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Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered at a street procession, most of them women in sarees and a few men in white shirts and dhotis. Foreground women wear a blue saree, a cream saree with gold border, a red saree, a white saree with blue border and an orange-and-cream saree; a toddler in an orange top is held by a woman. Many wear gold necklaces and bangles, and some hold white flowers. At right, a gold-coloured ratha or palanquin panel with wooden framing is visible. Vans and parked cars line the dark street behind the crowd, and a white van with a lit windshield stands among them.

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November 01 20062006-11-01Night photograph of a street procession in Chennai, with a crowd of devotees walking and standing along a dark road lit by street lamps and vehicle headlights. In the foreground a woman in a green-and-white saree presses her palms together in prayer, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands beside her. Nearby a woman in a white saree and dark mala holds her hands together, and a man in a white shirt and black mala looks ahead. Behind them more devotees in sarees and white clothes stand along the roadside near parked cars. A small ceremonial object with flowers sits at the left edge, consistent with a procession of deities.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors during a temple procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Many people stand packed together with hands folded in namaskar, several women wear saris in red, orange, pink, yellow and green, and some men wear white shirts and dhotis. A bright warm light glows at the left edge beside garlanded decorations, and a woman in an orange sari holds white flowers. A timestamp reads 1 20:30 in red digits, and the image is watermarked by the archive. The scene suggests a ratha procession of deities.2006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01Night street scene of a crowd gathered in a roadway, many standing in lines. In the foreground, a bald man with white forehead markings wears white kurta and a rudraksha-style mala beside a man in white shirt, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands near a woman in a red sari. Other devotees in white and saffron-toned clothing stand behind, some holding objects. Above the crowd, a lit portrait shows a figure in white head covering on a vehicle or display. Banana or palm leaves and an arch frame the background.2006-11-04November 01 20062006-11-01A dim, crowded evening gathering of devotees standing closely together in a hall, many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in sarees of pink, red, orange, blue and white. A young man on the left wears white clothes, a white forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala, and holds a small object. A woman in an orange saree and a woman in a pink saree stand with palms pressed together in namaste. An older man in white with a rudraksha mala stands in the centre foreground beside a bespectacled man. No recognisable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2006-10-23November 04 20062006-11-04Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on a street at a deity procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or holding folded hands. A woman in a yellow sari with gold border and a woman in a blue sari with a white shawl stand near the front, and a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white with vibhuti on his forehead stand nearby. Parked vehicles, a white van and street lights are behind them, with bokeh light circles in the frame. Counting the visible people, there are more than twenty.2006-11-01October 19 20062006-10-19