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Dense crowd of devotees gathered closely at an outdoor temple procession, many with hands pressed in anjali. Two bare-chested men in the center wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and sandalwood/vibhuti marks on their faces and chests; one holds palms together. Women in saffron, orange, green and maroon saris and children in bright dresses stand nearby, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Blue metal gates and yellow walls frame the background.

October 25 2006

November 05 2006

A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple hall, packed closely in the foreground. Many women wear white, cream, yellow, green and pink saris with tilak marks on their foreheads, while men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers. A bright orange-lit shrine doorway stands behind them, with an attendant in a green lungi and bare chest near the entrance and a painted pillar with a ladder at the right. Several people appear to be gazing toward the shrine. A watermarked archive photo timestamp reads 25 10 2006 in the corner, and the caption text is not included.

A dense nighttime crowd of devotees packs a street during a procession at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Women in saris and salwars in blue, pink, orange, red and green stand close together, many with white and red forehead markings, gold earrings and necklaces. Men in white shirts and dhotis or checked shirts stand among them, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Several elderly women wear white saris with red borders, and children are held or stand in the crowd. No a person candidate is visibly present in this view; the crowd is the focus, with partially visible spectators at the edges.

June 29 2014

October 25 2006

A dense crowd fills a temple corridor with tall grey pillars and iron gates behind them. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a yellow-orange forehead mark wears a red-and-orange dhoti with a white shawl and a large red-and-white garland, while a bald man beside him in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala also wears a garland. Many devotees surround them, including a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a sacred thread, a grey-haired woman with a white flower in her hair in a pink sari, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some people use phones and a small pot-like object sits on the floor in front.

A dense crowd of devotees fills a narrow temple corridor, packed shoulder to shoulder and looking toward the same direction. In the foreground a young man with short dark hair, glasses, and a trimmed beard faces the camera, wearing a light blue collared shirt. Around him older men in white shirts and dhotis, women in sarees and salwar, and devotees with vibhuti and kumkum marks on their foreheads stand closely together. At the top left, a yellow and red patterned garment edge is visible, and orange marigold garlands hang along the right pillar.

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A blurred evening photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered at the entrance of a temple, lit by warm golden lamplight from inside the doorway. Many people stand with hands folded in prayer, with sacred marks on their foreheads. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear sarees in red, pink, yellow and green, and a young child in white stands near the front. Figures in the background move through the lit doorway. Blue painted pillars frame the entrance, and yellow and white notices hang on the walls.

A dense crowd of seated devotees fills the frame at an evening satsang, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Men wear white shirts and a pink-and-white striped shirt, while women wear saris in yellow, green and pink, several with red bindis and gold jewellery. Faces are turned toward a stage out of frame, with eyes closed or gazing forward in devotion. The dim lighting suggests dusk.