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A photograph taken inside a thatched, bamboo-roofed shelter with wooden railings forming a queue lane. In the foreground a man in a short-sleeved blue and cream vertically striped shirt, with white and red marks on his forehead, walks toward the camera. Behind him several men in white shirts stand along the railing, one holding a red-wrapped object, and a woman in a red sari is partly visible. The crowd is closely packed in the narrow passage.

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A dense crowd of devotees packed in a narrow, thatched-roof pathway under a palm-thatch ceiling supported by wooden poles and a blue metal post. A bald older man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing with a beaded necklace stands at the right foreground, gesturing. Behind him, a woman in a green and maroon sari and a man in a green polo shirt move among others, and a white bucket hangs from a pole near the right. Several people in white and orange clothing fill the background.2011-04-17Photograph of devotees queuing inside a thatched shelter at night, behind wooden pole barriers. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands centre, touching his forehead with his right hand in salutation. An older man in a white shirt stands behind him, and other men in white shirts line up along the rails. At the left edge, a person in an orange-saffron cloth with rope-wrapped pillars in the foreground is partly visible. Overhead are palm-leaf thatch and bamboo rafters, with a blue metal pillar at right.2011-04-17April 06 20122012-04-06January 22 20102010-01-22April 17 20112011-04-17April 06 20122012-04-06Night photo of a crowd of men standing shoulder to shoulder behind a rough wooden and rope barrier at an outdoor event. Most wear white dhotis and shirts; one man in a light blue shirt and another in an orange shirt lean on the rail, and a man in a pale pink shirt stands at left. Dim floodlit buildings and a faint light are visible in the background, and the ground is bare earth. The barrier is strung with rope and rough poles, and devotees appear to be waiting to be seated or to see a programme.2010-01-22Night photo of a dense crowd of devotees packed behind a metal barrier at an outdoor event. Most men wear white or light-coloured shirts and dhotis, one in a pale blue shirt stands at centre, and a bald man at right bare-chested shows white and red sacred markings on his forehead. Bright floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the scene, with a lit stage and deity-decorated platform visible at the far left under colourful hanging bunting. A long building with a tiled roof sits at right.2012-04-06Night photograph of a crowd queuing under a thatched shelter with a blue tarpaulin roof, the line guided by wooden pole barriers. Many devotees, mostly women in red, orange, blue and green saris and salwar kameez, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, move in a single file. One man in white holds a white cloth or paper bag, and a woman in an orange sari carries a white bag. Potted plants and a red plastic chair sit at the lower edge. Most people in the line are not clearly visible in full; the image shows a dense, slow-moving queue at an outdoor temple-style event.2011-04-17Night photograph of a long queue of devotees standing behind a rough wooden pole and rope barrier, waiting at an outdoor event. Foreground figures include a woman in an orange and yellow sari on the left, a woman in a yellow sari, and a man in white shirt and dhoti raising one hand. Bright floodlights illuminate a wide white banner and tent structures in the background, with string lights and strands of small lamps at right. The crowd appears to be a darshan or satsang line at an ashram grounds setting.2012-01-08July 01 20142014-07-01Night-time crowd photograph at an outdoor ashram event with wooden fencing and a dim lamp. Many men in white shirts and dhotis press together, several with rudraksha malas around their necks. In the lower centre, a shaved-headed young man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth stands with his back to the camera while a man in white glasses and a white shirt, mala visible, smiles toward him. Other men on the left and right lean in, and a man in a pale blue shirt is at left. No robed central figure with distinctive ceremonial cues is visible in the frame, so the scene is best described as devotees and volunteers in a crowd.2012-01-08