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Night photo of a large open-air crowd moving along a path lined with strings of paper lanterns and hanging decorations overhead. Banana leaf arches frame the right side. At the far end a lit stage or dais with an illuminated central structure stands under floodlights. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and mundus; women wear saris in orange, pink, green and white. Some men wear red and white head cloths. Many people are visible, mostly in the middle and foreground.

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A night outdoor gathering at an ashram-style compound lit by bright floodlights. Many devotees sit on white and red plastic chairs or stand on paved ground, most in white and cream clothing, with some women in saris of orange and pink. Tall green palm fronds and hanging decorations line the scene, and a scaffold-like frame stands in the background. A dark speaker sits at left beside a building with orange walls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so the appearance is uncertain.2013-01-06January 08 20102010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29January 06 20132013-01-06August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor crowd gathered on a open ground in front of an illuminated stage decorated with a red and gold canopy and small lamps. Strings of yellow and green paper decorations and bunting stretch across the scene under bright floodlights. Many devotees in white dhotis, white shirts, and saris in pink, orange and green stand close together. A smiling woman in a red-bordered sari sits in the foreground, and a boy in a white shirt with a lanyard stands nearby. Stalls with lights line the left side. A banner with a cropped inscription is visible at the stage.2010-01-08 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large outdoor gathering in a festival grounds lit by floodlights on poles. Dense crowds of devotees stand behind a white cloth barrier and rope fencing, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a yellow sari in the foreground and an older woman in white. Strings of yellow and orange decorative leaves and flowers hang across the sky, with a tall black speaker tower and a banner with an image of a figure at centre. Banana plants and a green canopy frame the scene.2010-01-08A large night-time outdoor gathering of a dense crowd, mostly dressed in white clothing, standing and seated on red plastic chairs in an open field. Bright floodlights on tall stands illuminate the scene. In the background an illuminated decorated chariot or float with golden ornamentation stands near a stage area with colourful lights and banners. Several volunteers in white shirts with lanyards move among the crowd, and a man in a light kurta stands at the right edge. Women in saris, including yellow and blue ones, are visible in the foreground. Hundreds of people are visible, with an estimated count range of 100 or more.2010-12-29A photograph taken at night of a large crowd queuing between bamboo barrier poles on an open ground, lit by tall white floodlights. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in sarees, stand close together. On the left, a striped multicoloured cloth canopy and a brown tarpaulin screen stand beside a banner with printed Tamil text. On the right, a brightly decorated stage with orange and red backdrops is lit in the distance, with strings of lights and palm trees around it. The scene suggests a darshan line at an event. No individual figure can be identified as a person from this image.2012-01-08Night photograph of a large crowd moving through an outdoor festival ground lit by tall white floodlights. Most people wear white or light shirts, dhotis and sarees, with some in blue, pink and green. Along the left, a long string of multicoloured pennant bunting hangs over a tent with a pale pink canvas wall, and a large orange banner with printed text stands in the centre. Palm trees and dark sky frame the scene, with colourful decorated arches and lights in the far background. No individual figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the crowd is shown in general.2012-01-08