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An outdoor street scene in a small town, with a line of devotees in white and orange clothing carrying flower garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds white jasmine and red flower garlands, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him women in white and orange saris hold garlands and brass items, and a pink garland lies on the green carpet to the right. A white building with a small orange flag stands at the back, and a white van is parked beside the road. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this photo.

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July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor street procession in daylight. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, carries a long garland of white flowers with red rose accents. Beside him a woman in a cream-and-gold saree holds a brass pot decorated with flowers and leaves on a tray. A woman in a turquoise embroidered saree carries a steel plate with a red offering. Behind them a red banner shows a smiling figure in saffron headwear; the banner text is partly visible. Many men in white and casual shirts crowd the road.2014-07-01A line of devotees in white stands on a green carpet outside a whitewashed building with a Tamil signboard. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha pendant, and holds a plastic bag. Behind him women in white and gold-bordered saris hold brass kalasha pots and flower garlands, several with white jasmine and marigold garlands, as they wait in a padapuja line. Other women in orange, maroon and green saris stand farther back along the carpet. A multi-storey building and power lines are visible behind.2014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01January 21 20102010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21Outdoor welcome procession on a red carpet with a bordered maroon runner. A man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red-and-pink flower garland and walks forward with his palms together, while an orange-robed figure follows behind him. Lines of women in saris and salwar, in yellow, white, pink, and green, stand on both sides holding decorated coconuts with flowers and leaves as offerings. Men in white dhotis and checked shirts watch, some with folded hands. Strings of saffron and orange pennants hang overhead against a bright sky, with a building and yellow-flowering tree behind. A small child in pink is held at the right edge of the crowd. The procession is a welcoming ritual with coconut offerings.2010-01-21A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves along a dirt road past white-painted buildings. A bare-chested man with a white forehead band and a large floral garland walks barefoot in a white dhoti, flanked by women holding offering trays: one carries coconuts and flowers in a green-bordered white sari, another a brass plate of red roses and white blossoms in a gold sari, another marigolds and petals in a white sari. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the right with palms pressed together in devotion, and an elder in white walks behind with a camera. A woman in orange sari and others in white and green saris follow. This appears to be a devotional ratha-style procession with offerings, though the deities are not visible in frame.2006-10-09Street procession scene in daylight on a dusty roadside at Rajapalayam. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a large tray heaped with pink flower petals. Beside him a woman in a white saree with a gold border holds a brass pot decorated with a green leaf and flowers, and a woman in a green-and-gold patterned saree carries a brass kalasha-style pot with flowers on a tray. A young man in a white shirt holds a tray of offerings. Other men in light shirts and white dhotis stand behind, along with women in saris at the roadside, with shop fronts and a parked auto-rickshaw in the background.2009-01-21June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copies