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A large outdoor crowd of devotees stands closely packed on a open ground lined with tall palm trees under a clear sky. Many people in the front rows have their hands folded in namaskar or clasped at their chests. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt with a rudraksha mala; a woman in a red saree with a green cloth draped over her arm stands at center beside a woman in a pink saree, and an older woman wears a white sari with a gold necklace at right. Orange flags and orange pennants fly in the background, and a decorated ratha or palanquin with a garlanded frame and a portrait banner stands in the distance among the crowd. Several banners and posters are visible at left. Many spectators face the procession.

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A large outdoor crowd of devotees lines a dirt road lined with palm trees and saffron flags during a procession. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red sari with a pink shawl stand with hands folded in reverence. Behind them, many men in white and checked shirts and women in saris look toward a decorated chariot or ratha with floral garlands and a framed portrait near the upper centre, drawn by white horses. Banners hang on poles on the left. Two or three figures in the background wear saffron clothing.2010-02-18November 13 20062006-11-13 +1 copiesNovember 13 20062006-11-13 +1 copiesOutdoor gathering of a large crowd seated and standing under a cloudy sky with palm trees and green fields behind them. In the foreground, women in a red and yellow sari with a bindi and a yellow and blue sari with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace sit with hands clasped, and men in white shirts sit nearby. To the left a partially visible banner shows a portrait of a man in white. Many people in the background stand and watch the event.2006-11-13January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesAn outdoor crowd of rural Tamil villagers stands and sits in a dense group under tall coconut palms beside a thatched hut. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis; women wear pink, purple and yellow saris, and a young girl in a red dress is held by a man. One man in the centre holds up a printed flyer showing a temple or deity image. A small banner with an orange-robed figure is visible at the left edge, and a blue sign stands behind the crowd. A young boy in the foreground is seated and a child is held at lower right.2006-11-13A large dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors under a clear sky with palm trees and a thatched hut behind them. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear orange or saffron shawls. Women in saris of orange, pink, green and purple stand among them, with some holding children. Several men at the front hold wooden poles or sticks aloft. One man in a white shirt wears a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck near the lower right. A white banner with printed text hangs on a pole at the top of the frame, and a white vehicle is parked in the background.2006-11-13A large crowd of devotees stands packed behind a taut rope barrier, apparently waiting at an outdoor event. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala and a small pendant stands with hands clasped. Beside him, a man in a checked shirt and dhoti holds his hands folded at his chest. Two women in the centre wear a maroon sari with floral embroidery and a bright pink sari, both with gold jewellery, bangles and hands folded in prayer. Behind them, many men in white shirts and women in saris, some with a bindi and some with a shaved head, fill the frame, all facing forward with serious expressions.2010-02-18A large crowd of villagers fills a dirt path lined with banana plants and palm fronds during a procession. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear saris in red, pink, purple and yellow. Two decorated carts or palanquins with orange-and-red canopies are carried forward, and tall white floral cones stand on the sides. On the right, a framed portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a red turban beside a thatched hut. Thatched sheds and trees fill the background.2006-11-13A large outdoor crowd of villagers fills a dusty street in Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, pressing together during a procession. Most people wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in cream, red, pink and yellow; several women wear red and maroon saris with kumkum bindis and gold necklaces, and a bald older man in the foreground wears a white shirt. A young man in the lower left has a yellow tilak on his forehead. Behind them a blue-and-white banner hangs from a pole, showing a painted portrait of a figure in an orange turban and a Tamil caption. Tiled-roof houses, a banana plant and a bamboo flagpole line the background.2008-07-28A dense crowd of men, women and children packs an open outdoor area under a tin-roofed canopy, many pressing forward with raised hands and phones. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white with a saffron-and-gold bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala stands at the bottom edge, while a man in a white shirt and a man in a checked pink shirt with a rudraksha mala guide the crowd. Elderly women in white and blue saris stand at right. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts; a young woman in an orange top stands in the upper centre. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so the scene is recorded only by roles and actions.2011-05-17December 30 20072007-12-30