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Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered around an open flame at a temple-side street. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a white cloth wrapped at his waist and a shaved head tends the fire, while a woman in a white sari stands beside it with her hands extended toward the flames. Nearby devotees in white shirts, blue salwar kameez and saris in yellow, green and blue watch, some with palms joined. A blue painted temple wall with a deity mural rises behind them. A large crowd of roughly thirty visible people fills the lane, and an orange-clad figure stands among them.

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November 01 20062006-11-01A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors on a street during a ratha yatra-style procession in Chennai. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at right, holding a brass lamp with a flame over a small offering, while women in saris and bangles press their palms together and watch. Men in white shirts and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand around, some holding papers. Rose petals lie on the ground. No person with distinctive a person cues is clearly visible, so the identity is unsure.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01October 23 20062006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23November 01 20062006-11-01October 25 20062006-10-25November 05 20062006-11-05November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a street-side temple procession in Tamil Nadu. A bare-chested man with a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a heavy chain necklace and a lavender dhoti, stands on temple steps holding a metal tray of flowers and offerings. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl holds a second tray. Another man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right. A crowd of women in saris and children in blue, white and red clothes watches from the left, with palm trees and a blue-painted temple building behind.2006-11-01June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a crowded tree-lined street during a procession. In the foreground a man in white, hands pressed together in anjali, stands among devotees; a man in white with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder walks near the center. A flaming oil lamp or torch is held aloft at left, with smoke rising, and a white van and parked vehicles line the street. Many devotees, including women in saris of pink, purple and teal and men in white shirts, watch and gather along the roadside, some with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests a street procession with devotees, with the lamp.2006-10-24