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A temple procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, with a crowd of devotees gathered outside a blue-doored building. Several women in saris carry silver kalasha pots topped with decorated coconuts wrapped in white jasmine garlands and green leaves, offering them forward. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl leads the offerings, gesturing toward the pots. Nearby, musicians play long brass horns and a frame drum in white dhotis, while men in white clothing and others holding white flags with a blue emblem stand in the crowd. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16Photo of a crowd at a temple entrance during a procession. A blue-painted gateway with a dark doorway leads into a Sri Renukambigai Amman temple, marked by a yellow sign in Tamil and a sculpted roofline with white bulls. A young man in white clothes with an orange shawl, in the foreground, lifts a silver kalasha-style vessel over garlanded coconuts decorated with white flowers. Women in saris of orange, purple, blue and green carry similar flower-garlanded coconuts and small brass pots. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, some holding white flags. A drummer in a red shirt plays a large drum at left. No identifiable a person is visible.2006-10-16A procession in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, with women carrying silver kalasha pots topped with coconuts wrapped in white jasmine garlands and mango leaves. A woman in a cream sari with an orange border leads, another in a magenta sari and a woman in a yellow sari follow. Men in white dhotis play a drum and long wind instruments, and a man in an orange shawl with a red tilak stands at a wooden table in the foreground arranging more kalasha pots. Onlookers in white shirts and colourful saris fill the background, and a dotted rangoli is visible on the ground.2006-10-16Outdoor photograph of a village procession gathering. In the foreground a young man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl holds a silver vessel with a green leaf and white flowers, while women in colourful saris, including teal, pink and green, carry brass plates and similar offering vessels. Behind them men in white dhotis play a brass horn and wind instruments, and a drummer stands among older men in dhotis and shawls, with papaya trees and green foliage behind. About a dozen men and women are visible, with more people partially visible at the edges.2006-10-16A dense crowd of devotees gathers in a narrow street during a procession, with many women in colourful saris and men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a young man in white with an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead holds a coconut decorated with white jasmine garlands and green leaves. Nearby a woman in an olive-green sari holds a similar coconut, and another woman in a yellow sari carries a brass pot and a child in yellow. Blue-painted walls and a doorway form the background. No printed name or portrait is visible in the frame.2006-10-16Outdoor photograph of a crowd of women in colourful saris and some men in white dhotis and shirts gathered in a procession at a Pondicherry event. A man in the foreground wearing an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes holds a brass kalasha topped with a coconut, decorated with white jasmine flowers and green mango leaves. Several women carry brass plates of fruit, coconut halves and offerings. Behind them, men in white play long wind instruments and a drum, and green foliage surrounds the path. The scene resembles a ratha yatra procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-10-16Outdoor temple procession in a village street in India. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti and an orange-saffron shawl and faces the temple, and beside him another man in white holds a long wind instrument. A drummer with a barrel drum stands among white-clad musicians, and a crowd of women in colourful saris and men in shirts watches from the left and right. Behind them a blue and yellow temple gateway with a white-and-yellow sign reads in Tamil, with a sculpted deity group and two bulls atop it. White flags with blue emblems are held on the left, and a man at the entrance wears a red shirt. Date stamp 16.10.2006 in the corner.2006-10-16A village procession gathers in a sandy lane in front of a small blue-and-cream temple gateway topped with a pink-roofed shrine containing a deity murti flanked by bulls. Men in white dhotis and shirts play drums and a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style horn), while women in colourful saris—pink, blue, orange, and yellow—stand along the left, some holding white flags on poles. A bare-chested man stands at right near a bicycle, and trees and a utility pole frame the scene. The event is a ratha yatra-style procession of temple deities.2006-10-16A dense street procession in Pondicherry with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, many women in saris in orange, red, pink and green, several carrying silver kalasha pots topped with coconuts and white flowers. Orange and white flags are raised at left. A green auto-rickshaw with a loudspeaker horn sits at right beside a gold-covered ratha-style float. Yellow building walls behind hold a poster and a large roadside banner showing a saffron-robed figure labelled with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam name. The scene shows a ratha yatra procession.2006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16October 16 20062006-10-16