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August 03 2009

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July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesAugust 03 20092009-08-03June 24 20142014-06-24 +3 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA village street lined with devotees welcoming a procession. Women on the right in white saris with red-bordered and coloured blouses hold brass plates with offerings, flowers and what appear to be coconut or fruit. A woman in a yellow-orange sari with a vermilion forehead mark stands at the front right, and an older woman with white hair stands at the right edge. On the left, older women and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a crowd. In the centre a boy in a khaki shirt and dark trousers walks barefoot down the road, and a man in a rust-orange cloth walks further ahead. Thatched huts, palm trees, saffron flags and a decorated ratha or palanquin appear in the background, and green foliage and garlands decorate the street.2014-06-24 +1 copiesAugust 03 20092009-08-03June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12Dense crowd of devotees gathered under a red and gold patterned canopy at an outdoor event, many women in white saris, yellow and purple garments, with gold necklaces and flowers in their hair; several men wear orange headbands. On the left, a large poster shows a smiling man with an orange turban and red tilak, labelled with partial Tamil text. Colourful banners in purple, green and teal hang along the wall and a tree-lined road extends behind.2008-07-28A large crowd gathers under a covered hall decorated with banana leaves, woven palm panels and colourful painted pillars. Many women in white and cream saris stand with brass pots balanced on their heads, their arms raised, holding offerings of pots and flowers for a ritual procession. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands with hands folded, flanked by a man in a dark jacket and light trousers and several girls in white and yellow uniforms. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the central figures are devotees and volunteers.