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A photograph, shown sideways, of several women walking along a dirt path beside a wooden stick fence. The women wear colourful saris: one in green, purple and orange with a turquoise blouse, another in purple with yellow embroidery, one in magenta and yellow, and one in purple with a yellow headscarf. One woman carries a fastrack brown duffel bag and another carries a plastic bag. Behind them stand a red and orange banner with Hindi text and a utility pole.

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September 15 20152015-09-15Outdoor street scene with several Indian women walking in a line along a dusty roadside, shot in hazy daylight with blurred buildings and utility poles behind. In the foreground a smiling older woman with grey hair and a red bindi wears a bright turquoise saree with pink embroidery, a pearl necklace and a red-and-white bangle, and holds a woven bag. Behind her, women wear yellow, red and floral patterned sarees and headscarves, one carrying a green bottle and another a white woven bag with red stripes holding water bottles. A partly visible figure in white with gold-patterned dhoti is at the left edge.2015-09-15November 11 20132013-11-11A crowded dusty pilgrimage road with many women walking toward the camera. Foreground women wear a yellow saree with a white headscarf, a bright blue saree with a red-edged shawl, a red and maroon patterned shawl over olive green, and a bright turquoise saree draped over the head. Many carry bags, and bangles are visible on their wrists. Behind them, men in white kurtas and orange clothing move through a busy open-air market with tents, parked vehicles and a steel railway bridge. A large roadside hoarding shows portraits and printed Hindi text, and a yellow banner is visible on the right. The scene suggests a mela or sacred bathing-site crowd, though no ritual is visible.2013-02-07February 07 20132013-02-07A smiling young woman in a pink and grey floral sari and teal patterned blouse walks along a dirt road carrying a large aluminium pot balanced on her head, with a smaller pot of food in her right hand. Behind her a white pickup truck with colourful side paintings carries a banner showing a smiling figure in orange robes and an orange turban, beside Tamil text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam and Thane Cyclone Relief. Another woman in a green and yellow sari walks in the background, with dry scrub and palm trees beside the road. Two other people are partly visible near the truck, and the scene is outdoors in daylight.2012-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a dusty open ground in bright sunshine, with a line of young women and girls in colourful saris and salwar walking in the same direction. Several carry small brass or clay pots and a kalasha-like vessel on their heads or in hand, and some wear flowers in their hair and bangles. Bright saffron-yellow, magenta, teal, green and maroon garments stand out against the sand, with long shadows cast across the ground. The scene suggests a temple-related procession, though no deity or main figure is visible. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2007-02-02A village road in cyclone-damaged Thane with palm trees broken and bare behind a lilac wall. A woman in a pink sari with a red blouse balances a large dark clay pot on her head as she walks barefoot toward a crowd. Beside her, a woman in a green sari with a magenta blouse carries a metal vessel. On the right, a large orange banner shows a portrait of a bearded figure wearing an orange turban and orange garments, with Tamil and English text reading Thane. Several people stand and queue in the background near a green vehicle, and a broom leans against a bamboo pole.2012-01-07Outdoor street procession on a dusty road under a hazy sky with power lines and trees. Women and girls carry brass pots with flower garlands and marigolds balanced on their heads. Many wear saris and salwar outfits in orange, red, green, teal and blue, with gold jewellery. A large printed banner behind shows deity images and a portrait labelled with Kannada text; the banner is a printed backdrop, not a physical person. A man in an orange dhoti and saffron shirt stands at the right edge, and a small child in pink is held at the far right. A loudspeaker horn and an orange flag appear near the banner.2013-11-11Three women walk along a sandy path outdoors, each balancing a silver metal pot on her head with both hands raised. The woman on the left wears an orange sari, the middle woman a lime-green sari, and the front woman a pink salwar kameez with gold dotted embroidery and a pink dupatta draped over her shoulder. Behind them are palm trees, leafy shrubs and a dark stone pillar-like base. On the right stands a yellow vehicle with an orange flag on a pole.2010-02-12A procession of women and girls walks along a dusty dirt road in front of a backdrop with painted deity images. Many carry brass and metal pots called kalasha on their heads, decorated with mango leaves, red and yellow flowers and coconuts. Women wear saris in orange, red, green, yellow and teal, and girls wear salwar kameez in purple, pink and blue. Several walkers hold small brass vessels and offerings. Trees and a loudspeaker pole stand in the background, and an onlooker stands at the edge.2013-11-11A procession of women walks along a paved road, each balancing a brass or steel pot on her head decorated with a green banana-leaf or mango-leaf top, yellow marigold garlands, and red flowers. They wear saris and salwar kameez in orange, red, maroon, yellow, green and white with patterned borders, and jasmine or flower garlands in their hair. A woman in red carries a small child on her hip. A foreground figure in a red head cloth is seen from behind. Behind them, a colourful temple gopuram with painted stripes rises under a clear sky.2013-11-11