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Outdoor street scene during a procession of deities at Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a dark stone hand in abhaya mudra stands beside a flower-decorated wooden platform holding coconuts garlanded with white flowers. A man in white shirt and dhoti wearing an orange saffron shawl stands at the front, with a framed portrait on a stand behind him. A crowd of onlookers watches, including a man in a red-and-white ritual shawl holding papers and a man filming with a camera. A green-and-white state transport bus with Tamil destination boards is behind the crowd.

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A street procession in a crowded Indian town. At centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-gold shawl with a green and pink floral garland stands among devotees dressed in white with orange shawls. A bearded older man in white leans in holding a coconut toward him, and a video camera is visible at right. Behind them a blue truck bears Tamil lettering, and a white bus, banners and flags line the road. Many people fill the scene, with attendees in white kurtas and saris.2006-09-24July 12 20112011-07-12A crowd of devotees, mostly women and children, reach their hands toward a small flame on the decorated platform of a procession chariot. A young man in an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes stands at the centre, tending the lamp. Behind him, a man in white dhoti and kurta bends over a deity murti adorned with pink and white garlands and gold ornaments. A framed printed portrait on a stand shows a smiling man in a white head wrap, garlanded with red flowers, and a video camera operator stands at the right edge. A metal dish and a silver vessel sit on the platform near the lamp.2006-10-24A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered around an open-backed vehicle decorated as a mobile shrine. Inside the vehicle, two deity murtis are dressed with garlands and flower decorations, and a framed portrait of a woman in orange robes is mounted on the side panel. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, press forward, with one man in the centre holding a mobile phone. A woman in white with a red bindi stands near the vehicle, and a woman in orange robes with a white flower garland stands at the vehicle's side. Buses and trees line the street behind them.2011-07-12August 08 20092009-08-08October 24 20062006-10-24July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor street scene with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and some shaved heads. In the centre, a young man in an orange saffron garment wears a red and white flower garland and stands before two deity murti figures draped in red and white garlands, one with a crown. A large poster on the left shows a robed figure in orange holding a rudraksha-style necklace, labelled with Tamil text. Behind, a vehicle bears signage reading Nithyanandam. Several men press forward around the central figure, some with hands raised.2011-07-12A crowd of men surges toward an orange-and-black bus at a roadside with a red wall behind it. A figure in a red-orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands in the open bus doorway, smiling and raising a hand. Many devotees in white shirts and orange shawls reach up with raised palms and outstretched arms. A bald man in orange clothing and a white flower garland appears in the foreground. Two bystanders hold phones. a person figure is visible, identified only by appearance cues: a red turban, orange robe and rudraksha mala, and his role as the figure being greeted from the bus door.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A dense crowd of men and a few women gathers around a white vehicle with an open side panel and a small television screen mounted above. Inside the vehicle, a woman in an orange sari with a red-and-white flower garland is seated before golden deity murti decorated with garlands and jewellery. Left of the vehicle, a large printed poster shows a figure in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala seated in meditation. Several men in white shirts and dhotis press forward, one reaching out with an open hand, while a younger man with a shaved head in white and a saffron-bordered shawl holds a pen near a notebook. The setting is an outdoor roadside area with trees and a bus behind.2011-07-12A street scene at a yellow vehicle decorated as a mobile shrine. A man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a white shoulder cloth stands in the foreground, extending his hand toward a crowd of devotees in white and orange. Behind him a shrine interior holds two deity murtis garlanded with red and white flowers. A woman in a pink sari holds a brass lamp with offerings. On the left side of the vehicle, a large banner shows a man in orange robes with a mala seated with raised hand, beside Tamil text. Several men in white shirts stand around the vehicle.2011-07-12