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A photograph of a crowded village street during a procession, with many devotees lining both sides of a dirt road under trees. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shirt and a younger man in white with a bright orange-saffron shawl walk forward, surrounded by people reaching out. On the left, a man in white with folded hands performs namaskar. Older women in saffron, pink and teal saris and older men in green and white stand among children. A white van drives behind the crowd, and a small flame glows near the middle. Dated 24.10.2006 in the lower right corner.

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Outdoor street scene during a temple procession in a dusty residential lane, with a silver van parked on the right and a yellow auto-rickshaw in the background. A crowd of many men, women and children stands closely packed around a central group. Two men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls stand at center, one holding a lit oil lamp in a cupped hand. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a tray of offerings. Several older women wear pink, teal and purple saris with white forehead marks. The setting suggests a ritual welcome during the Koadikkan Ratha Yatra procession, though the photo itself shows only the gathered devotees and ritual participants.2006-10-24Outdoor 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.2006-10-30A photograph of a crowded tree-lined street during a procession. In the foreground a man in white, hands pressed together in anjali, stands among devotees; a man in white with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder walks near the center. A flaming oil lamp or torch is held aloft at left, with smoke rising, and a white van and parked vehicles line the street. Many devotees, including women in saris of pink, purple and teal and men in white shirts, watch and gather along the roadside, some with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The scene suggests a street procession with devotees, with the lamp.2006-10-24A crowded street scene in a South Indian town, shot from an elevated angle with a dense crowd of men and women gathered on the roadway beside tree-lined shops and parked motorcycles and auto-rickshaws. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis; one man in the foreground wears a white kurta and holds a small plate. Several devotees in the lower right have white vibhuti or tilak smeared on their foreheads. A woman at left wears a pink sari with a white flower garland in her hair, and a child is held at far left. A paler, blurred crowd presses toward the centre. A faint purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2006-10-24Outdoor street scene during a roadside procession, with a crowd lining a dusty road lined by trees. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing orange saffron shawls, stand among women in sarees, including a woman in a pale pink saree and a woman in a light blue saree holding a wooden stick. A small boy in dark clothes holds a stick. Cars, vans, motorbikes and an auto-rickshaw pass on the road behind them. A white board with flower garlands in the left foreground suggests a devotional stop. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the white-clad and orange-shawled men are shown only by role as devotees.2006-10-24October 27 20062006-10-27A street crowd gathers under trees during the Koadikkan Ratha Yatra procession in Thiruthankal, Sivakasi, with many devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear saris in pink, red, lavender and yellow, and children in white and pink stand in front. A bearded older man in white stands centre with hands folded. 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Shops, parked motorbikes, an auto-rickshaw and a bus line the street behind them.2006-10-23October 24 20062006-10-24A roadside crowd gathers on a dusty street during a procession, with a woman in a white sari with a brown patterned border holding a lit oil lamp in a brass dish while a man in a maroon shirt steadies her hands. A young man in white with an orange shawl holds the lamp's base. Around them, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in a pink sari and a woman in white with an orange border. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and tilak. Vehicles and a motorbike line the road behind them. No one in the frame is identified as a person.2006-10-24October 25 20062006-10-25A dense outdoor procession on a village dirt road lined with trees and utility poles. Many women in saris of pink, green, yellow and blue carry brass trays of bananas and offerings, while men in white shirts and dhotis walk among them. A young man in the foreground wears an orange shawl over white and a rudraksha mala, and a man on the left wears a white shirt with a mala. Crowds of children and adults line the road, some holding plates, and a white flag on a pole is raised at the centre. A white banner with blue lettering hangs at the left edge.2006-10-20