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Outdoor street photo of a crowd of devotees standing on a paved road with hands joined in anjali mudra, many facing a procession or ceremony at lower left. A white van at left has a garland of flowers across its grille and a photo portrait displayed in its windshield. In the foreground a white-shirted man with glasses stands with hands clasped, flanked by women in saffron-and-green, pink, blue and red saris, one holding a white flower garland. A woman in a lilac top and white sari pours or offers something from a cup at lower left. Men in shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a mother carries a child at right.

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October 23 20062006-10-23October 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor street crowd in a busy Indian town during a procession, viewed from above. Dense rows of devotees, mostly women in sarees in purple, pink, orange, yellow, white and green, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some carry small children on their hips. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a pink shirt stand among them. Parked white and red cars, motorbikes and a yellow-roofed roadside stall line the road behind. Shop signs and an overhead car roof fill the background.2006-10-30Outdoor street photograph in a South Indian town: a row of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste along a roadside. Women wear sarees in green, red, orange, maroon and magenta; a woman in a brown-and-gold saree holds a small baby in white. Men in white shirts and a blue checked shirt stand nearby, one with a white tilak on his forehead. A man in the foreground holds a camera. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a white cloth at the lower edge. A white van and passing bicycles and pedestrians appear behind the group. No identifiable a person candidate is visible in the scene; the van window shows only a small framed picture.2006-10-23October 25 20062006-10-25A large crowd of devotees stands on a street, many with palms pressed together in anjali. In the centre a man in a white checked shirt and cream dhoti stands with hands raised in namaskar, beside a woman in a cream sari with a dark beaded necklace. Around them are women in orange, red, pink and blue saris, men in white shirts and dhotis, and an elderly man with glasses in a pink checked shirt in the foreground. A parked white car and a small vehicle line the road behind the crowd.2006-10-23Outdoor scene in front of a white van with a partly visible sign reading "G.V. Ortho" and "RAJAPAL". A figure in white clothing with an orange shawl stands at left, facing a small wooden table holding flowers, a bowl and a plate. Several people stand on the wet yellow-stained ground in white and saffron-orange saris and kurtas, hands folded in prayer. Children and older women watch nearby, and a man in dark clothing stands with folded arms beside tall palm trees.2006-10-30Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered on a street at a deity procession in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar or holding folded hands. A woman in a yellow sari with gold border and a woman in a blue sari with a white shawl stand near the front, and a man in a white shirt and light trousers with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white with vibhuti on his forehead stand nearby. Parked vehicles, a white van and street lights are behind them, with bokeh light circles in the frame. Counting the visible people, there are more than twenty.2006-11-01A dense street crowd of devotees moves along a tree-lined road in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, during a ratha yatra procession. Many women wear saris in green, pink, red and teal, with white and bindi markings, several holding small burning lamps or offerings. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk among them, and a few older people wear glasses. Parked vans, cars and an auto-rickshaw line the roadside, and a red boundary wall runs beside the road. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2006-11-05A street crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra on a dusty road in India, facing toward the viewer's left. Many women wear saris in red, orange, green, purple and cream, with gold necklaces and bangles; men wear white or pale shirts and trousers. In the foreground a bespectacled man in a cream shirt and dark trousers stands at center beside an older man in a white shirt. Behind them vehicles and bicycles pass, including a white van bearing a small portrait photo and a yellow auto-rickshaw. Painted signs on a wall read Om Murugan Jewellers and Tamil lettering. A date stamp reads 25 10 2006.2006-10-25A photograph of a street scene in front of a whitewashed wall and a tree, with a crowd of women standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra as if in prayer. Foreground women wear white or cream saris with gold borders, pink, green, teal and red saris, and some wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces; one woman in orange sari stands at right. A small child in a blue outfit is held by a woman in a red sari at left. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand near a red iron gate and a yellow vehicle.2006-10-25October 24 20062006-10-24