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Large crowd of devotees seated on the stone floor at dusk in front of a tall dark stone wall, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Most wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders; a woman in a green sari sits near the center and a woman in a maroon top sits nearby. Scaffolding stands at right and a warm street lamp glows in the dark background, with a small purple logo at upper left.

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December 29 20102010-12-29Large crowd of devotees seated on a stone floor at night in front of a dark stone temple wall, many wearing white clothing with orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Several men and women have palms pressed together in namaste or folded hands. Some participants wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces and ID badges. Another row of people stands in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2008-08-02A large outdoor crowd sits densely packed between grey stone walls at dusk, with palm trees visible above the wall tops. Most people wear white clothes, and several women wear yellow, orange, pink and green saris with gold borders. Many have rudraksha or beaded malas and gold pendants. In the foreground a man with short grey-black hair and a bead mala sits facing away from the camera, while a seated man in white with a ceremonial marking is near the centre. The gathering looks like a satsang or discourse audience. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in the frame.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Night gathering outdoors at a temple-like courtyard lit by a single distant lamp. Dozens of devotees sit closely on the ground in white clothes with orange shawls and orange sashes, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Bamboo scaffolding with a thatched roof stands at right, and a loudspeaker on a stand is at left. Temple stone walls and dark trees form the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-08-02December 29 20102010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits cross-legged on a stone floor inside a dim stone temple hall with rough brick-like walls. Most wear white clothing and orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, many with hands pressed together in anjali. A figure in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at the right against the wall, and a woman in an orange shawl stands behind the seated rows. An older man in a white top and red-maroon cloth sits at left center. The scene suggests satsang or a devotional gathering, with the crowd dressed in uniform saffron and white.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Large 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.2010-12-29Large evening gathering of devotees seated on stone ground in front of a dark stone wall and a raised stone platform lit by a single oil lamp on a bracket. Most women wear white clothes with orange shawls draped over the shoulders, many with hands pressed together in anjali or eyes closed in prayer, and some with vibhuti or kumkum on the forehead and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange shawl and folded hands sits near a seated woman with grey hair. Behind them the crowd recedes into the dusk, with a few figures standing at the back. Setting suggests a night satsang or puja at a temple courtyard.2008-08-02