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A busy Indian town street with a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, many riding motorcycles and scooters, mixed with yellow autorickshaws and a red van with a roof rack. Trees line the road and shops with signage such as Networth and Jockey stand behind. A man in a saffron-coloured lungi and shirt and a man in a white cap appear among the riders. Several people on foot and a boy in the foreground are visible. The street is congested with traffic and parked vehicles.

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October 20 20062006-10-20A 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.2006-10-20October 22 20062006-10-22A busy street scene in an Indian town, with a white city bus marked route 14 with Tamil destination boards driving among motorcycles and a black-and-yellow auto-rickshaw. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left near the rickshaw, holding papers. A bald man in a brown shirt rides a yellow motorbike, and a man in a blue shirt walks on the right among pedestrians. Multi-storey buildings with shop signs, including a Networth sign and Tamil-script banners, line the road under leafy trees.2006-10-20A busy street scene in a Tamil Nadu town on a hazy day. Many motorcycles, auto-rickshaws and cars fill the road, with riders in white shirts and dhotis and men in pale shirts. A large leafy tree stands in the centre, with strings of small pennants or flags hanging from its branches. On the left, shopfronts and a blue vertical signboard line the street, and a red-and-white bus travels on the right. The crowd is mostly ordinary commuters and pedestrians, with no visible ritual or ceremony in the frame.2006-10-20A busy street in a South Indian town, viewed from an elevated vantage point beside a procession. Many men ride motorcycles and scooters down the road, some in white shirts and trousers, others in pale collared shirts. A white hatchback car, a yellow auto-rickshaw and a red van share the crowded roadway. Tall green trees line the street, with shops and signboards on the left. In the right foreground, a bright saffron-orange flag flies from a gold-coloured pole beside a white board and a row of black speakers or lights. Wording on a blue signboard and a shop sign is partly visible.2006-10-20A busy urban street in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a white Maruti van leading a line of motorcycles and bicycles down the centre of the road. The van's windshield shows a framed photograph of a person, and riders include men in white shirts and dhotis. Green trees line the street, with auto-rickshaws, shops with Tamil signage, a blue multi-storey building and an empty billboard on scaffolding. The overlaid date reads 22 10 2006.2006-10-22A busy street scene in an Indian city on a hazy day. Motorcycles, scooters, yellow auto-rickshaws, cars and a green minibus fill the road in congested traffic. Pedestrians walk along the pavement, several men in white shirts and dhotis ride motorcycles, and one man in a white cap rides in the foreground. Shops line the street with signboards, banners advertising a bank and an education academy, and a large portrait on a billboard. A tree shades the roadside. This photo shows everyday urban traffic and does not show any a person candidate in person.2006-10-20A busy city street in Tamil Nadu filled with traffic: yellow auto-rickshaws with meters and numbers, motorcycles, and white cars crowding the road under shade trees. Many men in white shirts and trousers ride or walk along the street. On the left edge, a gold-painted ornate column and a vehicle with an orange and red cloth stand near the frame. Shopfronts with colourful signs, including a Nokia Cell World banner on an auto-rickshaw, line the right side. No ritual, procession or deity is visible.2006-10-20October 22 20062006-10-22October 20 20062006-10-20Busy city street in Chennai during a procession, with traffic jammed in both directions. A white van with a roof rack and a Dhyanapeetam sign on its windshield carries a garlanded framed photo of a woman on its dashboard. Motorcycle riders in helmets, a man in a white shirt on a motorbike, and a woman in a blue top on a scooter are closest to the camera. Yellow auto-rickshaws, blue and silver cars, and pedestrians line the road. Billboards include a Mehta Jewellery sign and a large poster of a woman in a green sari. Trees and a low wall stand on the right, with a timestamp reading 31 17:23 in the corner.2006-10-31