford SUV with a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM on its windscreen moves slowly through a crowded street lined with people. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside the car. Ahead, a temple gateway with a white chariot and horses sculpted on its top is decorated with large banners, including one showing a smiling man with a saffron turban and another showing a woman. Several saffron-robed sadhus with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand at the right beside the car. Devotees in white and striped shirts crowd the roadway. A colourful cloth canopy hangs over the right side of the gateway. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this view.2014-06-22June 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesOutdoors on a sunny street, a silver Ford vehicle stands in the foreground with its driver's door open. Several shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes and garlands gather beside it. One saffron-robed man holds a bright orange umbrella over the group while another touches the car door. A painted wall mural of figures and a landscape stands at left, with palm trees and a multi-storey building behind. A white van is parked to the right, and a few onlookers in white clothing stand in the background.2013-05-05Outdoor street scene at a roadside with a silver car in the foreground, its door open. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands with his back to the camera beside the car. A woman in an orange sari holds a brass plate and garland at right, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Several other people in white and orange clothing gather near the vehicle. Trees, colourful roadside signboards and a garlanded setting along the road form the backdrop.2008-04-19A street procession in daytime during a spiritual event in Salem, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap and shirt, with a name tag, stands at left beside a white car. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with a rudraksha mala, holds his hands in añjali greeting. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, walk with an orange-clad attendant. Strings of triangular saffron and white pennants hang overhead, and an umbrella-like canopy with a decorated top stands behind them. A crowd of onlookers, including a child in a striped shirt, lines the roadside beside a red gate and a signboard in Tamil script.2008-04-27June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies