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A street photograph in a town. In the foreground a man in a blue checked shirt and blue lungi walks past a large round white parasol-like umbrella held over a group of men in white dhotis and shirts. On the left a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a yellow and black auto-rickshaw with number TN25 C1210. A large red-and-yellow poster hangs on a cream wall at left, showing a smiling person in a white head wrap and orange garments with Tamil text. Parked motorcycles, green trees, utility poles with wires and a palm tree complete the scene.

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November 25 20062006-11-25A busy street in a South Indian town with a wide paved road running through the centre. Pedestrians walk across the road, including a man in a white dhoti and a woman in a green sari. Several black motorcycles are parked on the right beside a row of shops, and yellow auto-rickshaws sit on the left. A white minibus stands in the middle distance. Tall trees line the left side, and utility poles with overhead wires run along the road. A large billboard on the right shows portraits of men, though the figures are too small to judge clearly. Power lines and a low hill appear in the distance under an overcast sky.2012-05-09 +1 copiesA village street lined with palm trees, leafy trees, utility poles and power lines, with a small orange-roofed house on the left. Three people walk along the dusty road: a girl in a pink top and blue trousers in the left foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers, and an elderly woman in a white sari carrying a bag. On the right, a tall orange poster on a pole shows a figure with a saffron head wrap, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, with Tamil text reading Dhyana Satsangam, a meditation gathering. Two bicycles are parked by a wall. The scene is a Tamil Nadu neighbourhood with a banner advertising the event.2006-11-25July 08 20122012-07-08A roadside scene on a wide paved street in a South Indian town. A yellow auto-rickshaw with a black canopy and registration TN 58 D 5289 drives toward the camera, followed by white cars, a white van and a yellow bus. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the roadside, and a man in a white shirt stands near a small shop with a yellow-and-blue signboard. Palm trees, leafy trees, a telecom tower and utility poles line the road. Pink and blue hoardings are mounted on the left.2006-10-22A photograph of a roadside street scene in a small town, with a large yellow banner strung across the road. The banner shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and a smaller figure in a saffron robe, with Tamil text announcing an arogya yoga programme. Two tall vertical banners beside the road show saffron-robed figures with orange cloths. Below them, a group of about a dozen people in colourful saris and salwars stands near a row of shops. A motorcycle with a rider, a yellow auto-rickshaw, pedestrians and more two-wheelers move along the road, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers crosses in the foreground.2006-11-25A narrow, sunny town street in Tamil Nadu lined with low tiled-roof houses and multi-storey buildings with orange window frames. A tall blue vertical banner on a pole shows a white-clad figure with a long-sleeved white garment against a blue-and-green backdrop, with Tamil and English text. Overhead tangled power lines cross the sky. A yellow auto-rickshaw is in the foreground, with a man in a white shirt cycling and a few pedestrians walking toward a distant gopuram temple tower. A small group of people stands in the lower foreground.2009-01-12November 25 20062006-11-25October 20 20062006-10-20November 25 20062006-11-25A street photograph taken from inside a car, looking through the open front window at a narrow town road in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. Several people walk along the road and stand at the left edge, including a woman in an orange top and a woman in a yellow and green patterned sari with a long braid. A man in a white shirt and light trousers and a woman in red walk further up the road, with motorcycles and a few other figures beyond. A large roadside banner stretches across the street with a portrait of a person in white headwear and red-and-white Tamil text. Concrete buildings, banana plants, a tree and overhead power lines line the street under an overcast sky.2006-11-25A busy street in a coastal Tamil Nadu town on a cloudy day. A white van with a roof rack leads a line of traffic, followed by motorcycles and a flatbed truck. Two men ride motorcycles in the middle lane, one wearing a dark shirt and the other a light shirt. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalks, and a man in a lungi stands at left. Shopfronts display painted signs, including one reading Cape Hotel, and billboards with pictures on the right. Two yellow auto-rickshaws sit at the right edge. Power lines and streetlights run overhead, with trees lining the far road.2006-10-27