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Street-level photograph of a crowded Indian residential lane during a procession. A crowd of devotees lines both sides of the road in front of multi-storey buildings. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at centre-left facing others, and a man in a white shirt holds papers at right. Women wear sarees in orange, green, blue and pink, with children in white, red and blue clothes. A tricolour-striped awning hangs over a shop front on the left, and a red car and motorcycles sit on the road.

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October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesOctober 31 20062006-10-31Outdoor street crowd in a busy Indian town during a procession, viewed from above. Dense rows of devotees, mostly women in sarees in purple, pink, orange, yellow, white and green, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some carry small children on their hips. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a pink shirt stand among them. Parked white and red cars, motorbikes and a yellow-roofed roadside stall line the road behind. Shop signs and an overhead car roof fill the background.2006-10-30October 31 20062006-10-31A dense, blurred crowd of devotees fills a narrow street during a procession in Chennai. Many women wear sarees in pink, red, green, orange and white, with bindis and bangles, and several have folded hands in namaskar. Children and a man in a white shirt stand among them, and a building wall with a tiled edge is visible at the left. The scene is busy and in motion.2006-11-01A blurred street photograph of a dense crowd during a procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center with his back to the camera, wearing an orange shawl over one shoulder and holding a lit flame or lamp aloft. Around him, many people in white, orange, blue, green and red clothing press forward, some reaching out with hands raised. A yellow auto-rickshaw is visible at the top of the street. Stalls and buildings line the road. The image shows a Kodikkan Ratha Yatra procession of deities, and the caption describes the procession of Sri Nithyanandeshwara and Nithyanandeshwari.2006-10-31A blurry street photograph in an Indian town shows a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange or saffron shawls, walking through a busy road with autorickshaws, cars, motorcycles and a white van. A shirtless man in the centre wears a gold chain, a sacred thread and a yellow-gold cloth, holding something small in his hands. Auto-rickshaws are yellow and black, and colourful hoardings line the roadside behind the crowd.2006-11-05Outdoor street photo of a large crowd of devotees gathered along a wet, puddled road lined with parked motorcycles, an auto-rickshaw and small roadside shops. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis or kurtas; some have hands folded in namaskar and others stand with arms crossed. Women in saris and a young girl in an orange dress and flower hair ornament stand among them, and a boy in a blue striped shirt watches in the foreground. Scattered petals or offerings lie on the ground. A blue sign on a wall is partly visible.2006-11-04A street procession in a South Indian town, photographed from above. Many people walk along a paved road lined with buildings, a palm tree and a concrete wall. Women in white and cream saris with orange, purple, green and blue borders carry flags and a framed portrait, while men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several children walk among the crowd. Orange and white flags on poles are held aloft, and a small red flag appears at the lower left. Overhead wires cross the scene.2006-09-24