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January 23 20102010-01-23Outdoor view of a community gathering in a dusty compound with a blue tarpaulin on the ground and a large framed portrait on an easel near a decorated square. Many people in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris, stand and sit in rows of white plastic chairs under a canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting. A blue truck with a banner is parked at left beside a concrete block building. Marigold garlands line a white-railed platform at lower left, with potted plants and a golden lamp post. A uniformed officer in the foreground at right watches. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in appearance.2010-01-23Aerial view of an outdoor ceremony in a village compound with a large crowd of devotees gathered around a small white ritual platform with a pond-like basin and potted plants. A man in white dhoti and shirt pours liquid into the basin while others in white and orange robes stand nearby; a figure in orange robes and a figure in yellow robes with a white shawl appear among the group. Women in saris of orange, red and purple stand at the edge. A man in a khaki uniform stands in the crowd. Strings of colourful flags hang over a tent canopy on the right, and a white truck, a cream car and an orange lorry are parked behind a brick wall.2010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23January 23 20102010-01-23August 17 20092009-08-17Outdoor procession on a dirt road in a village setting, with many men walking in a crowd past a red and yellow draped banner. A large portrait on the banner shows a bearded man in orange robes seated beside a smaller image of a man in white with a turban. Green mango leaf festoons hang across the road above the crowd. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in checked or striped shirts. One man in the foreground wears a saffron/orange garment. A videographer with a camera is visible in the middle of the crowd. Small houses, a palm tree and a utility pole are in the background.2009-08-17A large crowd of men and women stands outdoors on bare earth at a rural village ground, with palm trees, thatched huts and a silver SUV parked behind them. In the foreground many men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with arms folded, some wearing rudraksha-style necklaces and pink rosettes pinned to their shirts. Several men wear orange or saffron cloths tied at the waist, and a man in a blue checked shirt stands at right. Garlanded offerings of white flowers and green leaves lie on the ground in front. Behind them, women in saris of pink, red, yellow and blue watch, and a pink banner and a poster bearing a portrait are visible in the background. No individual in the scene is identifiable as a person.2006-11-13January 23 20102010-01-23December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered on a dirt ground in a village setting, with trees, a tiled-roof house and a white van with an open rear door behind them. In the centre, several drummers wear blue and orange sleeveless uniforms and play large drums, while many men in white shirts and dhotis, and older men with shawls, stand packed together watching. A red-and-white barrier cord runs across the scene. No a person candidate is visible, so the a person field is none.2014-07-01Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground with a large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white kurtas and white shirts, some in blue or light-coloured shirts, with women in saris and salwar kameez. On the left, a decorated cart or float with a red-and-gold canopy, red balloons and floral garlands is being pulled forward. Colourful striped and orange-fringed umbrellas (chhatris) rise above the crowd, and a wooden truck stands behind a wall. Some devotees in the foreground raise hands in greeting or folded palms. No individual can be identified as a person from the visible evidence.2009-12-25