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Night photograph of a large crowd queuing behind wooden barrier poles on an open dirt ground, lit by white street lamps. Many men in white shirts and dhotis stand in front, some with grey hair, one wearing a pink and white checked cloth over his shoulder. Women in saris, some in green, purple and orange, and some with orange flower garlands in their hair, stand among them. A large framed portrait of a deity with garlands is visible in the background above the crowd, with strings of small lights nearby. Stalls and white-clad people are at the left edge.

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Night photo of a long crowd queuing between wooden barrier poles on a road, with many men in white dhotis and shirts and some women in saris. A large banner portrait shows a seated figure in red robes with a garland and a tall ornate headdress, labelled with Tamil text. Electric street lamps and string lights glow in the background, with thatched roofs at right.2011-04-17Night photograph of a crowded procession or queue at an outdoor temple-side street lit by street lamps. Many people in white shirts and dhotis, women in red, orange and yellow saris with flowers in their hair, and a young man in a bright red shirt walk between rows of wooden poles and bamboo barriers. A woman at left carries a metal vessel. A thatched-roof hall to the right displays a long white banner with Tamil script, and a large painted deity image with red garlands hangs on a board in the background.2011-04-17Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees queued behind a bamboo barrier at an outdoor evening gathering. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and women wear sarees in blue, green, orange and red. Several people are elderly. Red plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs are arranged along the barrier, and a tall banner with Tamil text hangs on a pole at the top left. Strings of coloured lights and a lit structure appear at the top right, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible among the trees behind the crowd.2010-01-20Night photograph of a dense crowd of men gathered on a street in front of a large painted poster of a standing saffron-robed figure wearing a white and red flower garland, shown with a raised hand, flanked by a seated figure and a shrine-like frame. Strings of small red and orange lights glow behind the crowd, and tall bamboo poles stand upright among the people. Several men in white shirts and dhotis are prominent in the foreground, one wearing a yellow cloth, and a street lamp shines at upper right.2011-04-17Night photograph of an outdoor event ground with a long queue of people standing behind a wooden railing. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, saris in purple, orange, green and pink, and a few wear patterned shirts. A large banner on a scaffold shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and beard, with Tamil text and phone numbers. Stage lights, a scaffold tower, speakers and tented structures stand behind them, and a bare dirt ground lies in the foreground.2005-12-11Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd queuing in a long line across a dirt ground lit by strings of red and white lights and tall lamp posts. Many people wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear sarees in turquoise, blue, pink and green; a woman in a turquoise saree carries a steel plate. In the foreground a man with a white forehead mark and moustache in a grey shirt, a man in a pink shirt and a grey-haired man in white stand near a small girl in a red checked shirt. A folding table sits at left. Visible text on the image reads the and2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17A large nighttime outdoor crowd of men stands packed behind wooden barrier poles, with bright floodlights overhead. Most wear white or light shirts; a man in a red polo shirt and a man in a pink shirt stand in the foreground, and one older man has a light vertical mark on his forehead. Tattered cloth banners hang from a pole at left, and a lit stage with a colourful canopy is visible in the distance beyond the crowd, with a tent-like structure on the left and a low building on the right. No specific ritual or speaker is clearly visible in the frame.2012-04-06Night 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.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of a dense crowd at an outdoor event, with many people packed together behind long wooden poles and rope barriers. In the foreground a tall bare wooden pole with blue paint marks dominates the frame. Nearby a man in a cream striped shirt stands with his back turned, a woman in a red and orange saree and a man in a white checked shirt with white tripundra marks on his forehead face the camera. Further back a lit stage with a backdrop and string lights is visible under a night sky with a moon. Garlands and string lights decorate the distant area.2011-04-17