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Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering. Tall white tube lights on poles and strings of small orange lamps light the scene. Men wear white shirts and mundus, a few in orange, women wear saris in bright colours including green and pink. Small oil lamps glow along a raised walkway in the right foreground. Crowd fills the background.

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August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05Night photograph of a large crowd gathered on sandy ground beside a long line of white floodlights and strings of small lights, with a dense queue of people in white and light-coloured clothing stretching across the background. Foreground devotees include men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a pink sari, a woman in a white sari carrying a bag, and an older woman in a green and white sari. Many people wear white, with a few in pink, orange and blue, while people walk and stand in a crowded circular path area in the evening.2009-08-05Night photograph of a dense outdoor crowd gathered at an event, with many people standing close together facing away from the camera toward an unseen stage. Bright floodlights on tall poles light the scene, and a string of yellow lights runs along the background, with plastic chairs in the lower right. Men wear white or pale shirts and some wear saffron-orange shirts; several women wear saris and have long braided hair. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2012-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29November 16 20052005-11-16Large outdoor night gathering with a dense crowd of devotees standing behind bamboo barriers on a sandy ground, many in white dhotis and white kurtas, some wearing orange or saffron scarves and sashes. Women in saris and shawls stand and sit among them, and a few people sit on chairs at the left. Two bright floodlights light the scene, with decorated stalls, banners and a lit ornamental float or platform in the background. Pale red carpet runs through the front area.2010-12-29August 05 20092009-08-05December 29 20102010-12-29A 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.2010-12-29Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style ground with rows of black Shivalinga-shaped stone forms covered in white cloth set on the ground in front. Two white pillars stand at left and centre, and string lights are strung across the back. Priests in white dhotis stand among the crowd, one at centre raising a lit lamp or torch high and another at right holding a flaming lamp. Seated devotees in white clothing fill the background, lit by overhead street lamps.2011-04-17