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A crowd photograph taken outdoors under overcast skies at a hilltop temple complex with a tiered stone staircase and white and red shrine towers. In the foreground, a person in a bright saffron-orange turban and an orange garment, with garlands of green leaves draped on their shoulders, stands with their back partly to the camera. Around them, dense crowds of men, women and children fill the courtyard, many in white, blue and striped clothes. A white banner with red and black lettering hangs between blue tarpaulin canopies, and a tiled-roof shelter stands to the left. Some people on the staircase look down toward the gathering.

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A 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.2010-09-04Outdoor 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.2010-09-04A 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.2010-09-04Outdoor photo of a large crowd on a hillside temple approach. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron turban raises a hand toward the crowd, and beside him a smiling young woman in a dark top with a red tilak mark looks toward the camera. Behind them dense crowds of people fill a path lined with blue tarpaulin shelters and a red-tiled roof stall. A white temple shrine with a dome-shaped tower and a smaller pavilion sits on the slope, with many people climbing the stairs. A man in a dark shirt on the right raises an arm, and a red and white banner with Kannada script hangs over the stalls under a cloudy sky with green trees.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 photograph taken from behind a crowd, showing a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth, wearing a thick garland of green leaves and yellow flowers, moving through a crowd outdoors. A man in a white shirt stands at left, a young man in a yellow shirt and others watch from the side, and a hand is raised at right. Beyond them, a hillside staircase is packed with many people climbing toward a temple with red-and-white walls and domed shikhara towers under a cloudy sky, with blue tents and a red-tiled roof at left. The figure's face is not visible, so no candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2010-09-04A 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 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 men and some women press together outdoors during a procession near a rocky hillside and a temple spire. A large orange, red and blue umbrella with tasselled fringe shades a decorated float or palanquin draped with marigold garlands and colourful cloth. Many hands are raised upward, reaching toward the procession. In the foreground a bearded man in a white shirt looks ahead, and a man in a saffron-orange turban stands among the white-clad crowd. A white banner with red Kannada lettering hangs from a striped canopy, and orange flags flutter nearby. Yellow and white ornamental flags and a small figure of a deity are visible on the structure.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.2010-09-04