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A busy Indian town street in daylight with a wide dusty road lined by multi-storey pale buildings, shuttered shopfronts and colourful painted signboards. Many people ride motorcycles and scooters in the same direction, including a man in a yellow shirt on a red motorbike at the front and a young man in a blue shirt on the right. A yellow auto-rickshaw and a covered truck with a tarpaulin appear in the traffic. Overhead power lines cross the street. No ritual, procession or deity is visible in this frame.

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October 22 20062006-10-22A busy street in an Indian town on a hazy day, with cars, buses, auto-rickshaws and motorbikes crowding a dusty road lined with trees and shopfronts. Men in white shirts and dhotis ride motorcycles and walk along the pavement, and a small vehicle carries green banana plants and foliage toward the procession area. Signboards read AYYANNA and TN 45 on the vehicles, and the scene suggests a roadside gathering for a ratha procession rather than a ceremony itself. No deity or featured ritual figure is clearly visible in the frame.2006-10-20A busy street in a South Indian town with a wide paved road running through the centre. Pedestrians walk across the road, including a man in a white dhoti and a woman in a green sari. Several black motorcycles are parked on the right beside a row of shops, and yellow auto-rickshaws sit on the left. A white minibus stands in the middle distance. Tall trees line the left side, and utility poles with overhead wires run along the road. A large billboard on the right shows portraits of men, though the figures are too small to judge clearly. Power lines and a low hill appear in the distance under an overcast sky.2012-05-09 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23A busy street in a coastal Tamil Nadu town on a cloudy day. A white van with a roof rack leads a line of traffic, followed by motorcycles and a flatbed truck. Two men ride motorcycles in the middle lane, one wearing a dark shirt and the other a light shirt. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks, and a man in a lungi stands at left. Shopfronts display painted signs, including one reading Cape Hotel, and billboards with pictures on the right. Two yellow auto-rickshaws sit at the right edge. Power lines and streetlights run overhead, with trees lining the far road.2006-10-27A wet city street with puddles reflecting the grey sky, photographed from a stone pillar in the foreground. Vehicles include a white van, a yellow auto-rickshaw, cars, a red bus and many parked motorcycles. Several pedestrians walk along the road and pavement, including a boy in a striped shirt crossing in front and a man in white on the right. Shopfronts display signs for Saravana Bhavan restaurants, a UTI sign and a lottery shop. The scene appears to be a busy town street, possibly during a yatra route.2006-10-27October 23 20062006-10-23July 08 20122012-07-08 +1 copiesOctober 24 20062006-10-24October 23 20062006-10-23November 25 20062006-11-25A busy street scene in an Indian town with pedestrians, motorbikes, auto-rickshaws and a cycle rickshaw. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road, a woman in a red-and-white sari carries a bag, and a girl in yellow stands near the left. A decorated processional cart with white and red canopy and a flag stands beside the shops. Tall pink and cream shopfronts line the street, with a large red-and-white sign reading Bhagya at right and a red billboard above the left shops.2006-10-23