Night photograph of a large outdoor event ground with blue mats and a green carpet patch. A long queue of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar, stands behind a wooden railing, with many people in white dhotis and white garments further back. A banner on the left shows a temple-like image and printed Kannada text. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a large outdoor event ground with blue mats and a green carpet patch. A long queue of devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar, stands behind a wooden railing, with many people in white dhotis and white garments further back. A banner on the left shows a temple-like image and printed Kannada text. Bright floodlights illuminate the scene against a dark sky.

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January 22 2010

Night photo of a long queue of women and a few children standing behind a wooden railing along a dark dais or open ground. The foreground woman in the centre wears a tan shawl over a white top with a rudraksha-style beaded mala, glasses, hands folded in prayer. Beside her a woman in a teal blouse and multicoloured sari stands with hands clasped, and a woman in a red blouse and yellow-green sari stands near the left. On the right a woman in a white top with a red bindi and beaded necklace looks sideways. Behind them stage lights glow green and a billboard-style banner is visible in the background. No visible murti or ritual object is clearly shown.

A night-time photo of a crowd queuing along a rope barrier at an outdoor event. In the foreground, a woman in a white shawl and pink-and-white top stands beside a woman in a red blouse and multicoloured sari, and a woman in a teal blouse with a yellow sari and a red bindi. At the far right, a woman in glasses and a cream sari with a dark beaded necklace looks down. Behind them, people in white ritual clothes stand in a line, and a large banner on a stand is visible beneath bright lights. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the scene.

Night-time photo of a long orderly queue of women and girls standing on a blue mat on an open outdoor ground, lit by floodlights on poles. Foreground women wear a blue-and-white patterned salwar, a green shawl over a purple head wrap, a red-orange headscarf over a white top, and a tilak bindi; one wears glasses. Behind them, a line of women in saris and salwars in mixed colours, some with bags and some carrying children, stretches into the darkness toward a row of white-clad figures. A plastic bottle lies on the mat. No deity, stage or ritual object is clearly visible.

A night-time outdoor photograph of a large public gathering under a white canopy stage. A long queue of women in saris and salwar kameez, many in white, blue, red and yellow, stands along a blue mat toward the stage. On the stage area, people in white clothing and a figure in orange stand near a red draped backdrop and a painted mountain-style backdrop. Rows of seated devotees fill the left foreground. Clusters of standing and seated people fill the scene.

Night photograph of a crowd queuing along a wooden railing at an open outdoor ground lit by floodlights. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, and beside him a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a forehead marking stands in line. A man in a blue shirt and other devotees, including women in red, yellow and white saris, follow in the queue. Behind them a stage with a decorated canopy and rows of seated audience members extend into the darkness, with banners and lights visible at the edges.

Night photograph of a public darshan queue at an outdoor event. Women in saris and salwar kameez, one wearing a yellow-flowered sari with white flowers in her hair, stand in a line behind a rough bamboo rail, facing a stage area with an orange-and-white canopy and white-clad volunteers. A blue tarpaulin covers the ground at left, and a large white screen stands at right. Some people wear white, others red and maroon. A white-draped table stands at left. Approximately twenty people are visible.

January 23 2010

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Night-time photograph of a crowd of women and girls standing behind a long wooden railing at an outdoor event, with a dark sky and a green stage light in the upper right. In the foreground a young woman in a cream and gold-striped shawl over a white top stares ahead, with a black shoulder bag and a beaded necklace visible. Beside her a woman in a rust-red and orange patterned shawl leans on the rail, and a woman in an orange-and-gold sari with a red border stands at the far right. Further back, others in white, orange and blue clothing crowd along the barrier, and the ground in front is strewn with scattered flower petals and a few white cloths.

January 21 2010

Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees queued behind a bamboo barrier at an outdoor evening gathering. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and women wear sarees in blue, green, orange and red. Several people are elderly. Red plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs are arranged along the barrier, and a tall banner with Tamil text hangs on a pole at the top left. Strings of coloured lights and a lit structure appear at the top right, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible among the trees behind the crowd.

Night outdoor event on a large open ground under a white canopy stage with lights and a backdrop painting of mountains. A long queue of devotees, mostly women and children in white, saree, salwar and bright blue, pink and yellow clothing, stands in a line moving toward the stage. Some people sit on red carpet at left. A pink-draped structure with a central platform holds ritual items in the middle distance. Several white-clad figures stand near the stage. A woman in a blue jacket and a girl in a white dress are in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.