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Blurred night photograph of a street procession crowd in Coimbatore. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing a group. To the left, a bald man in white clothing with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands among devotees. Women in colourful saris, including yellow, green, pink and blue, and a few children, press close around them under street lights and passing traffic. The scene appears to be a public gathering along a road during an evening procession.

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October 09 20062006-10-09January 18 20042004-01-18 +2 copiesNight street photograph of a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walks along a roadside with parked vehicles behind them. A woman in a teal and pink sari holds a brass plate of offerings and fruit, while a man in a white shirt beside her carries a similar tray. A young boy in white kurta and a child in a yellow shirt stand nearby. Lit shop signs and a bus with illuminated lettering appear in the background.2006-10-09October 19 20062006-10-19A dim indoor hall filled with a seated audience, mostly women in saris and older men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a standing man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a floral embroidered placket holds a microphone on a stand, speaking to the crowd. Behind him stands a large golden-yellow decorated pot or urn. Light fixtures and plain cream walls frame the room.October 19 20062006-10-19Night photograph of a street procession with devotees in white clothes. A man in front wears white kurta and a rudraksha mala, arms spread wide in a dancing or welcoming gesture, with a small boy in white beside him. Behind them, women in white and cream saris and pale sarees stand with hands folded in anjali. A white van with headlights on and a blue Nithyanandapedia-style sign sits in the background, and a wooden frame and a decorated tray are at lower left.2006-10-09January 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of a group walking along a paved road under dark trees, apparently a girivalam circumambulation. At centre, a man with a shaved head wears an orange robe and a saffron shawl and holds a walking staff. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk barefoot. A woman on the left in an orange shawl and white sari holds a camera, and another woman in a cream sari with gold border walks beside them. Some men wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Street lamps glow in the background.2008-01-02October 14 20062006-10-14A crowded nighttime photograph of devotees packed closely together. In the foreground a young woman in a pink salwar kameez with a long braid and a girl in a pink dress with a pink shawl stand near the frame, many with white and red forehead markings. A woman in a green floral blouse wears a white flower garland in her hair. Behind them a woman in a yellow top holds a baby, a man in a white kurta stands centre, and a smiling woman in a purple sari with a bindi stands beside a man in a patterned shirt. A child in a red top is held up near the back, with more spectators behind them. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2004-07-26 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20122012-01-02