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A crowd of men and women gathers outdoors in front of a temple entrance on a sandy ground with kolam designs. Several men in orange or saffron shawls and white dhotis stand at the center, one gesturing with an outstretched arm toward a man in white. Above them, large colourful umbrellas with green, red, yellow and blue panels are held up, and palm-frond decorations hang in the foreground. A white-clad man in the centre of the group wears a yellow shawl and stands among others in white attire. Women in saris stand at the right, one holding an object. A printed board on the wall reads in Tamil script. The scene appears to be a ceremonial procession or temple gathering.

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A photograph of a crowd gathered in a temple courtyard during a ceremonial procession. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange saffron shawls, and a woman in an orange sari stands among them. Colourful striped umbrellas with gold and blue motifs are held overhead, and green palm fronds hang in the foreground. Behind them, women in yellow and pink saris and onlookers watch from the stone temple entrance, where a hanging banner and painted signboard are visible. Ground-level kolam designs are drawn in the dirt, and a clay pot sits near the centre of the group.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a temple courtyard during a procession. Under a multicoloured yellow and blue canopy with palm-leaf fronds overhead, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a saffron shawl stands at left, with a bare-headed man in white beside him. Around them, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing saffron shawls, and women in white saris with gold borders stand close together. Behind them, a doorway and a wall with printed Tamil signage. Kolam designs are drawn on the ground.2009-01-14Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a temple courtyard during a Pongal-season ritual. Green banana or palm fronds frame the foreground. A colourful striped canopy with tasselled edges stands at left, and a painted sign on the temple wall is partly visible. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around a central figure in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl over one shoulder, who appears to be receiving or greeting the people. Others wear orange or saffron shawls, and a woman in a yellow sari and another in an orange-and-pink sari stand nearby. Kolam designs are drawn on the ground. Children and adults fill the background, and one man in a white shirt holds a camera.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14A crowded outdoor courtyard before a temple entrance, with many devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris and salwar. In the centre, a man in a white kurta-dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands with arms outstretched toward a seated figure in white on a patterned mat, while a white-clad attendant beside him also wears an orange shawl. Overhead, colourful umbrellas with fringed edges and a yellow-and-blue flag mark a procession, and sugarcane stalks frame the top of the frame. Smoke rises near the centre. Behind them, a shrine kiosk displays deity images and a wall sign reads in Tamil. Pongal festival observance.2009-01-14Overhead view of an outdoor Pongal-style gathering in a courtyard in front of a temple entrance. A large umbrella-like canopy with red, yellow, green and blue panels and decorative motifs stands at right, and green palm fronds hang in the foreground. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in saris and salwars in yellow, purple and blue, stand in a crowd. Several men and women in saffron and orange shawls or robes stand near the centre. Floor patterns of white kolam-style designs and a wooden platform lie on the ground. A white sign with blue and red lettering hangs on the wall behind the crowd.2009-01-14Outdoor temple procession scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and mundus, and women in white saris with yellow borders and a lavender sari. Several men hold large multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas with red, yellow, blue and green patterns over a central group. A man in a white kurta and a figure in saffron-orange robes stand near the centre, with another saffron-robed devotee further right. Red and white striped temple walls, a decorated deity murti partly visible at top left, and yellow palm fronds on the ground suggest a festival procession. A figure in a white shawl stands near a seated group. Other spectators in plaid and blue shirts crowd the foreground.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Outdoor temple courtyard scene during a ritual gathering. Several colourful umbrellas with red, yellow, green and blue panels and tasselled edges shade a group of devotees. Men in white dhotis and shirts and some in saffron-orange shawls stand near a shrine entrance decorated with garlands, where a deity murti is visible. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and others in white kneel among scattered sugarcane stalks and dried palm fronds, with a steel pot and a plastic water container nearby. Onlookers, including boys in colourful shirts, watch from the right. Whitewashed and red-striped walls frame the courtyard.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14