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A street scene in an Indian town on a dated photograph, showing a worn shopfront with blue and green shutters under a sagging awning. A woman in a blue sari sits on the left pavement beside a gold-patterned cloth panel, while a man in white sits on the steps and a group of women, children and a man stand in the doorway area. Two motorcycle riders in the foreground, one in a checked shirt and one in a blue shirt, ride past scattered litter. Shop signs and a pole with a notice board line the lane.

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October 22 20062006-10-22Street-level photograph in a Tamil Nadu town showing a temple-style building with red and white striped walls, a wooden door behind a white iron gate, and blue-painted shuttered stalls. A young man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands at left holding a small cup, while a man in a khaki shirt holds a folded paper at centre. A woman in a dark green sari stands at the gate with two young girls, one in a magenta top, and a man in a yellow checked shirt photographs the scene with a camera at right. Other men in white and light clothing walk through the street. Date stamp reads 22 10 2006.2006-10-22January 21 20092009-01-21A 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 street scene in a Tamil Nadu town, photographed from a raised position beside a golden temple pillar at the left edge. A large blue billboard overhead shows a woman in a pink sari and an advertisement with Tamil text. Below, a man in a white shirt and lungi pushes a bicycle past a woman in a brown sari, while a man in a blue shirt walks along the roadside. A woman in a pink sari sits on a curb with a young girl in a dark dress. An older man in white stands at right, and another man sits in a shop doorway. Scattered litter lies on the pavement. A yellow sign reads Books 90. A date stamp reads 22 10 2006.2006-10-22October 23 20062006-10-23October 20 20062006-10-20January 06 20122012-01-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a busy town street in Tiruvannamalai with a low, rocky hill rising behind rooftops and shopfronts. On the right, a blue-and-teal shopfront carries a large Tamil-script signboard, with an iron shutter and a blue rolling shutter beyond. A woman in a pink sari and a woman in a green sari with a small child walk along the pavement, carrying a blue bag. On the left, a man in a white shirt and a porter with a large sack on his head walk past a motorcycle and bicycles, and posters are pasted on the walls. The scene is an ordinary street life view with no a person or ritual activity visible.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08October 31 20062006-10-31January 07 20122012-01-07 +1 copies