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Night street photograph of a dense crowd of Indian devotees lining a busy road during a procession. In the foreground, many people stand with palms pressed together in anjali, including a white-haired elderly man in white clothes, a woman in a red sari with a bindi, and young men in striped shirts. A white taxi and motorbikes are in the background, and bright headlights and street lights glow from a vehicle ahead. Several men in white shirts stand among the crowd. No individual is identifiable as the swami from this view.

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October 19 20062006-10-19A crowded night street scene at a temple procession in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground a dense crowd of devotees presses together, many women in saris and salwar kameez, men in white shirts and dhotis, and children among them; an elderly man in white with folded hands is prominent at lower left. Behind them a red and white bus with a destination board reading Sri Iyyanar Swami stands lit by headlights, with more buses and vehicles and street lights beyond. Many people are visible, roughly twenty-five or more, though only the nearest figures are clear.2006-10-19Night street photograph of a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walks along a roadside with parked vehicles behind them. A woman in a teal and pink sari holds a brass plate of offerings and fruit, while a man in a white shirt beside her carries a similar tray. A young boy in white kurta and a child in a yellow shirt stand nearby. Lit shop signs and a bus with illuminated lettering appear in the background.2006-10-092004-SPH-JGM-Vijaya-Yatra-To-Malaysia-And-Singapore +1 copiesFebruary 10 20092009-02-10Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva Devalaya +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors on a street, with many people seated on the ground in front of a line of brass oil lamps. Most seated devotees wear white clothes, and several women wear colourful saris in pink, yellow and red. Standing onlookers fill the background, and a vehicle with its lights on is visible at the top. A small decorated structure or offering stands near the foreground lamps.2009-02-10Blurred night photograph of a street procession crowd in Coimbatore. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing a group. To the left, a bald man in white clothing with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands among devotees. Women in colourful saris, including yellow, green, pink and blue, and a few children, press close around them under street lights and passing traffic. The scene appears to be a public gathering along a road during an evening procession.2006-10-09A nighttime outdoor street crowd gathered beneath two colourful parasols with red, green and yellow fringed tassels. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with arms folded, beside a woman in a pink saree with a red bindi and a woman in a white saree with a black-beaded mala. Behind them men in checked shirts and lungis, a man in white, and several women in pastel sarees stand close together, some holding small papers or items. Vehicles and lights are visible in the background of the dusky street.2006-10-19February 10 20092009-02-10October 19 20062006-10-19October 19 20062006-10-19