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A crowded street scene outside a temple gateway with blue-grey painted pillars and carved stone figures. Many people walk in both directions, including a young man in white with a yellow sash and folded hands on the left, and women in white saris with orange shawls and a woman in a blue blouse and pink sari in the foreground. On the left, a roadside stall sells colourful garlands, puja items and flower strings. A small framed deity image stands on the right near a doorway. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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August 08 20092009-08-08A group walks barefoot through a covered temple corridor lined with souvenir and shop stalls, with carved pillars and a colourful gopuram-style entrance ahead. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a saffron-orange robe and walks beside another in orange; a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow and purple cloth walks among them. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti leads the way, a man in white kurta follows, and a woman in a yellow saree stands at a stall on the right beside shelves of bags and cloth. Glass jars of goods line the left-side shop counter.2008-07-29A busy street in a South Indian town on a sunny day, with a paved roadway lined by shaded trees and shops. A silver Honda sedan and a white SUV are parked on the road while a crowd of devotees and onlookers stands gathered near the vehicles. Several women in saris and men in white dhotis and shirts walk or wait along the road, and a woman in an orange and blue sari walks barefoot in the foreground. Yellow and blue umbrellas shade a roadside stall, and shop signs and power lines line the street.2009-07-13A busy street in a South Indian town on a sunny day, lined with shade trees, small shops, and colourful umbrellas over stalls. A woman in an orange and blue sari carries a bag and walks away from the camera at left. A line of people in white dhotis and white saris walks along the road toward the right, with a silver sedan and a grey SUV parked in the lane between them. Men in white shirts and checked lungis stroll on the sidewalk at right. Power lines and signboards fill the background.2009-07-13A group of people walks barefoot down a narrow, pillared temple corridor lined with shops selling religious goods, garlands and bags. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe with a red-orange shawl walks at the front, followed by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti carrying a yellow cloth bundle, and a bare-chested man wearing a yellow dhoti with a purple sash. A man in an orange robe with a shawl walks at the right. On the left, shop shelves hold brass vessels, and a woman in a green sari stands at a stall on the right. Ornate carved stone pillars and a painted temple gopuram frame the background. Tamil signboards are visible.2008-07-29A crowded outdoor temple-corridor scene in daylight. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears orange robes and a large gold necklace, hands folded in namaskar, with a crown-like ornament absent but orange cloth draped; a person candidate by long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments with orange shawls press forward, some with hands folded. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris with white flower garlands in their hair fill the space. A man in the foreground wears a yellow shirt and a red tilak. Stalls with red caps line the right side and a yellow-and-red banner hangs from the arched pillared gateway.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple gateway with carved pillars in a South Indian temple complex. A bald man in the centre wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl and carries a white bag, with sandal marks on his forehead and arms. Around him, women in orange and maroon saris, men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in casual shirts and jeans walk together; several wear lanyards. A man in a teal shirt holds a mobile device. On the right, a stone temple wall with carved pillars and a yellow Tamil-language signboard. A small gopuram tower is visible in the background.2012-10-12July 28 20082008-07-28A dense street procession crowds a village road lined with palm trees, a banana plant and low buildings. Many women in saris, including orange, yellow and red ones, carry brass trays and baskets of fruit, coconuts and flower garlands on their heads. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk among them. Above the crowd, a decorated red-canopied ratha or palanquin is visible in the distance. No individual can be clearly identified as a person, so the figure at the centre is unsure.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesFebruary 02 20072007-02-02