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A large crowd of devotees climbs and fills a rocky hillside and the stone steps leading up to a temple complex. The temple has white and red vertically striped walls, a small domed pavilion at the top, and a sculpted gopuram-style tower with orange flags on a ridge. Many people in colourful saris, shirts and dhotis fill the stairway, with some in orange and yellow. Blue and striped tarpaulin canopies and a banner in the foreground are set up as stalls or shelters. The sky is overcast. No individual can be picked out as a clearly identifiable figure.

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A photograph of a large crowd gathered outdoors beneath a heavy grey overcast sky. Dense throngs of people fill the foreground and climb a hillside toward a small temple complex with domed shrine towers and a red-and-white striped gopuram-style structure. Many people stand on the temple steps and terraces above. A blue-and-white banner in the foreground, bordered with a yellow emblem, is strung on a tent-covered stall area, and blue tarpaulins shelter market-like stalls. Tall trees frame the right side, and a low white building with red trim sits at right. a person's presence is not visible in this view.2010-09-04A large, dense crowd of men and boys fills an outdoor street or temple approach under overcast skies, many raising hands and waving. A banner at left reads a Kannada-script Yuvaka Sangha Ramanagara line with an Om symbol. Behind the crowd, a whitewashed temple with red-and-white striped gopuram and a domed tower stands on a hill beside tall trees, with more people gathered on steps. Striped tent canopies and blue tarpaulins shade the stalls at left. Clothing includes bright yellow, pink and blue shirts, a white sari, and caps. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-09-04A large outdoor crowd fills a dirt road leading up a hillside toward small temple shrines with red-and-white striped walls and domed roofs, visible on the slope. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-saffron turban and dark clothing stands near a man in a red shirt. A blue tarpaulin canopy and a banner reading a Kannada association name are strung over the crowd, where many people in colourful shirts and saffron tones press forward. Several photographers with cameras stand at the left edge. Green trees and a cloudy sky frame the scene.2010-09-04A dense outdoor crowd of many men, women and children fills a hillside path and open ground in front of a temple complex with white and red striped walls and a small shrine dome. Most people wear everyday shirts, kurtas and saris in varied colours; some hold up hands and raise arms. A blue tarpaulin-covered stall and a striped awning stand at left beside a red-and-white banner, and a small white building with blue roof sheeting appears at centre. Tall trees frame the top of the frame, and a few red balloons hang near the building.2010-09-04A large outdoor crowd of men, boys and some women stands on a grassy slope in daylight, gazing up toward a hilltop temple complex with white and red shrine structures and tiers of people along the stairs. Dense rows of spectators in mixed shirts and kurtas, including a woman in an orange and red sari at left, fill the foreground. A striped awning and blue tarpaulin shelter sit at the upper left and centre, and a white banner with an Om symbol and Kannada text is strung on poles. Some people hold food.2010-09-04A dense outdoor crowd gathers around a procession under a multicoloured canopy with tasselled edges, held on poles above a palanquin-like object. Garlands of orange and marigold flowers hang from the canopy frame. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and others in bare or light clothing, reach upward with raised hands and cameras. Behind them a white-and-blue temple gopuram rises against a large granite rock face, with small figures visible along the rocky ledge above. A stall tent with blue and orange drapes and a white banner with Kannada script stands at right, and orange flags fly nearby. Several people in saffron-orange robes are visible among the crowd near the centre.2010-09-04A large outdoor crowd fills a dirt path climbing a rocky hillside toward a small temple with red-and-white striped walls and a tiered shikhara tower topped by a red flag. Men in blue shirts, checked shirts and white dhotis mingle in the foreground, and women in orange, pink and green saris stand among them. Some people carry colourful balloons and garlands, and a stall with striped cloth and decorations is visible at right.2010-09-04A large outdoor crowd fills a hillside temple path during a procession, with many people pressing forward under falling yellow and white flower petals. In the lower centre, a man wears a saffron-orange turban and white clothes, with a green and pink floral garland draped over his arm; he is surrounded by men in white shirts. At the upper left, a red and multicoloured fringed canopy hangs overhead. Beyond the crowd, white and red-striped temple shrine towers with domed gopurams rise up the hill, and blue tarpaulin awnings shelter stalls. A cameraman and photographer film from the left. Trees and a cloudy sky frame the scene.2010-09-04A large crowd of devotees fills a stepped stone stairway beside a temple wall painted in white with red vertical stripes. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of pink, red, orange and green, and children climb and stand along the steps. A blue tarpaulin and striped cloth occupy the foreground. Painted deity figures are visible on the upper temple structure at left. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2010-09-04A large, dense crowd of men and boys fills a hillside pathway lined with blue and striped tent canopies and temple structures with striped white and red walls. Many raise their hands in the air, some cupping palms, and several smile or shout excitedly. Notable clothing includes a bright blue shirt, a red cap, yellow shirts, pink and red tops, and a white sari on a woman at left. Trees frame the scene at right, and a white painted building stands behind the crowd. A white banner at left reads in Kannada script, with a sign referring to a sangha in a town. The crowd is too large and dense to count individually.2010-09-04Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered on a hillside temple approach under overcast skies. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange garment, decorated with a green leaf garland, raises his right arm toward the crowd, his back to the camera. Around him, men in white shirts and bald-headed devotees in orange cloth stand closely. Behind them, hundreds of people fill the path leading up to colourful temple gopurams with striped painted walls and a red-and-white shrine. Blue tarpaulin canopies, striped awnings and a small stone building sit along the side. Tall green trees frame the right edge, and a camera operator is visible at left.2010-09-04A crowded outdoor procession on a hillside temple route, photographed from behind a man in an orange turban and an orange garment with a green-and-yellow flower garland around his neck, who raises his right hand toward the crowd. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis and a bald man in white with an orange shawl press close, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera films at left. The crowd fills a stepped path lined with temple shrines, striped temple walls, and colourful canopies and blue tarpaulins. Banners with Kannada script hang from the left. Tall trees and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-09-04