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Outdoor 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.

November 01 2006

A dense crowd of devotees fills a narrow town street during a procession, viewed from an elevated angle. Many people wear white ritual clothes and white head coverings, while women wear sarees in pink, orange, green and maroon. Bunting in yellow and green hangs across the street, and a decorated float or chariot with colourful canopies and garlands appears at the top of the frame. Ornate carved temple sculptures decorate a building at left, and a handful of banners hang over the road. Spectators line the street on both sides.

A crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of devotees pressed together under a long patterned maroon-and-gold canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron headbands, and several women wear white saris, orange and purple saris, and gold necklaces. Purple, teal and pink ceremonial banners hang along the right side, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange garment stands against a blue wall on the left. Air conditioning units line the building walls, and an older man with glasses in the foreground looks toward the camera.

August 08 2009

A dense outdoor crowd of men and some women stands at a temple courtyard, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, with tilak marks on several foreheads. In the foreground, men in white shirts face toward the right, and a gold-coloured shrine structure with flower garlands of pink and white is visible at the right edge. Temple gopuram and columns frame the background, and a few people in orange and coloured clothing stand farther back.

A crowded outdoor street scene in a temple town, with a dense mass of devotees standing shoulder to shoulder under strings of white and blue pennant flags. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a purple border and a beaded mala presses her palms together in prayer, while an elderly woman with white hair beside her also joins her hands. Nearby a woman in a green patterned sari wears a white flower garland in her braid. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, and others in colourful shirts look on. Behind them an ornate temple gopuram and a decorated canopy with yellow and red trim line the street, along with shop signboards and banners.

November 05 2006

October 25 2006

A crowded street scene during a procession in an Indian city. Women in saris and hair flowers press together, several with hands folded in namaste or raised in devotion. One woman in a black blouse and turquoise sari wears white jasmine in her hair; a woman in a green sari, a woman in an orange and gold sari, and an older man in a checked shirt and glasses stand nearby. Green trees, a tall building and a street sign line the roadway, and a painted gold-and-green temple gateway is visible at left. The people are only visible as a crowd, with no clearly identifiable figure presented as a person.

October 09 2006

Dense crowd of devotees gathered closely at an outdoor temple procession, many with hands pressed in anjali. Two bare-chested men in the center wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and sandalwood/vibhuti marks on their faces and chests; one holds palms together. Women in saffron, orange, green and maroon saris and children in bright dresses stand nearby, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Blue metal gates and yellow walls frame the background.