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January 22 20102010-01-22A dense crowd of devotees fills a stone-pillared temple courtyard, mostly dressed in white with orange, yellow and saffron shawls and sashes. Many people have their hands raised or pressed together, and a few men near the left wear orange cloth and tilak markings. Women in white and yellow saris stand among the throng, some wearing glasses. Behind them, stone pillars and a granite gopuram-style structure frame the courtyard. No single clear a person candidate is identifiable in the crowd, so this is a general devotee gathering at a temple, and the photograph is a general crowd scene.2010-12-29February 06 20092009-02-06Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple-like ground under a large tree lit with green lights, with a crowd of devotees lined up behind bamboo railings. In the foreground, a man in a cream shirt and a woman in an orange-yellow saffron-toned sari with a rudraksha-style mala walk past a table holding offerings and small lamps, while white-clad attendants in white dhotis and shirts assist. A banner on a pole shows a portrait and printed text, and rows of red and white lights are strung on the right. Many people sit on red plastic chairs and stand watching.2010-01-22May 30 20152015-05-30A dense outdoor crowd during a street procession in Pondicherry, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and colourful saris in pink, purple, teal and magenta. Many women carry silver-rimmed brass pots decorated with white flower garlands and yellow-orange marigold-like blossoms, a poorna kumbha offering. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the left edge, face partly turned away. Several people raise their hands in devotion and cheer. A yellow canopy and striped awnings appear overhead on the right.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJanuary 04 20122012-01-04A dusk crowd photographed from above on a street, with many devotees in traditional dress. In the foreground a man in a white checked shirt and white dhoti carries a metal tray of fruit, flowers and marigold-like blossoms. Beside him a woman in a gold-bordered white sari with flowers in her hair gestures toward the tray. Behind them women in saris of orange, pink, green and blue hold white papers, and a man in a white shirt has his hands folded. A younger man in white with an orange shawl stands at right. Some attendees wear white and orange robes, and a few have sandal or kumkum marks on their foreheads. The scene looks like a religious procession or puja gathering.2006-10-23July 26 20152015-07-26August 09 20072007-08-09January 22 20102010-01-22A dense crowd of devotees packed closely together, mostly women and men in white and cream clothing, with some in orange and maroon saris and mustard-yellow garments. Many have their hands pressed in anjali or folded near their chests, and several older women wear glasses. Strings of gold and beaded necklaces, flowers in hair and red bindis are visible. The faces are looking toward a point off-frame.2008-11-12