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A dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beside a rocky hillside and a red-tiled roof at a temple precinct. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and several wear saffron-orange clothing and orange turbans or headwear. One man in the centre wears a bright orange turban and raises his right arm. A video camera on a tripod stands above the crowd. At left, a decorated deity murti is adorned with marigold garlands and orange flags, and a yellow-and-blue umbrella shades the area. Scattered petals fall through the air under a grey sky.

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A large outdoor crowd gathers on a hillside path leading up toward a temple with red-and-white striped walls and small domed shrines. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange garment, draped with green leaf garlands and flower petals, raises one arm high while being carried above the crowd. Several people nearby wear white and red shirts, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. A tall flame burns at the right beside a whitewashed building, and blue tarpaulins and bunting sit over the stalls below.2010-09-04 +2 copiesA dense crowd of devotees and men in white shirts and dhotis gathers outdoors beneath a large colourful parasol with red, yellow, blue and green panels and fringed tassels. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe stands among the people, with a bald-headed monk in orange to the left. 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Behind the crowd are a tiled roof, a temple structure with a deity figure garlanded with marigolds, and carved stone sculptures.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA dense crowd presses around a procession at an outdoor temple setting with a rocky hillside behind. Above the crowd, a large umbrella with multicoloured panels and fringed tassels shades the scene, and two decorated gold-and-red pennants hang nearby. A white banner with red Kannada lettering stands at center. A man in the center wears an orange turban and orange shawl, smiling, surrounded by men in white shirts and white trousers, several with shaved heads. Many hands are raised toward him, and marigold garlands and orange flags decorate the stalls. Strong bright sunlight highlights the crowd.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA crowd procession outdoors under an overcast sky, with two large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies held above the group. 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