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Night photograph of a busy street with a crowd of people walking past street lamps and a white van with a purple flashing light. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a brown leopard-print handbag holds an open booklet with a printed portrait on its cover and a small ID card on her blouse; she has a red bindi and sandalwood-coloured forehead marks. Behind her a woman in a blue patterned sari and a man in a white shirt and beige dhoti walk, and a man in a red shawl and blue lungi stands at right beside a table of water bottles.

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Night photograph of a large crowd walking along a tree-lined road lit by street lamps, mostly devotees moving in procession. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, with vibhuti marks; beside him a man in a purple shirt wears an orange shawl. Women in saris of green, pink, red and orange walk among the crowd. On the right stands a red-framed roadside shelter with a banner reading "May I Help You". Many people fill the middle distance. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2024-02-24Night photo of a dense crowd of devotees moving along a path at an outdoor festival. A woman in the foreground wears a pink floral saree with a white vertical mark on her forehead, looking toward the camera. Beside her a boy in a red shorts and checked shirt stands near a man in white with an orange shawl and a white forehead mark carrying a metal tray. A young woman with orange flowers in her braid wears a pink top and a peach saree. A large painted banner on the right shows a standing figure in red and orange robes with a garland. A white bus and a street lamp are visible in the background.2011-04-17Night photograph of a large crowd walking a street during a girivalam circumambulation near a temple gopuram lit by orange lights. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks at the left edge. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. A figure in a long saffron robe and orange head covering walks near the centre, holding a small printed booklet and a red-and-gold object. A man with a white beard and tilak in white clothes walks at the centre-right, and a man in a white shirt and beaded mala is in the foreground. A temple sign in Tamil script is visible on a building wall.2008-01-02Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-like event ground with a crowd of devotees walking along a dirt path lined with banana leaves and white banners in Tamil script. A woman in a pink and gold sari and a woman in a blue sari with a white tilak on her forehead stand near a girl in a light blue dress and a girl in a blue dress with gold trim. Men in white shirts and white dhotis move through the crowd, and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stands at a registration table. A yellow bus and white vehicles are parked in the background, and a young child in a red knitted cap and a school-style uniform stands at the right edge.2010-01-24A night-time outdoor procession on a paved road lined with parked motorbikes and a yellow bus. Many women walk closely together, most in sarees: one in cream with orange floral border carrying papers, one in deep orange saree holding a small woven bag, one in pale blue saree with a brown blouse, and one in yellow with a long plaited braid in the foreground. A few men in white shirts walk among them, and a young woman in white with a navy blue sash stands at the right. Banana leaves frame the top corners and a banner with Tamil lettering hangs on a stall at the right edge.2010-01-24May 10 20172017-05-10Night-time outdoor scene at a temple-style event grounds with a stall of prasadam and books. At left, a woman in a white sari stands behind a white table holding offerings, with a bunch of green bananas hanging from a pole beside a tall white banner with Tamil text. Several women in saris, including one in turquoise and another in orange, walk through the open dirt ground past the table. On the right, a young person in white clothes with a yellow shawl and red-beaded necklace stands near a black-and-brown poster. Rows of parked motorcycles and scooters and a crowd of people fill the background under street lights.2010-01-19August 05 20092009-08-05A night photograph of a crowd gathered on a street in front of a parked white van and roadside stalls with string lights. Many women in saris in pink, purple, blue, yellow and red stand close together, several with white and vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in a yellow checked shirt and a young man in a striped shirt holding a small camera stand among them, and a few men in white dhotis move in the background. Some hands are folded in prayer. The scene suggests a public gathering or procession.2006-10-14Dusk street scene of a crowd moving past a gated entrance in Pondicherry during the Kodikann yatra. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left balances a lit oil lamp flame on his head, a small devotional offering. Nearby, a woman in a teal sari holds a sheet of paper, and a woman in a yellow-green sari stands by the gate. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red cap stands among the crowd. An orange saffron flag hangs at the right edge beside a notice board. Street lamps and dark trees frame the background.2006-10-14Photo 11731123 +1 copiesMarch 06 20202020-03-06