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Outdoor photo of a street procession in a residential lane with palm trees and whitewashed houses. A small ornate stone canopy shrine on a platform holds deity murtis draped in marigold garlands and red and yellow cloth, with a framed portrait placed nearby. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, and women in saris of green, purple and pink, gather around and look on. A portrait on a stand at the left shows a robed figure, and a tall framed picture stands near the shrine. No candidate is clearly identifiable in person.

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October 15 20062006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15A street procession in a palm-lined residential lane. In the foreground at left, a bald man in white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel drum with a stick, its red-and-white striped cloth draped over it. Behind him, several men in white clothes walk toward a small ornate golden palanquin decorated with garlands and a deity murti, carried in the distance. On the right, a man in a white shirt faces away from the camera, and another person holds a long stick with pale bells. Green trees, a tall coconut palm and white-walled houses frame the scene in daylight.2006-10-15A sloped dirt street in a town lined with low concrete buildings, shop fronts and palm trees under a bright blue sky. In the centre, a gilded ratha-style chariot with an ornate golden canopy and a large framed figure inside is being pulled along the road. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk beside and push the chariot, while a few people, including a girl in a white top with a floral pattern, stand at the lower right edge. Roadside debris and plastic bags lie in the dirt. The image is tilted sideways. Photo from a procession of deities.2006-10-15A street procession in a town with white multi-storey buildings and a tree in leaf. On a decorated ratha/chariot with carved pillars and a wooden canopy, two deity murtis are dressed in marigold garlands and flowers. A man in white stands on the cart holding a folded red cloth, with a framed portrait fixed to the side. Beside a yellow auto-rickshaw, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a white sari with flowers in her hair watch from the foreground. Motorcycles and a white car follow along the road.2006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a village courtyard during a procession. On the left, a gilded wooden palanquin or ratha-style structure is decorated with a hanging brass bell and garlands of yellow and red flowers, with a saffron flag on a pole. Beside it, a large printed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban. Around the crowd, men in white shirts and dhotis wear saffron-orange shawls, and one man stands with bare upper body and a white cloth. Women in colourful saris and a young girl in pink stand among them. Behind, a thatched hut, brick wall, laundry hanging on a line and green trees complete the scene.2006-10-16October 15 20062006-10-15Outdoor street scene in a Tamil Nadu village during a procession halt. A small ornate cream-coloured canopied shrine with carved pillars stands under a large tree, housing a garlanded deity murti with red and white draping. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the shrine, one attending the murti. A crowd of about twenty people in front of it includes women in yellow and green saris and men in white, beige and striped shirts, some with folded hands. Motorbikes park at the roadside, and a blue flag hangs on a pole at left. The people are visible but the total is roughly a dozen to twenty, so the count is 6-20. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2006-10-22A dense street procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, seen from above. A golden palanquin-style ratha carries deity murtis draped in garlands of marigolds and red flowers, with decorated umbrellas on either side. Crowds of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of teal, green and orange, and many children press around the cart. A drummer in an orange shirt and white dhoti plays beside it, and a white van stands at right beneath a tree.2006-10-16A dusty red-earth village street beside a large leafy tree and a whitewashed compound wall. A decorated wheeled float or ratha, its roof and sides adorned with garlands and draped cloth, stands at the right, with a figure in white working near its base. A crowd of people in white and pastel clothing, including children, walks and stands around it. A man in white shirt and dhoti sits on a motorcycle at left. Power lines cross the sky above. The scene appears to be a procession of deities on a ratha.2006-10-15