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A street scene in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, under a metal footbridge draped with a blue banner. The banner shows portraits of saffron-robed figures and Tamil text announcing a dhyana satsang. Below it a cream banner names a local guest, Thiru K.M. Kadhar Moideen M.A., M.P. A yellow-and-black Sunbeam School bus with a ladder on its side is at left. A tall vertical banner shows a saffron-robed figure with long hair. Motorcycles and yellow auto-rickshaws move along the road, and a few pedestrians walk nearby. Overcast sky.

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A street scene in a busy Indian town. A long blue and cream banner hangs from a steel footbridge over a road, showing three portrait photographs of a man with a shaved head wearing orange or saffron robes, with Tamil text. A tall vertical banner on a pole beside the road shows a figure in orange and white robes. Auto-rickshaws, motorcycles and a bus travel along the road, with a row of shops on the right. No people are clearly standing in the foreground apart from distant pedestrians and riders.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A street photograph of a pedestrian overpass spanning a wide road in a Tamil city, with a large blue banner across its railing reading in Tamil 'Dhyana Satsangam' and promoting an arogya yoga programme. Below it hangs a white strip with more Tamil text naming a sponsor and a venue. Two vertical banners on lampposts show a robed figure with long hair and a bearded figure in saffron-orange with a head covering; both are printed images, not people. On the overpass and road a few small figures are visible, including a cyclist riding below and people near the railing, with palm trees, power lines and a grey sky behind.2006-11-25A street photograph of a busy road beneath a pedestrian footbridge with a blue metal roof. A large yellow banner is strung across the bridge, showing three portrait photographs of men and a blue heading reading Dhyana Satsangam. Below the portraits is Tamil text naming a local political figure. Traffic includes green city buses, a silver hatchback and a man in a striped shirt cycling with a large woven basket. A smaller vertical banner hangs on a lamp post along the roadside, and a trailing cluster of yellow barriers lines the pavement.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A busy urban road in Tamil Nadu on a hazy day, with a green-and-white bus, auto-rickshaws, and motorcycles. In the foreground, a man in a checked shirt and a young man with a white plastic bag look toward the camera. A pedestrian overpass spans the road, carrying a horizontal banner with Tamil text and portraits. A large roadside hoarding on the left shows a grid of framed portrait photos of men and women with Tamil text. Yellow metal barriers line the right side of the road beside palm trees and street lamps.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a roadside street scene in a small town, with a large yellow banner strung across the road. The banner shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and a smaller figure in a saffron robe, with Tamil text announcing an arogya yoga programme. Two tall vertical banners beside the road show saffron-robed figures with orange cloths. Below them, a group of about a dozen people in colourful saris and salwars stands near a row of shops. A motorcycle with a rider, a yellow auto-rickshaw, pedestrians and more two-wheelers move along the road, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers crosses in the foreground.2006-11-25Street scene in a busy Indian city road with a blue and white checkered city bus, a white van and other vehicles, and two men riding a silver motorcycle at the left-centre of the road. Pedestrians walk along the pavement beside a yellow-and-black kerb and metal railings. Tall roadside billboards advertise Padmini fans with a woman's portrait, a TCL product and Standard Fireworks, with trees and street lamps behind. No deity, ritual or a person appearance is visible in this photograph.2006-10-23A street scene in an Indian town showing a roadside billboard above shop fronts. The upper billboard shows a portrait of a bearded man in white robes beside a smaller portrait, with Tamil text and a school name at the bottom, and is not verified as a person. Below it a red and green board advertises Singapore Silk House. Along the street, a man in a white shirt walks near the pavement, and a few people stand near parked bicycles and a cycle rickshaw with spoked wheels on a traffic island with black and white kerbs. A street sign and small shop boards line the right side.November 25 20062006-11-25