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A dim interior of a block-walled hall with a corrugated roof, where a group of men in plain white dhotis and white shirts stand with their backs to the camera, several wearing white cloth head wraps tied with pink ribbon. A doorway at right opens onto a lit shrine area, and brass pots and vessels rest on the floor at left. A child in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left, and a woman in a blue dress stands among them. The scene appears to be a Shivaratri night gathering, with devotees queuing toward the inner shrine. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from the visible evidence.

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Night-time outdoor scene beside a plain concrete-block wall. In the foreground a man with a short moustache and a rudraksha mala wears a white shirt and stands near a second man in white with a folded white cloth on his head. A line of devotees in white garments stands behind them, including women in white saris, one with a yellow-and-green rosette pinned to her clothing. Older men in white shirts and white cloths stand to the right, some holding white cloths. Other people are partly visible at the edges, and a small glowing light sits in the far right background. No one wears the saffron or crown cues associated with the presiding figure, and no clearly identifiable candidate is present.2007-02-16A photograph of a large group of men standing in a open-sided covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and bare brick walls. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, many with rudraksha malas around their necks; several stand with hands folded in namaskar or clasped at the waist, and some have arms crossed. Light streams in from a bright opening at the back, with a few more people visible beyond. No one present is wearing saffron or a crown, and no one's appearance supports identifying a specific individual, so the figures are described by role only as devotees in white.2007-02-24A photograph of a group of men and boys standing in a line inside a plain white-walled hall with a tiled floor and a small framed picture on the wall. Most wear white dhotis and white kurtas with rudraksha malas around their necks; one older man has white hair and a white beard and wears a white shirt. A boy in a grey kurta holds a small pink box, and a boy in an orange hooded top stands near a shaven-headed man in orange robes at the right edge. A sound system and speaker sit at the right, and a saffron cloth is tied to a rod on the wall. No visible a person candidate is clearly identifiable.2007-02-24February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16April 07 20082008-04-07February 10 20072007-02-10 +1 copiesA photograph of a line of about ten men standing in a bare, partly tiled hall with a metal roof. They wear white shirts and white dhotis, and many carry white cloth bundles or bags balanced on their heads with pink and white tied knots. Several wear green-and-gold rosette badges on their chests and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Some have hands joined in namaskar, and a young boy in a grey kurta stands in front with a plastic carry bag.2007-02-16July 17 20082008-07-17A line of men in white dhotis and white shirts walk outdoors carrying metal pots and vessels on their heads and in their hands, many topped with yellow and white flowers. Several have white sacred marks on their foreheads and rudraksha-style beaded malas; one older man at left holds a pot in front of him. A shaded canopy with red and gold decorations stands behind them, and a low concrete wall with ash-marked ground lies in the foreground.2006-12-31A large crowd of devotees, mostly dressed in white, sits closely packed inside a dim hall with a corrugated roof and bare overhead bulbs. Many hold white cloth bundles or packages raised above their heads with both hands. Men in white shirts and women in white saris or yellow-and-white sarees are prominent, with some wearing lanyards. Other people stand in the background near a doorway. A faint printed logo and copyright overlay appear in the corners.2007-02-16February 24 20072007-02-24