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July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt road in a village setting, with many men walking in a crowd past a red and yellow draped banner. A large portrait on the banner shows a bearded man in orange robes seated beside a smaller image of a man in white with a turban. Green mango leaf festoons hang across the road above the crowd. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in checked or striped shirts. One man in the foreground wears a saffron/orange garment. A videographer with a camera is visible in the middle of the crowd. Small houses, a palm tree and a utility pole are in the background.2009-08-17A dense outdoor street crowd gathers in front of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers decorated with painted deity figures, lions and a kalasha-topped spire. A thatched bamboo canopy shades the temple entrance, with mango leaf strings hung across the doorway and a small orange-and-red signboard beside it. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre, one holding a folded orange cloth, while men in white shirts and dhotis, some with red shawls, press around them. A loudspeaker is mounted on a utility pole, and palm trees and low brick houses line the street under a pale sky.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor procession under a canopy of banana leaves and a red-and-gold cloth awning beside a decorated palanquin draped with flower garlands in red, orange and white. A man in a purple-and-white checked shirt with a saffron-yellow shawl and white dhoti stands on the platform near a woman in a yellow sari and a bare-chested younger man in a pink dhoti and white shawl. A crowd of mostly white-clad devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At the far right, a long-haired man in saffron-orange clothing faces the procession with hands folded. A bunch of green bananas hangs beside the canopy, and a yellow cloth panel with painted birds is behind the crowd.2018-01-18January 18 20182018-01-18June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA street procession in Tiruvannamalai, India, with a large vehicle decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and white flowers and green foliage, flying small red and white flags. A dense crowd of mostly white-clad devotees walks alongside, including men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and colourful saris. Overhead power lines, trees and low buildings line the road under bright daylight. The adorned vehicle appears to be a ratha carrying flowers, with the crowd following in procession. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance in this view.2005-11-14Outdoor photograph of a procession in a dusty open ground beside tall banana plants and leafy trees under bright sky. A man in a white kurta walks in the foreground with his back to the camera, followed by a line of white-clad men and a person in a red top. Several small ornate parasols with fringed edges, multicoloured and red, are carried above the procession along a red carpet, with a decorated orange-and-yellow canopy near the center. Spectators in light shirts and dhotis stand along the left and right edges watching. A tall white-robed figure with silver hair walks near the center right, marked by a white garment and bag strap. Canopy structures and a banner are visible in the background.2007-01-01 +1 copiesOutdoor festival scene under a bamboo-framed pavilion draped in white and gold cloth, with orange and white flags and strings of marigold garlands. A framed portrait of a bearded man in white ceremonial attire with a white head covering and beaded garland hangs above the stage. Beneath it, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a golden throne-like seat, while a woman in orange and red stands beside another person in white and orange clothes. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis surround the stage, and in the foreground a decorated palanquin or ratha with palm fronds and purple cloth stands among people in red and white garments. Coconut palms and a cloudy sky complete the setting.2006-11-13January 01 20092009-01-01