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Outdoor street procession in a village with a dirt road lined with banana plants, saffron flags and bunting. A large crowd walks forward; many women in saris of orange, yellow and green carry brass trays of fruit and flower garlands on their heads. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in the foreground, and a bearded man in orange robes and glasses stands at left near a blue signboard reading a school name. A tall decorated structure and tiled-roof buildings appear in the background, with a portrait banner of a smiling man in a turban on a green poster at left.

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Outdoor street procession in a Tamil village, with a large crowd of women in saris and men in white shirts and dhotis walking along a road. Many women carry brass trays of bananas, flowers and offerings on their heads. A bearded man in orange robes walks near the front, holding a phone. Blue signboard reads Ananda Vidyalaya Matriculation school, Pattanam. Green and white banners and orange flags line the street, with a large portrait of a turbaned, bearded figure on a green poster at left. Trees, tiled roofs and a cloudy sky are behind.2008-07-28A street procession in a Tamil village with a blue sign reading Anandha Vidhyalaya Matriculation School on the left and a portrait of a turbaned man on a pole beside it. A man in saffron-orange robe with a long grey beard and a rudraksha mala walks at the centre, followed by a line of women in saffron, yellow, green and blue saris carrying brass trays of offerings, fruit and garlands on their heads. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among the crowd, and orange flags fly along the road. Small shops and a house with a tiled roof line the street under a cloudy sky.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA street procession in a village in Tamil Nadu moves along a paved road lined with banners and signboards. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris, many in orange and green, carry brass trays of fruit, flowers and offerings on their heads. Bananas and garlands are visible among the offerings. A blue signboard reads Ananda Vidyalaya Matriculation School, and nearby banners show a portrait of a saffron-robed figure. Flags and bunting hang overhead. The scene is dense with people walking in a festive welcome procession.2008-07-28Outdoor village street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of men and women moving past a colourful temple gopuram on the left. Drummers in white dhotis and bare-chested men carry drums, and a man in an orange robe, with a camera operator in white beside him, walks near the center. Behind, a red umbrella and a decorated palanquin or chariot are visible among the crowd. Women wear saris in red, pink and blue, and a signboard and white wall with Tamil text line the road beside orange flags on poles.2008-07-28A crowded street procession in a Tamil village. In the foreground, shirtless young men wear white dhotis and blue sashes over their shoulders, seen from behind. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among the crowd, and a man at right in white with an orange sash stands on a raised platform. A large blue banner with Tamil script and a portrait of a smiling man with long hair and a rudraksha mala hangs above the road. Further banners in orange and green line the street, with a temple gopuram visible at the top. A person in white holds a camera overhead, and yellow and orange cloth hangs from a building. Several people carry fruit and offerings on trays.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA dense street procession crowds a village road lined with palm trees, a banana plant and low buildings. Many women in saris, including orange, yellow and red ones, carry brass trays and baskets of fruit, coconuts and flower garlands on their heads. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk among them. Above the crowd, a decorated red-canopied ratha or palanquin is visible in the distance. No individual can be clearly identified as a person, so the figure at the centre is unsure.2008-07-28 +1 copiesApril 19 20082008-04-19June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copies