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Interior of a large decorated tent during a festival event. Overhead, white fabric ceiling is hung with colourful paper lanterns and tasselled decorations in yellow, pink and blue. Red drapes line the walls. A metal barricade crosses the red carpet, with a row of men in white dhotis and shirts walking past, some carrying items. A man in an orange-brown cloth stands at left, and a woman in white at right wears a white top. Striped woven mats cover the floor in the foreground. A large screen at centre shows a stage performance with a figure in a red garment. A small pink sign on a stand reads Tiruvannamalai-style label area.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Wide view inside a large white tented hall with a red carpeted floor, hung with rows of colourful tassel-and-bowl lanterns and strings of lights. Crowds of devotees mill about in festive and everyday clothes, many in saris and kurtas, with men in white dhotis. A man in an orange robe with a shawl stands near the centre, and another person in orange-saffron clothing walks further back. Two large screens show video on either side. Uniformed security stands at the right edge, and a small table with a red-canopied stand sits at the left. Many people are holding phones and taking photographs.2016-04-29Photograph inside a large white tent with a red carpet, where a long queue of men and boys in mostly white and light clothing stands along a barrier on the right. A man in a white dhoti walks across the carpet, a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside a woman in a white sari with a red border, and a child in a green shirt walks at left. Ornate golden thrones or palanquin-like seats stand at the far right beside a standing man in white with an orange turban. Colourful paper lanterns and streamers hang from the ceiling, and a screen shows a small image at top left. Seated people sit on the floor at lower left.2016-05-02December 01 20162016-12-01A large white tented hall with a red carpet runs the length of the image, decorated with hanging colourful tassel garlands, red and green umbrella-shaped lamps and lit bulbs overhead. Crowds of men, women and children in white kurtas, dhotis, saris and shirts queue along the right side and walk across the carpet. Near the left, a seated figure in a saffron-coloured setup sits at a small table with a white cloth, and a saffron-robed monk stands at right beside a line of people. Golden ceremonial standards and a golden seat are visible at the far right, with video screens showing a figure on both side walls. Oil lamps and a yellow umbrella stand near the front, and a white-clad person kneels on the carpet in the foreground.2016-04-28December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A procession walks down a red carpet inside a covered hall with orange walls and a corrugated metal roof. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold chain, and walks barefoot beneath a multicoloured canopy with fringed tassels. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shawls, some with gold necklaces, walk alongside women in white and cream saris. On the left, a man in white holds a tall gold pole topped with an embroidered orange-and-red pennant. Decorative cylindrical poles with red, white and blue patterns line the walls, and framed photographs hang on the side walls. A metal railing runs along the right side of the carpet.2010-12-28A large indoor hall filled with hundreds of seated devotees on colourful striped woven mats. Overhead hang many colourful paper lanterns and decorated umbrellas with streamers in orange, green, pink and blue. In the foreground, a few men sit cross-legged: one in a white kurta, one in a yellow dhoti with a mala, one in a rust-orange shirt, and a man in a grey jacket with an orange shawl. Large screens line the walls showing the stage. The crowd wears mostly white and orange clothing.2016-12-01 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18