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A crowd of villagers, mostly women in saris and a few children, presses close behind a wooden barrier at an outdoor roadside setting. In the foreground a table holds plates of bananas, halved green coconuts and offerings wrapped in banana leaves, with small paper tags on the plates. Several women fold their hands in namaskar, and one older woman in a green sari stands at the front. Some people wear vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A white van and a bicycle are parked nearby, with a village street and houses behind. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt village road lined with trees and a bamboo-fenced house. A young man in a white shirt and orange shawl carries a brass tray of bananas and coconuts with flowers, leading a crowd of men, women and children. Many women wear saris in pink, orange, green and red, and some hold offerings. Men in white shirts and white flags on poles are visible, and a woman on the left balances a metal pot on her head. Scattered onlookers and cyclists stand along the roadside. The scene reflects a Ratha Yatra-style devotional procession.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor street crowd in a busy Indian town during a procession, viewed from above. Dense rows of devotees, mostly women in sarees in purple, pink, orange, yellow, white and green, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some carry small children on their hips. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a pink shirt stand among them. Parked white and red cars, motorbikes and a yellow-roofed roadside stall line the road behind. Shop signs and an overhead car roof fill the background.2006-10-30October 20 20062006-10-20A dense outdoor procession on a village dirt road lined with trees and utility poles. Many women in saris of pink, green, yellow and blue carry brass trays of bananas and offerings, while men in white shirts and dhotis walk among them. A young man in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the left wears a white shirt with a mala. Crowds of children and adults line the road, some holding plates, and a white flag on a pole is raised at the centre. A white banner with blue lettering hangs at the left edge.2006-10-20Outdoor photograph of a village street during a procession, with a crowd of many villagers standing and walking along a dusty road lined with thatched huts, palm trees and a utility pole. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in the centre, and a man in an orange-saffron shawl stands among them, while women in saffron, orange and red saris carry brass plates heaped with bananas and flowers. A few people hold white flags on poles. Children in bright clothes crowd the foreground, and a man on a motorcycle waits at left. The crowd is clearly visible but not fully countable.2006-10-20Outdoor 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.2006-10-24October 25 20062006-10-25October 29 20062006-10-29A dense crowd of villagers, mostly women and older people with some men, presses around a long wooden table laden with offering trays of bananas, halved coconuts, flowers and small paper slips. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women wear cotton saris in teal, purple, pink and grey, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Partly visible on the left are bamboo poles. Behind the crowd are a white van and a man in a lavender shirt. The scene looks like a prasad distribution or offering line at a roadside procession.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor crowd scene in a village street with palm trees, a parked white van, a green bus and a red-roofed building behind. A large crowd of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis, gathers closely around a central figure. That central man has short dark hair and wears a white garment with an orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Several women wear rosette badges on their chests and some carry small items. Plastic chairs are arranged in rows at left, and a wooden framework stands at the right edge. The atmosphere is one of a procession or ratha yatra gathering with people pressing forward to see the central figure.2006-10-28