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A photograph of a procession moving down a narrow lane between plain cream walls under a yellow cloth canopy decorated with banana leaves, red drapes and garlands. At the centre, a man in a white dhoti and an orange-red shawl with a white forehead mark walks beside a woman in a red-and-white sari; a central figure wearing a long white garland and a red garment walks under the canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk among the crowd, and a woman in a cream sari carries a red-and-white tray of flowers. Devotees in white and pastel clothing fill the lane behind, and a boy in a striped shirt watches from the right.

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A narrow alley lined by a plain wall and a doorway procession through a village street in Tamil Nadu. A festoon-decorated canopy of banana stalks, leaves and red-and-pink cloth shades the way. Foreground, a bald man in saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala walks at the front; a man in white with a vibhuti tripundra and an orange shawl walks in front of him. Behind them, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a garland of white flowers smiles while carrying a decorated pot; another woman in a red blouse and orange sari holds a brass plate with flowers. Several men in white shirts and saffron-clad sannyasis follow, along with children and onlookers. Pedestrians pack the lane behind them.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04A narrow lane between a yellow wall and a whitewashed wall during a house-visit padapuja in Tamil Nadu. A central figure with long dark hair wears a maroon-brown robe with a gold border, a white and red flower garland, and bangles, and is being welcomed with folded hands by women in saris and an elderly woman with grey hair on the left. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and a man in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stand nearby, and a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothing walks along the lane.2014-06-23July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA narrow alley lined with a yellow-and-orange cloth canopy hung with green leaves, flowers and red cloth, with a red carpet running down the middle. A crowd of devotees walks along it. Foreground right, a bald saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot while another saffron-clad man in a bead necklace films with a camera. A woman in a red-bordered sari holds a tray, and a garlanded figure in orange stands among the procession, moving toward a doorway on the left. Yellow marigold petals lie scattered on the carpet.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copies