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August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India

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A large crowd of devotees gathers under a thatched pavilion decorated with painted cylindrical pillars in red, blue, and orange with floral motifs. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in orange and purple. A woman in an orange sari with jasmine flowers in her hair stands at right beside a man in a saffron-and-white shawl. A cameraman in white stands near the back on a chair, and blue plastic chairs line the foreground. Banana trees and a plain wall are visible beyond the pavilion, with a figure in orange robes at the far right edge.

A crowded outdoor tented gathering under a large red and yellow canopy with dark star-like patterns. Many devotees in white dhotis and kurtas fill the ground, while people in the foreground crowd closely together. A woman in a pink floral blouse smiles near the front, another woman with a white tilak on her forehead stands beside her, and a man with a moustache in a white shirt is at right. Sandy ground, wooden poles and palm trees are visible beyond the tent, with more people spread across the open area.

A large crowd of people fills a long open tent with a patterned red-and-maroon canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men and women in white shirts, white kurtas and white sarees move among each other, some carrying steel vessels and buckets. In the foreground a man in a white t-shirt printed with a portrait photo of a woman carries a steel plate. A woman in a maroon saree with gold border stands at centre, and a man in a pale checked shirt is at the right edge. A small screen at upper right shows a woman's face. Buildings are visible beyond the open tent sides.

A dense crowd of men and women eats a meal under a large tented pavilion with striped and patterned canopy cloth, bunting, and banana-leaf or palm-frond supports. Many people hold metal plates of food. In the foreground a man in a pink patterned shirt carries a plate, a man in white shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard eats from a plate, and a man in an orange-and-white striped shirt eats at right. Several people wear white kurtas and white shirts, and women wear sarees including a purple one. The scene suggests a community annadan meal. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in this crowd.

Night photograph of a crowd gathered under a decorated canopy with striped and patterned hangings and string lights. A central figure in a purple shawl with a bare upper body, wearing ornaments, is greeted by people around him. Saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand near him, and a man in white dhoti and shirt bows with folded hands in front. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with white head bands, fill the tent behind, while a woman in a red sari and glasses stands at right. The scene resembles a padapuja-style devotee gathering, though the central figure's appearance is not clearly identifiable.

Large crowd gathered under a thatched palm-leaf pandal at an outdoor inauguration event. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some women in saris, and a few people in saffron or orange. Decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth, with bunting and tinsel hanging from the roof. A figure at the upper right wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and appears to stand apart from the crowd, but no clear presentation cues establish who he is. A man at lower left wears an orange garment and rudraksha-style beads, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands near the centre-left. Banana plants and palm trees surround the open pavilion.

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July 28 2008

A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a village street in Tamil Nadu, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with a few in yellow, green and orange. A striped purple, orange and green canopy shelters a decorated altar-like stall with a deity image and flowers on the right, and a white temple tower rises at the top. Many hands are folded in namaskar, and a man at center wears a white shirt with a beaded necklace. Power lines, a palm tree and shops frame the background. No individual can be reliably identified as a person from appearance.

Large crowd of villagers gathered under a thatched palm-leaf pandal at the Pattanam inauguration. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear colourful saris and salwar kameez. A man in a white shirt with an orange-saffron shawl stands near the centre-right, and one man in a white shirt raises an arm. Two tall decorated poles in red, yellow and blue stand behind the crowd, with banana plants and a white building beyond. Dense crowd fills the frame with people closely packed together.

July 03 2014

A dense outdoor crowd gathers under a thatched palm-leaf canopy at a Tamil Nadu inauguration. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women in saris and flowers in their hair press forward. Tall colourful decorated poles with blue, orange and red patterned panels frame the scene. Several men in front reach forward with raised arms, and one man wears a rudraksha mala.