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Night street procession shown in motion blur, with a crowd of devotees in white and coloured clothing moving past warm street lights. In the centre, a devotee raises a large framed portrait of a seated, saffron-robed figure with a glowing halo; the portrait is labelled with a printed logo at its base. Dark garments and white dhotis are visible among the crowd, and many onlookers stand along the roadside behind them.

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A blurred night-time procession with many people in white and orange clothing moving through a crowd. A woman in a blue sari and a man in white shirt are prominent, with a man in orange at the lower left. Raised above the crowd is a framed portrait of a seated, orange-robed figure with a turban-like head covering, hands in lap, labelled with Tamil script. Warm lamplight and string lights fill the scene, and a few people wear white markings on their foreheads. The image appears to show a ratha yatra style procession with devotees carrying a portrait.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Night-time outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered at a roadside ceremony, lit by a bright flash and street lamps. Foreground figures in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands pressed in anjali, and a man in a yellow-orange cloth over white robes stands near the centre. A barefoot man in white works at a low wooden fire setup with burning sticks, and a woman in a patterned sari holds a child. Behind them, two tall banners show deity imagery, one with a flame motif and Tamil script. Several people in shirts and dhotis stand in the background among street lights and a parked vehicle, consistent with a homa or puja being performed during a procession.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A nighttime street procession in a South Indian village. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a framed portrait garlanded with a yellow-and-white flower garland and red blossoms; the portrait shows a robed figure in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace, and is labelled in Tamil. Beside him, another white-clad man in a dhoti walks at the front, and a man in white to the right follows. Children in blue, pink and striped clothes walk in front, one girl holding a small red packet. Women in saris carrying a brass vessel and a small plant stand behind, with more people and trees in the dark background.September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesNight procession scene in a crowded street with a dense crowd of devotees pressing toward an illuminated decorated float on the left. The float is adorned with white and pink garlands and holds a deity murti and a figure in white clothing with an orange shawl standing at its edge. A large framed portrait of a bald-headed man in white clothing with an orange shawl is mounted on a stand in the centre-right, labelled with printed text. Many devotees wear saffron, orange, white and red garments, and several women have flowers in their hair. Bright white floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the scene, with stacked bricks and scaffolding in the background.2006-10-09June 24 20142014-06-242008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaOctober 21 20062006-10-21Outdoor gathering under a palm-leaf and bunting canopy with orange and red paper garlands. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and a white-and-orange flower garland stands at centre, facing a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts with hands folded in greeting. Another woman in white holds a printed portrait of a smiling woman in red, and a man in orange on the left holds a clipboard. Several people raise hands in devotion, and a nearby tiled-roof building and water tank are visible. Printed portrait of a woman in red held up in the crowd.2009-11-25Night photograph of a crowd walking past bamboo scaffolding with rows of stage lights and palm trees. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, smiles and walks at the front right. Beside him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk among other people in white and dark clothes. Behind them a tall banner shows a smiling figure in an orange headwrap, and orange and white flags fly above the scaffolding.2006-11-24