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A dense street crowd fills a narrow Tamil Nadu town road during a procession. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in sarees, walk and ride motorcycles amid shops and signboards. In the foreground a woman in a red sari and a man in a checked shirt on a motorbike lead the way, while a yellow auto-rickshaw with a blue cover sits to the right. Garlands hang from a small stand at left. Shopfronts and hanging banners line both sides under a bright sky.

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October 24 20062006-10-24A crowded narrow street in a Tamil town during a procession. Many people walk and ride motorbikes through the crowd, with yellow auto-rickshaws on the right and a yellow van with Tamil lettering on the left. A white-clad man in a white shirt and dhoti carries a metal tray of offerings, possibly fruit and flower garlands. A woman in a red bandhani sari walks barefoot near the center. Shops, hoardings and a clock tower line both sides of the road under an overcast sky.2006-10-24A crowded street procession in a busy Tamil Nadu town. Many women walk in front wearing bright sarees in pink, green, orange and red, and some carry papers or small offerings. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in checked and maroon shirts, walk and ride bicycles among them. Yellow auto-rickshaws and parked vehicles line the road, and shopfronts and signboards, including Tamil script, crowd both sides. No a person figure or deity is clearly visible in this street view. Crowd is large, with many people visible in the frame.2006-10-24October 24 20062006-10-24October 22 20062006-10-22October 23 20062006-10-23January 30 20092009-01-30A busy daytime street in a Tamil Nadu town, lined with shops and multi-storey buildings under a pale sky with strings of bunting overhead. Motorcycles and scooters ride along the road, a black SUV and a yellow auto-rickshaw pass, and pedestrians in white shirts and dhotis walk the pavement. In the foreground at right, a handcart holds garlands of flowers. Shop signs read in Tamil and English, including a sign for a sari and garment shop. No a person candidate is visible.2014-07-03A busy street scene in an Indian town, photographed in daylight from the roadway. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road and ride motorcycles, including a man in a pink shirt riding pillion behind another rider. Two yellow auto-rickshaws are visible, one at centre and one at right. Shops line both sides with signboards, a green-domed mosque tower stands at upper centre, and a pale temple gopuram rises in the distance at left. Plastic bags and sacks lie on the pavement at left. No one is identifiable as a person and no ritual is shown.2012-07-08October 20 20062006-10-20A busy street scene in a Tamil Nadu town on a hazy day. Many motorcycles, auto-rickshaws and cars fill the road, with riders in white shirts and dhotis and men in pale shirts. A large leafy tree stands in the centre, with strings of small pennants or flags hanging from its branches. On the left, shopfronts and a blue vertical signboard line the street, and a red-and-white bus travels on the right. The crowd is mostly ordinary commuters and pedestrians, with no visible ritual or ceremony in the frame.2006-10-20A wet city street with puddles reflecting the grey sky, photographed from a stone pillar in the foreground. Vehicles include a white van, a yellow auto-rickshaw, cars, a red bus and many parked motorcycles. Several pedestrians walk along the road and pavement, including a boy in a striped shirt crossing in front and a man in white on the right. Shopfronts display signs for Saravana Bhavan restaurants, a UTI sign and a lottery shop. The scene appears to be a busy town street, possibly during a yatra route.2006-10-27