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A dense outdoor crowd lines a tree-shaded street during a procession in Pondicherry. Many people in white shirts and dhotis, saris in bright colours, and some in teal and pink clothing press forward. Several women hold brass plates or trays with flower garlands and offerings. Men in front wear white and carry drums with decorated drum heads. A boy in a striped shirt stands in the lower right. A small framed portrait with a banner hangs on a wall at the top centre, but no figure can be identified as a person in this image. Lush green leaves frame the upper right corner.

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June 19 20142014-06-19January 12 20072007-01-12A crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of devotees pressed together under a long patterned maroon-and-gold canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron headbands, and several women wear white saris, orange and purple saris, and gold necklaces. Purple, teal and pink ceremonial banners hang along the right side, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange garment stands against a blue wall on the left. Air conditioning units line the building walls, and an older man with glasses in the foreground looks toward the camera.2008-07-28June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA large outdoor crowd of devotees sits densely packed on a street in front of a white two-storey building with green shutters and a balcony. Many people sit with palms pressed together in anjali, facing a direction off-frame toward a speaker. Women wear cotton saris in red, yellow, blue and pink, and several children are visible in the crowd. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Orange saffron flags on poles stand along the street, and a thatched shelter with a few people is at the upper right. A person in a white shirt at the lower right raises a hand toward the group.2009-11-25June 24 20142014-06-24 +3 copiesA dense outdoor crowd of devotees gathers in front of a colourfully decorated temple gopuram with a painted deity figure, while banana leaves and strings of green leaves hang overhead. Many women in sarees in yellow, blue, purple and white stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Men in white shirts and dhotis move among them, and a few hold flowers. Smoke rises from a fire in the background among trees. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2006-11-05July 28 20082008-07-28A large crowd of devotees gathers outdoors under trees for a procession or ritual gathering. In the foreground, several women in orange and saffron saris and men in orange clothing play drums and hold drumsticks; one drummer wears an orange sash. Older women in cream and white saris stand with hands pressed in anjali, and a woman in a red and blue sari holds a small child. A young girl in a pink floral dress and green leggings stands among the crowd. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a yellow and red ceremonial banner on a pole rises at right. Red flags are visible among the crowd.2016-07-19A crowded street scene during a procession in an Indian city. Women in saris and hair flowers press together, several with hands folded in namaste or raised in devotion. One woman in a black blouse and turquoise sari wears white jasmine in her hair; a woman in a green sari, a woman in an orange and gold sari, and an older man in a checked shirt and glasses stand nearby. Green trees, a tall building and a street sign line the roadway, and a painted gold-and-green temple gateway is visible at left. The people are only visible as a crowd, with no clearly identifiable figure presented as a person.2006-11-01