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A roadside photograph of a line of parked buses along a tree-lined road in India. The nearest blue-and-white bus carries a large orange-framed Tamil poster on its side showing a smiling man in an orange turban, with the number 41 displayed and a Tamil banner below reading an event title. Several other buses with orange flags and decorated fronts are parked behind it, and a motorcycle rider is visible at the lower left. No people are clearly standing in the scene apart from a man visible in the bus doorway and a few distant figures on the road.

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A street scene with a row of parked white and blue minibuses lining the roadside under large shade trees. The foremost bus is a Mahindra with a windscreen banner reading S.P Travels and a Tamil-language banner with a portrait of a saffron-robed sannyasi; a paper placard shows the number 32. Saffron flags on poles fly from several buses. Pedestrians and cyclists walk along the road and a motorcyclist rides on the left.2013-01-06A roadside scene of a tree-lined two-lane road with a line of parked buses along the left shoulder. A green MAHARANI bus in the foreground carries a printed poster on its windscreen showing a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a crown-like head covering, beside Tamil text. Several buses have saffron flags on poles, and a bus on the left shows a deity image with Tamil lettering. A lone man in light clothing stands near the roadside. The scene appears to show devotees travelling by bus.2013-01-06January 06 20132013-01-06October 23 20062006-10-23January 20 20092009-01-20A roadside street scene during a daytime procession in Tamil Nadu, with a white Maruti van in the foreground carrying a framed portrait on its dashboard area and a driver in a white shirt. Behind it follow a second white van, a blue-and-white bus, and yellow auto-rickshaws. On the right, a man in a grey shirt walks past a saffron-orange flag fluttering in the near foreground, while a rider on a motorcycle in a white shirt passes beside it. Trees line the road, and roadside shops and a billboard stand on both sides. Several people stand along the far right roadside. The scene reads as a vehicle procession moving along a street.2006-10-23A roadside gathering beside a blue and white public bus with its destination board showing Tamil script, on a tree-lined road. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and women in white and green saris stand close together, some holding white flags on poles. A saffron flag stands at left beside a black speaker and a wooden barrier, with a crowd moving along the road beyond. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the figures are visible only as devotees and bystanders in a procession-like setting.2006-10-19A photograph of a street in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, showing a large orange and white bus marked SHRISHTI driving toward the camera past a yellow auto-rickshaw and a cyclist. A large yellow banner with Tamil text hangs above the road, with a tall portrait of a saffron-robed monk on its right side, and saffron flags flutter on a pole. On the roadside, a small group of people stands near a loudspeaker stack and a bicycle, including a man in an orange shirt and several women in colourful saris. Palm trees and a thatched roof line the scene.2006-11-25A white van drives down a paved road, with a motorcycle rider in a light shirt beside it and a scooter rider behind. A red and white poster with a portrait is taped to the van's front, and a white flag flies from its roof. A saffron cloth flutters at the right edge beside a carved golden pillar, with roadside trees and palms behind.2006-10-10October 14 20062006-10-14A photograph of villagers boarding a white and blue Mahindra Tourister minibus on a dirt road under a clear sky with trees and a low building behind. About a dozen people stand in a loose line near the open door; several women wear colourful saris and an older man in a white shirt and dhoti waits at the front. A blue signboard with Tamil lettering stands beside the road.2009-09-03A blue Mahindra DI 3200 truck with yellow cab and orange-red flags on poles drives along a grey, overcast road. Its side is covered with large printed banners: on the left a standing figure in orange robes and a long beaded necklace raises a hand, and on the right a long-haired figure in orange is beside a Tamil-language poster showing a deity image and schedule text. Several people in white clothes and orange shawls walk beside the truck along the roadside, and trees and low buildings line the street.