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A photograph of a rural roadside scene in front of a thatched-roof building. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a low wall, while a blue-and-white signboard and a larger blue signboard hang from the building facade. Palm trees and a tall pole with a satellite dish rise in the background, with the sky visible above. No figure can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance; the people are shown in roles as passersby or volunteers at the roadside.

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A roadside street scene in a small town on a bright day. A paved road runs left to right with white lane markings, lined with a motorcycle, a parked truck and a few scooters. On the right, a small shop with a tiled awning displays hanging items and pots beneath a large hoarding of a smiling woman in red. Tamil script appears on a blue signboard on a brick wall. A bicycle is in the lower right foreground and palm trees and utility poles stand in the background. No people are clearly visible except a few distant figures near the shop.2009-09-03Photo 11730549A rural village street with a dirt and gravel surface, lined by thatched and tiled mud-walled houses. A man in a red shirt walks near a parked bicycle with a metal milk can hanging from its handlebars, and a motorcycle is parked at left. Heaps of gravel and rubble lie along the roadside. Overcast light and wet patches on the ground.2012-05-30A photograph of a village street beside a thatched-roof temple-side building with a low wooden entrance. Several men stand along the roadside in mixed clothing, one in a white shirt and dhoti, another in a dark shirt and lungi, and a man in a light-coloured shirt holding a bag. A blue object is visible in the upper left sky. The scene appears to be a rural temple precinct where people gather during cleaning work.2012-05-30May 30 20122012-05-30May 30 20122012-05-30A photograph of a dusty village roadside in Tamil Nadu under bright daylight. A yellow and red three-wheeled cargo vehicle with a red-railed open truck bed is parked on the left, carrying a loudspeaker horn on its roof and a rectangular poster on its side. A man in a white shirt and checked lungi walks along the road in the centre, and a few people stand near shopfronts on the left and right. Shops with corrugated roofs, signboards and a red shop banner line the street, with utility poles and trees behind them.Street scene in a dusty village yard on a sunny day. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers rides a bicycle with a front basket, moving left. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a low building with a blue and white banner and red pillars. A second bicycle is parked by a cream-coloured wall, beside a framed poster and a banner showing a portrait of a woman in a red garment. A large tree shades the right side, and a tall white water tank stands behind the building.Outdoor photo of a dusty open courtyard in a village, with low single-storey buildings painted in blue, green, cream and red. A large blue and yellow banner across the front building carries Tamil lettering, and a portrait poster of a woman in a red and gold outfit hangs on the right-hand building beside a bicycle leaning against the wall. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the left building, and a few motorcycles are parked along it. Tall green trees stand behind the structures under a pale sky.June 13 20072007-06-13 +1 copiesMay 30 20122012-05-30A photograph of an outdoor temple-premises setting with a thatched palm-leaf roof shelter. Three men in white dhoti and shirts stand around a small blue-topped table or counter, one in the centre wearing white clothing and another on the right with a white shirt and lungi-style cloth. A plastic bucket and cloth-covered items sit on the table, with a few other objects in the background. The scene suggests the kar seva cleanup work at Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple described on the page, though no ritual activity is clearly visible.2012-05-30