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October 24 20062006-10-24A blurred night photograph of a dense crowd moving through a temple-street procession. A bright flame from a lit torch or lamp is held at left, lighting faces and white clothing. A man in the centre wears a plain white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder, seen from behind. Many devotees in white and cream clothes, some women in white saris and head coverings, press around him. Painted pillars and a lit shrine entrance with a small deity figure or decorative stand are visible in the background, with a dark tree branch at upper right.2006-10-29October 25 20062006-10-25June 05 20122012-06-05October 29 20062006-10-29June 05 20122012-06-05A crowded indoor evening gathering with many devotees in white shirts and dhotis and women in yellow and dark saris, pressed together in a room with a red-orange wall, string lights overhead and green banana-leaf decorations hanging at the edges. A decorated ceremonial item with red and white fabric stands near the right wall. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or central figure is visible.2013-01-06Blurred night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered outside a lit temple facade at a procession, with a bright flame burning in the middle of the throng. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts, and a man in the centre-right wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothing. Some hold trays of flowers or offerings. Statues of deities stand in the illuminated shrine niches above, and green garland decorations hang along the temple roofline.2006-10-29October 25 20062006-10-25A crowded temple entrance with stone pillars and a gold-patterned gate. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press together, several raising their arms and hands toward the front. Some wear shirts in darker tones, and one man in the foreground wears a pale shirt with a wristwatch. Several cameras and camera operators are visible further back near the doorway, which opens onto a bright outdoor area with a garland of flowers hanging at the top left.2012-04-29October 29 20062006-10-29A crowded indoor hall in a temple-style building with a cream walls, a metal roof and hanging yellow-and-green ceremonial banners. At left, an ornate shrine with gold-painted pillars holds a lit deity murti. Many devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange or red shawls, press together with hands folded or heads bowed in prayer. A man in a purple shirt and a man in a maroon shirt stand in the centre, and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. Several people are visible in the foreground, some seated on the floor. No individual in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by the appearance cues required, so no candidate is marked.2014-06-29 +1 copies