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Outdoor street scene in an Indian town on a sunny day, with parked white vans, cars and passing traffic beyond a low wall and tree. A crowd of devotees, mostly in white and saffron, stands along the roadside. A white-clad elderly man in the foreground holds a sheet of paper and leans toward a white plastic chair in the centre. Women wear saffron, orange, green and purple saris, and a man in the lower right wears an orange shawl and a white kurta with sacred ash on his forehead. Bamboo poles lean at the left edge.

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Outdoor photograph of a dense crowd of devotees on a street, many with hands pressed in anjali (namaskar). In the foreground, an elderly woman in white sari sits on a chair while a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti bends forward to touch her or offer blessings. Nearby, a woman in white sari and an elderly woman in white with hands folded are seated close by. Women wear saris in orange, red, purple, blue and green, with flowers in hair. A man in a white shirt holds a camera at the back. A man in an orange shawl appears at the top right.2006-10-23A blurred street photograph of a crowd of devotees moving along a roadside in front of parked cars and a tree. Many women wear saris in orange, red, pink, magenta, green and blue, with flowers in their hair, and some carry small white items. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and an elderly person sits at lower left. The image is motion-blurred and the crowd is dense. A date stamp reads 23 10 2006 at lower right.2006-10-23Outdoor street scene on a tree-lined road with a bus and motorbikes passing in the background. A crowd of devotees stands along the roadside, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris in red, orange, green and pink. A man in a white shirt holds a camera. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly man in a white dhoti stands with palms folded in front of a small girl in white and red. A woman in a red sari raises her hand in greeting near a figure in orange. Nothing in the scene visibly identifies a person, so no candidate is marked.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23A dense street crowd of Indian men, women and children stands along a busy city road during a procession, many with palms pressed together in namaste or hands raised in devotion. A man in the centre-right wears a white shirt and an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulder, with a swept-back hairstyle, and faces the crowd near a metal railing. Women wear saris in pink, yellow, green and magenta, and several have red bindis. Auto-rickshaws, motorcycles, a white bus and shopfronts line the road.2006-10-23A street scene during a ritual procession: a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste along a narrow residential road. In the foreground a woman in a blue and gold saree holds her hands folded, and beside her a small wooden table bears a silver aarti plate and a lamp. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a green saree, and an older woman in a brown saree join in. At the right a man in an orange shawl bends forward toward the offering table. A white van and a parked motorbike line the road, and a stone wall with plants is visible on the right.2006-10-23A crowd of devotees with hands pressed together in namaste stands and sits closely packed along a street, most of them women in saris of orange, red, blue, yellow, and green, with gold necklaces and bangles. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, palms joined. Several elderly women in white saris sit on white plastic chairs, one holding a wooden staff. Some onlookers watch from the back, and a few children stand among them.2006-10-23A photograph of devotees gathered outdoors on a tiled courtyard for a ritual offering. In the foreground, a young man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl holds a steel bowl of white substance, while another man in a saffron shawl holds a bowl of dried nuts or grains. An older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses stands centre, holding a silver plate of offerings including a coconut and flowers. A woman in a beige and red sari holds a plate with fruit, and a woman in orange-saffron clothing holds a metal pot with flowers and a coconut. Behind them, onlookers in white shirts, saris and a child stand near parked vehicles and shoes. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-10-23A dusk crowd photographed from above on a street, with many devotees in traditional dress. In the foreground a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti carries a metal tray of fruit, flowers and marigold-like blossoms. Beside him a woman in a gold-bordered white sari with flowers in her hair gestures toward the tray. Behind them women in saris of orange, pink, green and blue hold white papers, and a man in a white shirt has his hands folded. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Some attendees wear white and orange robes, and a few have sandal or kumkum marks on their foreheads. The scene looks like a religious procession or puja gathering.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23October 20 20062006-10-20A street gathering of devotees in a residential lane with scattered flower petals on the ground. In the foreground, a young man in white with an orange shawl over his shoulder holds a lit oil lamp or aarti plate and a small vessel, facing the crowd. Around him women in saris of teal, yellow, pink and blue stand with hands folded in prayer, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them. Garlands of white flowers hang at the left edge. Parked cars, a white building and trees line the road behind the crowd.2006-11-01