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Outdoor street scene during a procession-watching crowd in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and dark trousers wears a long rudraksha mala and stands beside several women in saris, including one in a green sari and an older woman in a teal blouse with gold necklace, all looking toward the right. Behind them a man in grey shirt stands with arms folded and an elderly man in lavender clothing stands near a stall. On the right, a large portrait banner shows a smiling man with white head wrap and rudraksha beads; a second portrait shows a smiling man in an orange turban with orange robe and beads on a gold-trimmed stand. Shop signage and a green banner are visible overhead.

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A street-side photo of devotees performing an aarti with a flame in a brass lamp on a decorated golden tray in front of a framed portrait. A man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala on the left holds his hands together, and several women in saris stand with hands folded in prayer; the woman at right in a teal blouse and floral sari holds her palms over the flame. Behind them a man in a light shirt stands near a blue gate, and a large banner with a photo of a bearded figure in white headwear and adornments is mounted on the wall. A second framed photo of a figure in an orange turban and beads sits at lower right. The group is out-of-doors near a building with green shrubs.2006-10-09A crowd of women, girls and men gathers in a street in front of a large orange-and-blue poster with Tamil text and two portrait photographs, one of a smiling man in an orange turban and one of a woman with long hair and a white garment with a rudraksha-style mala. Orange triangular bunting hangs above the poster. Several women wear teal, orange and purple saris, with gold necklaces and braided hair, and a small child is held up at the centre. Some people face the poster with hands folded in reverence. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge, and an orange cloth hangs on a shop stall at the left.2010-01-19Outdoor street scene during a procession at Coimbatore, with a golden ratha/chariot carrying two decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of marigolds, one with a red cloth. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and an orange shawl stands at left, and a woman in a dark green sari with a braid stands beside the chariot. A large printed portrait on a black board shows a smiling man in a white head wrap and white clothing, with Tamil caption text. Below, another printed portrait shows a smiling figure in an orange turban and orange garment with beaded necklace, mounted on the chariot's side panel. A man in white shirt with a lanyard badge is at right. Palm trees and a concrete building line the dusty road behind.2006-10-09October 19 20062006-10-19Outdoor 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.2006-10-16October 09 20062006-10-09October 10 20062006-10-10October 20 20062006-10-20An outdoor crowd gathers under a bright, partly cloudy sky beside palm trees and green fields. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style mala with a pendant, and a woman in a red blouse and gold-yellow sari with a red bindi stands with hands clasped. Beside them a woman in a blue-and-yellow sari and a woman in an orange sari stand among many men in white shirts and women in saris. A tall banner on a pole shows a portrait of a bald man with a white cloth wrap and the printed Tamil word for the programme, while a black speaker stands at left. Many attendees appear attentive, facing the same direction.2006-11-13 +1 copiesStreet scene in a town with a large billboard in Tamil reading Nithyananda Dhyana Peetam, Dhyanam matrum Dhyana Sikichai Maiyam, with a painted portrait of a smiling saffron-turbaned figure beneath a tree, and a timing panel listing 4.30 to 6.00. Below it a red-and-white banner shows another saffron-turbaned man. In front, several older men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching, one man in a checked shirt at left, and a schoolgirl in a blue uniform is held by a man in white. Shops, a clock sign, string bunting and onlookers on a rooftop line the street.2007-01-12Night street photograph in a busy Indian town. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and a mobile phone in his hand faces forward; beside him an older man in a checked short-sleeved shirt also folds his hands. At right, a man in glasses and a pale checked shirt stands near a stopped yellow vehicle. A woman in a pink sari with white flowers in her hair appears at left. Red flags with a blue emblem wave in the background above a shop sign reading Sri Devi Textiles.2006-10-09October 24 20062006-10-24