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A street photograph taken from inside a car, looking through the open front window at a narrow town road in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Several people walk along the road and stand at the left edge, including a woman in an orange top and a woman in a yellow and green patterned sari with a long braid. A man in a white shirt and light trousers and a woman in red walk further up the road, with motorcycles and a few other figures beyond. A large roadside banner stretches across the street with a portrait of a person in white headwear and red-and-white Tamil text. Concrete buildings, banana plants, a tree and overhead power lines line the street under an overcast sky.

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November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A street scene in a small Tamil Nadu town, photographed from inside a vehicle through a windshield with dark wiper or mirror shapes in the foreground. A large roadside billboard on the right shows a smiling figure in an orange-saffron turban and ornate necklaces against a blue sky-like background, with a Tamil-language banner reading Dhyana Satsangam. Along the street, a few women in saffron-yellow and dark clothing walk past, one with a long braid wearing a pale yellow salwar, beside an auto-rickshaw, parked motorcycles and a row of bunting with yellow and green triangular flags. Red and white flower garlands are visible at the bottom of the frame. Palm trees and utility wires line the background.2006-11-25A busy street scene in an Indian town, with a woman seen from behind in a white and orange top and long braid walking past shops and shuttered buildings. Two tall vertical street banners hang from a utility pole; the nearer banner shows a saffron-clad figure with a wrapped orange head covering and raised hand against a glowing orange background, with Tamil lettering reading 'தியான சத்சங்கம்' (Dhyana Satsangam, meditation satsang). A second, smaller banner with a similar figure hangs further along. Men stand and ride motorbikes and a three-wheeler along the road under hazy skies and overhead wires. Only the banner figures are depicted; the depicted figure appears as a person depiction on a banner.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A street photograph in a town. In the foreground a man in a blue checked shirt and blue lungi walks past a large round white parasol-like umbrella held over a group of men in white dhotis and shirts. On the left a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a yellow and black auto-rickshaw with number TN25 C1210. A large red-and-yellow poster hangs on a cream wall at left, showing a smiling person in a white head wrap and orange garments with Tamil text. Parked motorcycles, green trees, utility poles with wires and a palm tree complete the scene.2006-11-25January 18 20092009-01-18A photograph of a roadside street scene in a small town, with a large yellow banner strung across the road. The banner shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and a smaller figure in a saffron robe, with Tamil text announcing an arogya yoga programme. Two tall vertical banners beside the road show saffron-robed figures with orange cloths. Below them, a group of about a dozen people in colourful saris and salwars stands near a row of shops. A motorcycle with a rider, a yellow auto-rickshaw, pedestrians and more two-wheelers move along the road, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers crosses in the foreground.2006-11-25A street photograph in a small Tamil Nadu town showing a roadside lined with palm trees and low shop buildings. A large yellow and pink banner stretches across the road with Tamil text and a figure in orange robes with a red head covering. Two more tall banners on poles show similar saffron-robed figures, one beside a flag pole flying saffron, white and green flags. Motorcyclists and a cyclist pass, and a small group of people stands on the right near a loudspeaker set. Tall orange-robed banner figures feature prominently; the people on the street are ordinary passersby and attendees.2006-11-25A busy street in a South Indian town on a sunny day, lined with shade trees, small shops, and colourful umbrellas over stalls. A woman in an orange and blue sari carries a bag and walks away from the camera at left. A line of people in white dhotis and white saris walks along the road toward the right, with a silver sedan and a grey SUV parked in the lane between them. Men in white shirts and checked lungis stroll on the sidewalk at right. Power lines and signboards fill the background.2009-07-13