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A photograph of devotees gathered outside the open rear doors of a white vehicle parked on dry farmland with palm trees behind. Inside, a deity murti or image adorned with white flower garlands is set up with a dark cloth beneath, and a small wall-mounted television sits beside the doors. Five or six people face the vehicle: a man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt on the left, a young man in a grey t-shirt with a bag, a small child in a striped top raising a hand toward the deity, a woman in an orange-and-yellow sari with white flowers in her hair, and a woman in a purple sari on the right. A purple-and-striped canopy edges the frame at left.

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A photograph of devotees gathered at the open rear doors of a white and yellow vehicle, a mobile shrine, in a dry field lined with palm trees under a bright sky. Inside the shrine, several deity murtis are dressed in ornate garments and adorned with white flower garlands and a decorative floral canopy. A small television screen is mounted on the outside of the vehicle. Several people stand close, including a man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt, a young man in a grey t-shirt with a bag, a toddler in a striped top with a green skirt being held up to touch the shrine, and women in saris, one in purple with a white flower in her hair. A purple-and-white striped canopy is visible at the left edge.2014-06-24October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a crowd of villagers queuing outdoors at a relief distribution point during cyclone relief work. In the foreground a smiling man in a blue-and-white striped shirt and a young boy in a yellow patterned shirt stand near the front. A woman in a yellow blouse and dark grey sari with a red bindi and gold necklace stands centre frame, while women in blue, pink and red saris and a girl in a navy top with a long braid stand behind. Several men in white dhotis, checked lungis and shirts stand in the background beside a pillared building, a blue barrel and parked motorbikes. A man in white is partly visible at lower left.2012-01-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A street procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where devotees gather around a decorated ratha shrine under leafy trees. The shrine is hung with marigold garlands and holds deity murtis draped in ornaments. Two framed portraits are propped on easels beside it, one showing a bearded man in white and one showing a man in a dark outfit. Women in saris, one in purple and one in pink, and men in white shirts stand close together on the roadside, while motorbikes pass on the road behind.2006-11-01A photograph of a village street scene after a storm. A green-and-yellow truck with slatted sides is parked in the middle of the road, with two women standing in its back, one in a teal head covering and one in a pink-and-red patterned sari. A crowd of men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and a red-and-white printed sari gathers around the truck, with a child in pink at the right edge. Behind them are tiled-roof houses, palm trees, a leaning utility pole and a broken, stripped tree, with power lines overhead under a clear blue sky.2012-01-07A yellow mobile shrine van, its rear doors open, displays a deity murti decorated with white and yellow garlands and flowers, with a small television monitor and loudspeaker on its roof. A large framed portrait on the van shows a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace; a second orange-clad portrait appears on the left side. Several devotees crowd around: a man in a white shirt and grey trousers gestures toward the shrine, a man in an orange-and-white shirt stands beside it, and a man in white stands in the foreground. Women in saris and children in bright clothing press in. A golden decorated ratha-style canopy with tassels and a hill are visible behind. The scene suggests a procession or outdoor public event.2010-12-29October 20 20062006-10-20Outdoor procession on a grassy ground. A decorated wooden ratha cart carries a deity murti under a gold-fringed canopy, adorned with red and yellow flower garlands and a green backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a tall decorated headdress walks beside the cart, holding its wooden pole. Attendants in yellow and white stand on the right holding gold trident staffs. Lines of children and adults on the left, many in white, pink, purple and blue clothes, clap with palms together. Trees, low buildings and a parked white vehicle form the background.2011-10-31January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies