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Night photo of a crowd on a dark street during an outdoor procession, with many men and women in everyday clothes. At centre, a barefoot man in a plain white kurta and white dhoti stands among devotees, handing small items to the people around him. A woman in a gold-brown saree and a woman in a pink saree with a bunch of bananas stand beside him, and a girl in a blue saree with an orange blouse stands at left. Many onlookers fill the background, some holding bags or phones.

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A dense night-time crowd of devotees fills a street during a procession, most people standing close together and looking toward the front. Many are women in sarees of red, yellow, pink, blue and green, several with folded hands in prayer, and some wear bindi and glasses. Men in checked shirts and white dhotis stand among them, and a young man in an orange-and-white checked shirt presses his palms together. A bald toddler and several children are visible at the lower edge. A red-and-white vehicle or cart edge appears at the upper right. Warm street lighting and a dark background frame the scene. The visible people number roughly fifty, with the crowd extending beyond the frame.2006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19November 04 20062006-11-04Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors, mostly dressed in white and pastel saris, with many onlookers in the background. In the centre a bearded man in a plain white shirt, white dhoti with a red border, and wooden rudraksha-style beads around his neck holds a silver bowl with white flowers and a green leaf, while a woman in white reaches toward it with a hand offering. Nearby a young man in white with an orange shawl and another in white with an orange shawl stand close, a woman in a green sari holds fruit, and a woman in a pink sari and a man in white with beads stand to the right. A large bundle of white garlands sits beside the central figure. The man in the centre has no distinctive a person cues such as saffron robes, a crown or ornate gold necklaces, so identity is uncertain.2006-11-04A 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.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23A dense nighttime crowd of devotees packs a street during a procession at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Women in saris and salwars in blue, pink, orange, red and green stand close together, many with white and red forehead markings, gold earrings and necklaces. Men in white shirts and dhotis or checked shirts stand among them, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Several elderly women wear white saris with red borders, and children are held or stand in the crowd. No a person candidate is visibly present in this view; the crowd is the focus, with partially visible spectators at the edges.2006-11-01Dense night crowd on a narrow street during a procession, with many people pressed together and hands raised, some holding small brass lamps or puja plates. Men wear white shirts and mundus, women wear colourful saris in pink, blue, green and yellow. A flame from a torch glows in the background above the crowd, and buildings with balconies line the street. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd at this resolution.2006-11-05Street procession scene in an Indian town with a crowd lining the roadside. A man in a white checked shirt and light dhoti, with his arm extended, directs or guides the people. Women in saris in orange, red, teal, lavender and white stand with hands folded in prayer, some holding small items. A young girl in a blue dress with a white flower in her hair stands in front, and older men in glasses and light shirts are in the foreground. A bus and parked motorbikes are visible behind the crowd. No candidate for a person is visibly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.2006-10-23Night photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors near a brick building at a temple procession. In the centre a man in a plain white shirt and white dhoti holds a small object in both hands, possibly a camphor or offering dish. Around him men and boys stand close together, some bare-chested with sacred ash marks, one in a red shirt, and a boy in a yellow-and-white outfit. A woman in a patterned sari stands at right, and a man with red beads and a sacred thread appears at the right edge. A person in the background holds a camera. No visible presentation of a person candidate is distinct enough to identify, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2006-10-26October 19 20062006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19