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Dense crowd of devotees fills a night street in an Indian city, with vehicles and a white van visible behind them, one reading G.V. Ortho Centre. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis or plain shirts, women wear sarees in yellow, orange, green and pink, and some foreheads bear white or sandalwood marks. A man in front holds a small child, and women fold hands in prayer. Some devotees carry papers and bags. A timestamp reading 5 17:48 and a copyright credit appear in the corner. No a person candidate is visibly present in this crowd scene.

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Dense crowd of devotees at night on a city street during a procession, with vehicles and a white van marked G.V. Astro Centre in the background. Many people wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear sarees in yellow, pink, red, teal and green, some with bindi and vibhuti marks. A small child in yellow is held up at the centre, and a young boy in the foreground wears a checked shirt. Onlookers press close together, some holding flowers and offerings. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible crowd.2006-11-05Outdoor 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.2006-10-30November 05 20062006-11-05Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on a street at a deity procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or holding folded hands. A woman in a yellow sari with gold border and a woman in a blue sari with a white shawl stand near the front, and a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white with vibhuti on his forehead stand nearby. Parked vehicles, a white van and street lights are behind them, with bokeh light circles in the frame. Counting the visible people, there are more than twenty.2006-11-01November 05 20062006-11-05Night-time street procession in a crowded Indian town, shot from above with a flash-lit foreground. A white car with headlights on moves through the crowd on the left. A man in a white shirt and necklace on the lower left carries a long bamboo pole with a wooden frame lashed to it. A bare-chested man in a checked lungi walks at centre, with a child on the hip of a woman in a white sari beside him. Many women in saris of green, yellow, pink and blue, and men in white shirts and dhotis, fill the street, with lights and balloons overhead. The scene matches a kodikkan ratha yatra style procession, though no deity is visible.2006-11-05A dense crowd of devotees lines a narrow street in Chennai during a ratha yatra procession. Many women wear saris in red, green, orange, purple and blue, with some in white. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them, and a man in the centre wears an orange shawl over white clothes. Children press forward in front, and a woman at left has a red bindi and white marks on her forehead. A blue wall and a palm tree appear at the top right, and the photo is blurred from movement.2006-11-01A dense nighttime crowd of devotees packs a street during a procession at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Women in saris and salwars in blue, pink, orange, red and green stand close together, many with white and red forehead markings, gold earrings and necklaces. Men in white shirts and dhotis or checked shirts stand among them, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Several elderly women wear white saris with red borders, and children are held or stand in the crowd. No a person candidate is visibly present in this view; the crowd is the focus, with partially visible spectators at the edges.2006-11-01November 05 20062006-11-05October 19 20062006-10-19A 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 dense crowd of devotees packed together indoors at night, pressing toward the front of a hall. A man in a white shirt, open at the chest, stands centre-front with a moustache and wavy hair, and a younger man in a white shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulders stands beside him. Women in saris in green, pink, orange and white stand among the crowd, many with hands folded or looking forward. Some men wear white with vertical marks on their foreheads. No clear a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees.2006-11-05