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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of women in colourful saris and some men in white dhotis and shirts gathered in a procession at a Pondicherry event. A man in the foreground wearing an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes holds a brass kalasha topped with a coconut, decorated with white jasmine flowers and green mango leaves. Several women carry brass plates of fruit, coconut halves and offerings. Behind them, men in white play long wind instruments and a drum, and green foliage surrounds the path. The scene resembles a ratha yatra procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors on sandy ground during a procession. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and an orange saffron shawl holds a steel plate with a coconut, bananas and flowers. Beside him women in saris, including a woman in a green and black patterned sari and another in a black polka-dot sari with maroon blouse, carry offering plates with coconuts, fruit and flowers. Behind them men in white shirts and women in colourful saris stand close together, and a few musicians with wind instruments and a drum are visible at the top edge. The scene suggests a ratha yatra procession with offerings. Date stamp 16.10.2006 appears in the lower right corner.2006-10-16Outdoor photograph of a village procession gathering. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl holds a silver vessel with a green leaf and white flowers, while women in colourful saris, including teal, pink and green, carry brass plates and similar offering vessels. Behind them men in white dhotis play a brass horn and wind instruments, and a drummer stands among older men in dhotis and shawls, with papaya trees and green foliage behind. About a dozen men and women are visible, with more people partially visible at the edges.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Outdoor photograph at a roadside ritual gathering under green trees, with a fruit offering laid out on a wooden table in the foreground. Plates hold bananas, coconut halves, flowers and betel-style leaves. A man in a white shirt sits at the table, and a man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands beside it, both near the offerings. Behind them a crowd of women in sarees of green, blue, purple and pink stand with hands folded in prayer, while men in white garments play drums and wind instruments. A red flag hangs at the left edge beside a partly visible printed banner. A printed caption on the image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and 16.10.2006, .2006-10-16A procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, with women carrying silver kalasha pots topped with coconuts wrapped in white jasmine garlands and mango leaves. A woman in a cream sari with an orange border leads, another in a magenta sari and a woman in a yellow sari follow. Men in white dhotis play a drum and long wind instruments, and a man in an orange shawl with a red tilak stands at a wooden table in the foreground arranging more kalasha pots. Onlookers in white shirts and colourful saris fill the background, and a dotted rangoli is visible on the ground.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Dense night crowd of devotees at a procession event in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style mala holds a metal pot with a bouquet of white flowers and green leaves, facing another man in white shirt who holds the flowers. Around them women in sarees with flower garlands and bindi, men in white shirts and dhotis, and children press together. Several people wear vibhuti and tilak marks.2006-10-16A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors at a temple-street procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, with a brick wall and stone gateway behind them. In the foreground a man in an orange vest over a white shirt holds a coconut wrapped with mango leaves and white jasmine flowers, and another man with a tilak on his forehead stands at right in a white shirt. A man in an orange shawl over white clothes stands in the middle of the crowd. Women in saris of white, pink and green, some with flower garlands, walk among boys in white shirts. Strings of colourful tassels hang at upper left.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Night crowd photograph at an outdoor temple-style gathering, with a large press of devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in cotton saris. In the foreground left, a young man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace gestures with an outstretched arm, beside a brass kalasha topped with white flowers and a coconut. A man in white wearing an ID badge reaches forward among the crowd. Dim stone walls and a dark background frame the scene.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Outdoor photograph of a street procession in a village with palm trees and green foliage. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with cloth sashes, stand among a crowd that includes women in yellow and pink saris and a man in an orange shirt holding a hand drum. Small white flags are raised, and a brass horn is visible near a roadside billboard showing a deity-themed image and Tamil text. A yellow building with ventilation blocks stands at left. The purple a person logo appears at top left. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2006-10-16