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Street scene in a South Indian town. A bare-chested older man in a white dhoti holds a cloth at left. A young man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands in the foreground. Women wear a green salwar-style outfit with a green sari, a blue sari with gold jewellery, and a teal outfit with a red hair flower. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white shirt with glasses hold papers. Shops with tin awnings and a motorbike line the street.

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October 15 20062006-10-15October 15 20062006-10-15October 14 20062006-10-14A dense crowd of devotees stands along a street during a procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. Women in sarees, including a green floral saree and a bright turquoise blouse-and-saree, wear jasmine flowers in their hair and gold bangles, and several hold offerings. A man in a blue shirt stands with arms folded at left, while men in white shirts and dhotis stand at right. Children, including boys in olive and white shirts and a girl in pink, peer toward the procession. A blue truck and buildings with signs sit in the background.2006-10-16Street scene in a small Tamil Nadu town with a shop front behind the crowd. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, seen from behind with a dark rudraksha-style necklace, gestures with his hand toward a group of people. In front stand a woman in a yellow and green saree holding a small bag, a woman in a white saree with a gold necklace holding papers, and a woman in an orange top holding a sheet of paper. Other men and women in white and pale clothing stand behind them. A shop sign reads Sravana Stores and another sign shows Chandi/Sri-style Tamil lettering. No visible a person appearance cues; the figure seen from behind is not clearly identifiable.2006-10-09A crowded outdoor street scene in a temple town, with a dense mass of devotees standing shoulder to shoulder under strings of white and blue pennant flags. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a purple border and a beaded mala presses her palms together in prayer, while an elderly woman with white hair beside her also joins her hands. Nearby a woman in a green patterned sari wears a white flower garland in her braid. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, and others in colourful shirts look on. Behind them an ornate temple gopuram and a decorated canopy with yellow and red trim line the street, along with shop signboards and banners.2006-09-24October 24 20062006-10-24A street gathering outside a pale blue multi-storey building with a sign reading Asshok Bhavan. Several women in bright yellow, orange, red and green saris stand in a loose group, some holding small papers, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti gestures toward them. Men in saffron-yellow and white dhotis, some bare-chested with yellow shawls, stand nearby. A thatched palm-leaf shelter and a whitewashed board with Tamil text are behind them, and a leafy tree shades the scene.2006-10-26A street scene on a paved road in India with a crowd of devotees gathered outdoors. In the foreground a man in a green checked shirt holds a paper leaflet, and a woman in a green top looks toward a woman in a white sari who is taking a folded paper. An older man in a light teal shirt and glasses holds papers at right. A woman in a blue sari carries a toddler in pink. Behind them, men and women in white clothes stand near parked motorcycles, and a tall grey metal utility cabinet with peeling posters stands on the pavement beside a blue-trimmed doorway. The scene suggests a distribution of printed material during a public procession.2006-10-31A crowd of devotees stands close together outdoors, viewed from behind and the side. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck, and beside him a man with a dark head wrap looks on. Behind them a woman in a purple and black sari stands among men in checked and striped shirts, some with raised, watchful expressions. The festival setting suggests devotional gathering.2006-10-21Outdoor photograph of a village street procession at a Tamil Nadu temple area. A large crowd of women in colourful saris stands close together, many with arms folded: a woman in red blouse and mustard-yellow sari at left, a woman in brown sari with gold-trimmed blouse at centre, a woman in teal blouse and blue floral sari in the foreground, and a woman in green blouse with red sari at right. Behind them a printed banner shows a portrait of a man with white head covering and smiling expression, carried on a pole. Palm trees, a bright cloth canopy with pink and blue tassels, and a white-walled building with a small roof sculpture of a bull are visible. Several men in white shirts stand at the edge.2006-10-16Outdoor procession in a sunlit courtyard beside a white wall, a brick-roofed shed with red cloth at right and a green shrub behind. A crowd of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis presses together, many with palms pressed in anjali. In the centre, an older bare-chested man with grey hair, a red tilak and rudraksha beads stands with hands folded. At front, a woman in a red and gold sari with a red bindi and gold necklace stands beside a man in a white shirt and orange shawl who grips a long wooden pole. Several people wear reading glasses, and one man has a blue rosette badge.2006-10-15