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Night street procession under strings of orange and white festoons and marigold-style garlands hung across the road. A dense crowd walks along the street; many women wear white or light saris and carry bundles of yellow flowers, one with flowers in her hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a blue t-shirt, walk among them. A white flag is held aloft at left and another white flag at right. Shops and a lit signboard line the roadside, and a vehicle and street lamps are visible behind the crowd. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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August 03 20092009-08-03A night street scene with a dense crowd of people pressing around a dark car at the right edge. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in white caps, and a few women in saris stand among them. Strings of orange triangular bunting and white flower garlands stretch across the street overhead, and small white and orange flags wave above the crowd. Some people hold up flower garlands and hands raised toward the car. Shop fronts with signboards line the street under dark trees, and a street lamp glows in the background.2009-08-03October 28 20062006-10-28Night street procession in an Indian town, with a crowd of devotees walking along a road lit by a streetlight. Strings of orange and yellow triangular pennants and leaf garlands stretch overhead. A banner-style poster on a stand shows a portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes, with a banana plant tied to its frame. Women in saris, including one in a blue sari with a long braid carrying a tray of yellow flowers, and men in white shirts and dhotis walk alongside parked motorbikes and Vodafone shop signage.2009-08-03Night street scene of a dense crowd pressing around a dark car at an event, with strings of triangular pennant bunting overhead and vehicles and lights in the background. Men in white shirts and dhotis dominate the crowd; a man in the foreground raises his arm and shouts, and a woman in a red blouse and women in saris stand nearby. Strands of white flowers and garlands are draped on the car bonnet. The car window shows a figure inside in white clothing, but the face is not clearly visible and no identity can be confirmed from appearance.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A night street procession fills a narrow town road lined with blue-and-white shopfronts and a thatched roof at left. A bare-chested man with a white forehead band and grey beard, wearing a red-pink dhoti and a white sacred thread, walks at centre. Beside him a woman in a white sari with yellow border holds a bouquet of yellow flowers. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis, some in yellow and orange, follow, and many hold saffron flags on poles. A cameraman with a camera at left films the scene. Pictured people are in motion; no swami is identified in this photo.2009-01-15Night street procession in an Indian city. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some with orange shawls, carry white flags with blue emblems on poles. A decorated palanquin with gilded canopy and red drapery is carried along the road, with a figure seated inside it. Street lamps, shop signs and lit storefronts line the road. Foreground includes a young woman in a light top and a young man in a grey t-shirt. The palanquin figure's appearance is not clearly visible enough to confirm identity.2008-11-11Night photograph of a large crowd walking along a lit path toward a distant illuminated stage or shrine structure, flanked by strings of paper decorations and tall banana-leaf plants. Most people wear white shirts or white dhotis and sarees, with a few in orange and coloured saris. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and holds a phone to his ear. Overhead bulbs and hanging festoons light the route. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person at this distance.2010-01-08 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03Night street scene at a crowded procession route with many devotees filling the road under orange street lamps. A young man in a white t-shirt in the foreground stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Nearby, women wear white saris with yellow borders, and a woman in a gold-green sari and glasses stands beside a man in an orange shawl. Vehicles, shopfronts and a distant string of red lights are visible behind the crowd.2006-10-19Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-side ground lit by string lights, with paper and crepe-paper bunting strung across the scene. Crowds of devotees mill about on sandy ground; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and women wear white saris with gold borders. A tall sign banner on the left bears Tamil text and a large portrait of a man with a bearded face, and a second portrait banner stands at right. A decorated archway with a red-and-gold canopy stands in the background, with a flag on a pole, and a white-covered table is visible at right. Several people hold printed booklets.2010-01-08