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Outdoor crowd gathered during a temple-style procession at Pondicherry, with devotees standing close together under decorated umbrellas with red and blue fringes. Men wear white dhotis and shirts; women wear saris in orange, pink, green, yellow and multicolour stripes. In the foreground, rows of coconuts wrapped in white jasmine garlands and green leaves are arranged on a table, beside a large heap of pink plastic bags of offerings. A man in white kneels at the table near fruit, bananas and a plate. No figure matching the a person candidate criteria is clearly visible, so the identity is left unsure.

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Outdoor festival scene at a temple procession in Pondicherry. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand among a large crowd of women in saris of orange, pink, magenta and multicolored patterns, some with flowers in their hair. Two ornate umbrellas with red, blue, green and gold fringe and tassels stand at left and right. In the foreground, rows of coconuts wrapped with white jasmine garlands and green leaves sit on a table beside stacks of pink plastic bags. Behind them a blue temple gateway emits smoke, and a yellow wall and tree line the courtyard. Roughly several dozen people are visible.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 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16A crowded outdoor temple scene in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around a tray of offerings, one passing items to a woman in a lilac sari with a long braid whose hands are pressed together. A woman in a yellow sari stands beside her, and many devotees crowd behind. A pale blue temple gateway with a sign reading Sri Renukambikai Amman Alayam stands behind them, with a deity murti of a goddess seated on a pedestal above the entrance. Pink plastic bags and coconuts with flower garnishes sit in front. Two decorated umbrellas with red, blue and fringed tassels frame the scene.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Outdoor photograph of a roadside crowd on a dirt road beside a canal and concrete bridge. A young man in a white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron shawl stands centre, holding a silver tray of offerings, with bananas and other fruit, and pointing with his hand. Around him women in saffron, pink, green, blue and maroon saris and men in white shirts and dhotis stand close together, some with hands folded. Children in school uniforms watch at front. Parked motorcycles, a blue truck and a bicycle line the road, with palm trees behind.2006-10-20A crowded outdoor gathering under a shaded roof with a green cloth-covered floor. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-beaded necklace stands at left beside a man in an orange shirt and grey trousers. A central figure in a white dhoti and shirt with a saffron and green sash bends forward, extending both hands to bless or touch the orange-shirted man's shoulder. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd close, including a bald man in white with a striped shawl on the right. A woman in a yellow sari with a white jasmine garland sits at lower right, her hand raised.2011-05-17A dense crowd of villagers, mostly women and older people with some men, presses around a long wooden table laden with offering trays of bananas, halved coconuts, flowers and small paper slips. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women wear cotton saris in teal, purple, pink and grey, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Partly visible on the left are bamboo poles. Behind the crowd are a white van and a man in a lavender shirt. The scene looks like a prasad distribution or offering line at a roadside procession.2006-10-20August 03 20092009-08-03October 10 20062006-10-10Dense crowd at an outdoor Tamil Nadu temple procession, with a striped green, red and yellow canopy with tassels at left and a yellow-and-gold banner at right. In the foreground a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds coconuts decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves. Behind him a woman in a green blouse and yellow floral sari carries a small pot with leaves, and another woman in a green-and-grey sari stands nearby. Many men in white shirts and women in saris and salwars fill the crowd under a stone pillared colonnade.2006-10-16