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Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez in green, pink, yellow, purple and blue, with some men in shirts and dhotis, pressing forward on a street. A man in a white shirt and glasses holds a tray of small cups of prasadam, and another man in a striped shirt stands at right. Several women hold their hands in anjali and a woman holds a blue plastic basket. A white basket of green bananas is visible in the foreground.

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A dense nighttime crowd of Tamil devotees fills a street during a procession in Pondicherry. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, many with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads and gold necklaces, stand packed together. A young girl in a white top and a toddler in green are visible, and a man in a white shirt in the right foreground holds a leaf tray of bananas as an offering. Partially visible figures fill the background.2006-10-14A dense crowd of devotees gathers along a dirt lane during a street procession. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead, carries a silver tray holding a yellow cloth, white flowers and a red-and-white floral garland. Around him women in saris, including a woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse holding a small child, and a woman in a teal blouse and blue sari, look on with hands folded. Children in striped and pink clothes and an older bespectacled woman in a magenta blouse stand nearby. A man in a white shirt raises a phone to photograph the scene. White flowers are visible at the lower left edge. No visible a person candidate is present.2006-10-24A dense night crowd of devotees packs a street, with many men and women in everyday clothes such as white shirts, checked and striped shirts, and saffron-toned and green saris. A small child in a yellow headcloth is held near the top left, and several onlookers in the foreground have hands raised or chins resting in hand. A white vehicle with partly visible lettering sits in the background under street lights. No individual can be picked out as a presenter or speaker; the people appear to be gathered and watching something out of frame.2006-10-10A night street photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors, many with white and red vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman in a light green saree stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a woman in an orange saree and a woman in a red and white blouse. A young girl in a yellow dress is held by a woman in the middle, a man in a white vest holds a child in the background, and a man in white clothes with red forehead marks stands at lower right. Motorbikes and street lights are visible behind the crowd. No a person is visibly present.2006-10-14July 28 20082008-07-28A 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.2006-10-14November 09 20032003-11-09A dusk crowd photographed from above on a street, with many devotees in traditional dress. In the foreground a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti carries a metal tray of fruit, flowers and marigold-like blossoms. Beside him a woman in a gold-bordered white sari with flowers in her hair gestures toward the tray. Behind them women in saris of orange, pink, green and blue hold white papers, and a man in a white shirt has his hands folded. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Some attendees wear white and orange robes, and a few have sandal or kumkum marks on their foreheads. The scene looks like a religious procession or puja gathering.2006-10-23October 19 20062006-10-19October 10 20062006-10-10October 14 20062006-10-14A dense night crowd of devotees fills a temple-festival area lit by strings of red lights. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several older men wear rudraksha malas. A man in the centre-foreground in a white striped shirt holds a long stick and wears a mala. Behind him, a woman in an orange-yellow sari stands near a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt. At left, two people carry teal trays of offerings, one with a large white mound and yellow fruit. The crowd is packed tightly with faces visible across the frame and no clear central figure on a stage.2010-01-08