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Evening photograph of a crowd gathered at a building entrance. In the centre, a woman in a cream salwar with a light shawl holds a silver tray of white and pink flowers, bananas and a betel leaf offering. Beside her a man in a pale blue shirt holds a folder, and a young boy in a pink top stands near. A toddler in a green outfit is held up in the background. In the foreground at right, a hand in front of a figure in saffron/orange robes is raised, presumably in blessing or greeting. Several onlookers stand behind, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and a light-coloured sari is visible at right.

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A courtyard photograph at a Tamil Nadu event. In the foreground a woman with a long braid and beaded necklace holds a brass tray of flowers. A woman in white with a brown head covering and rudraksha beads holds a tray of bananas. Behind them a crowd of women in saris and salwar kameez stands watching, and a young boy in a light striped shirt looks on. At right a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands beside a figure in orange robes. A white building and a tree form the backdrop.2006-10-20October 23 20062006-10-23June 21 20142014-06-21 +2 copiesOutdoor street scene in a town procession setting, with a crowd of devotees offering a tray of fruit, flowers, a red-tinged offering and coconut halves. In the foreground a man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds the tray. An older woman in a maroon and red sari and gold necklace receives the offering while a woman in a yellow shawl and glasses reaches toward it. Behind them women in saris, a woman holding a small child, a bald infant and onlookers in white dhotis stand on a paved roadside. No visible a person candidate is present; the people are devotees and attendants.2006-10-22July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor photograph of a crowd of women and a few children gathered in a courtyard beside a white wall. In the centre, a woman in a brown and gold sari with a red blouse holds a brass tray of flowers, coconut and offerings while a woman in a white sari and white shawl with a rudraksha mala presses her palms together nearby. A man in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at left with hands folded, and a woman in white at right holds a plate of offerings with palms joined. Other women in saris of blue, orange, green and pink stand behind them, several with hands folded in greeting. Chalk kolam designs mark the ground below. No candidate for the named a person is clearly visible.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 13 20062006-10-13November 06 20112011-11-06A dense crowd of devotees gathers along a dirt lane during a street procession. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a white tilak on his forehead, carries a silver tray holding a yellow cloth, white flowers and a red-and-white floral garland. Around him women in saris, including a woman in a yellow sari with a red blouse holding a small child, and a woman in a teal blouse and blue sari, look on with hands folded. Children in striped and pink clothes and an older bespectacled woman in a magenta blouse stand nearby. A man in a white shirt raises a phone to photograph the scene. White flowers are visible at the lower left edge. No visible a person candidate is present.2006-10-24July 20 20102010-07-20A dusk crowd photographed from above on a street, with many devotees in traditional dress. In the foreground a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti carries a metal tray of fruit, flowers and marigold-like blossoms. Beside him a woman in a gold-bordered white sari with flowers in her hair gestures toward the tray. Behind them women in saris of orange, pink, green and blue hold white papers, and a man in a white shirt has his hands folded. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Some attendees wear white and orange robes, and a few have sandal or kumkum marks on their foreheads. The scene looks like a religious procession or puja gathering.2006-10-23