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A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in front of a dark grey stone wall at a temple complex. Many are dressed in white dhotis and saris, with some wearing orange, pink and red garments and red shawls. A bald man in white garments with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the lower right edge, facing the crowd. Ornate temple gopurams with painted sculpted figures rise above the wall in the background. The gathering appears to be a satsang or public discourse, though no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar before a dark stone temple wall with a carved lion-face relief. Foreground at left, a bald man in saffron robes with a gold neck garland stands beside a monk in saffron with a rudraksha mala, facing the crowd. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, some in yellow or orange, sit closely packed on bare ground. Bamboo poles and a wooden frame rise at right, and a camera operator stands at lower left.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on stone ground in front of a tall dark stone wall, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and shaved heads; women wear white and yellow-bordered saris and orange garments. Bamboo poles frame the foreground, and a few standing people and a photographer in orange stand at the back. Crowd is dense with well over a hundred visible people.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on a stone courtyard floor in front of a tall grey stone wall, with a bamboo and palm-frond canopy overhead. Most attendees wear white dhotis and saris, with some in yellow, orange and red, and several women wear red or orange shawls. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer or with eyes closed in meditation, while others stand at the back. A few men are bare-chested with white cloth wrapped around their waists. The crowd is dense and fills the frame. No identifiable a person is visibly present in the frame.2010-12-29Outdoor photo of a large crowd gathered in a stone-walled courtyard, with a grey stone wall on the right and a pink-topped boundary wall behind palm trees. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with gold-coloured borders and gold necklaces stand and sit near a silver tray with small offerings and oil lamps. A young girl in an orange outfit sits with her hands clasped. Many people in white dhotis and shawls, some with yellow-trimmed cloths, sit on the ground in rows, many with hands folded in prayer. A photographer in a red shirt stands at left. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, before a pink-washed wall with carved gopuram towers above. Most are women and girls in white saris with orange or yellow borders and orange shawls, some in red and maroon saris; a few men in white kurtas sit at the right. Several sit cross-legged on mats and cloth, with bags placed beside them. Behind them, camera operators on tripods film the gathering, and bamboo scaffolding and yellow barriers line the courtyard.2012-10-12December 29 20102010-12-29