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Night photograph of a crowded outdoor event with a long queue of devotees moving toward a raised stage. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow saree with a long braid carries a toddler on her hip, and a woman in a yellow and white saree stands beside her; men in white shirts, a blue shirt and a red striped shirt are in the line. On the stage at the top, a person in an orange robe stands near a flower-decorated pillar and floral arrangements, with a figure in white standing nearby. A loudspeaker stands at left and a bright tube light is overhead. Many people are visible, including partially visible figures.

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January 23 20102010-01-23Night photograph of a crowded outdoor stage event with a long queue of devotees waiting along a rope barrier at the right, moving toward a raised red-carpeted platform. Many people in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris, and a woman in yellow carrying a small child at lower left. On the left stage, a large banner shows a painted portrait of a smiling man with a peacock-feather motif and Tamil text. A figure in orange and a figure in white stand near the platform, a sound speaker sits on the stage, and coloured lights decorate the background.2010-01-24Night photo of a large crowd queuing along an orange-edged red carpet at an outdoor event lit by a tall stage floodlight rig. Many devotees, mostly men and women in everyday clothes and some in white, press against a metal barrier near black stage speakers and a red plastic chair. Banana plants with garlands and strings of lights frame the scene. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand toward the right near the carpet edge. A woman in a magenta sari with a red forehead mark is prominent in the foreground. A small sign on a pole is partly visible.2010-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd queuing in a long line across a dirt ground lit by strings of red and white lights and tall lamp posts. Many people wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear sarees in turquoise, blue, pink and green; a woman in a turquoise saree carries a steel plate. In the foreground a man with a white forehead mark and moustache in a grey shirt, a man in a pink shirt and a grey-haired man in white stand near a small girl in a red checked shirt. A folding table sits at left. Visible text on the image reads the and2011-04-17Night outdoor event at an open ground with a crowd in a roped-off walkway and seated spectators along a railing. A woman in an orange robe walks at the far left, a line of devotees in saffron, pink, red and white saris and white dhotis moves toward the front, and a woman in a white sari guides a small child near the centre. Green-lit trees, string lights and a bright lit structure with red decorations sit in the background, and a large banner hangs on a pole.2010-01-22Night photograph of a darshan queue at an outdoor evening event. In the foreground several men stand behind a bamboo barrier: one in a white shirt and dark trousers, another in a pink-and-white striped shirt, and an older man in a white checked shirt at the right edge. A young man on the left wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl and stands beside a table draped in white holding brass items and an orange cloth. Behind them a crowd in white and orange clothing moves toward a lit stage with string lights in red and green and a bright floodlight. A figure in orange robes with a yellow head covering appears at the far left near the stage. Green lights illuminate a tree at the right, and a large banner with a faded figure hangs on the right.2010-01-20A dense nighttime crowd of devotees walks in procession. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear rudraksha or black beaded malas around their necks. Women wear sarees in orange, red, yellow-green and blue, with flowers in their hair and gold necklaces. A small child in a blue outfit is held up on the right, and a young girl in a yellow dress stands nearby. A bamboo pole rises at the upper right. Several people in the foreground look downward as they move forward. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the foreground devotees are shown in ordinary procession clothing.2007-01-12January 23 20102010-01-23 +1 copiesNight photo of a large crowd queuing outdoors on a dirt ground at an evening event. Many devotees stand in long lines, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, with a woman in a green sari and a boy in a checked shirt prominent in the foreground. A man with a grey moustache and a man in a pink shirt stand near the front. Strings of white and red lights run across the background under a dark sky, and a metal table stands at the left edge.2011-04-17Night outdoor event under a tent with string lights. In the foreground, a long line of women queues behind a wooden railing; they wear white and cream saris and salwar kameez, one in pink, one in peach with a gold-bordered black sari, and several have hair in braids or buns with flowers. On the right, a stage under a black awning shows several seated people in white and yellow clothes at a table, and a large portrait banner behind them. In the background, a crowd in white and yellow clothing gathers near a decorated altar with flower garlands and lit lamps. A man in a saffron-orange garment stands near the altar at the back.2010-01-10January 22 20102010-01-22A long queue of devotees winds through a covered hall with pink walls and blue pillars, guided by bamboo railings tied with rope. In the foreground, men in white shirts and a woman in a green sari stand in line, one holding a plastic bag. A uniformed police officer stands further back near a large black loudspeaker on a stand. Beyond, a crowd moves across red carpeting toward an orange-decorated stage area, with women in white saris and a boy in a red dhoti visible on the right.2010-02-15