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A crowded outdoor street scene in a temple town, with a dense mass of devotees standing shoulder to shoulder under strings of white and blue pennant flags. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a purple border and a beaded mala presses her palms together in prayer, while an elderly woman with white hair beside her also joins her hands. Nearby a woman in a green patterned sari wears a white flower garland in her braid. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with hands folded, and others in colourful shirts look on. Behind them an ornate temple gopuram and a decorated canopy with yellow and red trim line the street, along with shop signboards and banners.

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July 28 20082008-07-28A large outdoor crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar under a metal-framed canopy strung with white jasmine garlands and marigolds. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, while women wear cotton and silk saris in yellow, cream, green and floral prints. A few orange-saffron sashes appear among the crowd. Decorative yellow beaded hangings and small umbrellas decorate the structure, and ornate festival decorations are visible at the right. No individual is identifiable as a distinct figure of interest; the scene reads as a collective prayer or darshan gathering.2006-12-26A large outdoor crowd of devotees sits densely packed on a street in front of a white two-storey building with green shutters and a balcony. Many people sit with palms pressed together in anjali, facing a direction off-frame toward a speaker. Women wear cotton saris in red, yellow, blue and pink, and several children are visible in the crowd. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Orange saffron flags on poles stand along the street, and a thatched shelter with a few people is at the upper right. A person in a white shirt at the lower right raises a hand toward the group.2009-11-25A dense outdoor procession moves down a dusty street lined with a large crowd of devotees, many in white clothes and some in saffron or orange shawls. Above the crowd, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a white canopy and colourful umbrellas is carried through the street, and yellow streamers and festive decorations hang across the road. Shopfronts and older multistorey buildings frame the scene. Several figures in orange-saffron garments walk near the front, but no individual can be confidently identified from appearance. Many people fill the frame, with more visible in the background, so the count is well above one hundred.2007-02-02Dense outdoor procession crowd on a street lined with strings of white and paper flags. Many people in white ritual clothes, men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white and cream saris with some flowers in their hair. Several people hold up orange and white triangular flags printed with a blue emblem. On the left, a decorated golden palanquin or ratha carrying a deity murti under an ornate canopy is visible. Old stone and corrugated-metal buildings, a temple gopuram-style structure and palm trees frame the scene. Some people raise their hands, and a few carry white cloth and garlands.2006-09-24A large crowd of devotees stands with hands pressed together in namaskar under a steel-framed open pavilion strung with white and yellow flower garlands. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, while women wear saris in green, yellow, maroon, purple and white. On the right, ornate decorated frames and a deity murti area are visible behind the crowd, and a mound of earth lies in the foreground. The scene appears to be a gathered darshan or puja at an outdoor ritual site. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-12-26February 02 20072007-02-02A large crowd of devotees stands in an open-sided pavilion under a metal frame strung with white and orange flower garlands and yellow hanging beads. Many people press their palms together in anjali, facing forward. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, while women wear saris in yellow, cream, purple and green. Drums and a decorated structure are visible at the left and right edges, with colourful painted panels behind. Several people, including a young boy in an orange shawl, appear in the foreground, and a man in white at right holds his hands together.2006-12-26A large crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar under a canopy strung with white and yellow flower garlands and marigold festoons. Men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas; women wear cream and gold saris, maroon saris and gold jewellery. Behind them, decorated arches and ornate deity shrines are visible beneath a metal roof. The mood is of collective prayer at an ashram gathering.2006-12-26A street procession moves between bunting-strung buildings under a pale sky. In the foreground a woman in a brown printed sari with a round badge and gold bangles holds her palms pressed together in namaste. Behind her, women in white saris carry white flags on poles, and a man in white shirt and white dhoti walks at the right. A woman in a red-and-white sari holds a large framed poster of a saffron-turbaned figure with a red-orange turban and beaded necklace, its caption printed in Tamil. Further back a decorated float or vehicle with garlands and an orange cloth stands behind the crowd, and a corrugated metal roof and a temple gopuram-style structure appear in the background.2006-09-24September 24 20062006-09-24November 25 20092009-11-25