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Night photograph of a very large outdoor crowd seated densely on open ground, filling most of the frame. Many people wear light-coloured clothing and some have headwear; a green and white flag is visible in the middle foreground. A bright illuminated screen or stage light glows in the background above strings of lights and orange-and-red bunting. The figures are too dark and distant to distinguish individual roles, and no clear a person candidate is discernible.

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April 27 20082008-04-27April 27 20082008-04-27May 19 20082008-05-19A large night gathering of a dense crowd of people seated and standing outdoors, filling the frame from bottom to top. Many wear white clothing. Above the crowd, a large banner portrait of a man with dark hair is lit by bright overhead lights, and a strand of orange pennant flags stretches across the scene. Bamboo poles and bamboo scaffolding stand at the left edge, with a few small lamps glowing in the dark.2008-04-27 +1 copiesApril 27 20082008-04-27Night photograph of a very large crowd filling an open ground at an outdoor event, mostly men and women in white and cream clothes, some with orange or yellow shawls. Strings of orange and saffron pennant flags hang across the background between tall poles, with bright white floodlight tubes lighting the scene. The front rows are dark silhouettes against the bright lights, and the crowd fills the frame to the horizon.2008-04-27A large night-time outdoor gathering of seated devotees facing a stage area lit by tall floodlight towers. Rows of white plastic chairs and dark cushioned sofas fill the foreground, with a crowd of hundreds of attendees in white shirts, white dhotis, saris and salwar kameez. Several people in the front row sit with hands folded in namaskar.2008-05-09Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual at a temple-like complex, with rows of many small black Shivalingams set on pale stone bases filling the foreground. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand in a line behind the lingams, raising their arms high and holding objects aloft. Tall white fluorescent tube lights on poles and a bright floodlight illuminate the scene, with strings of small lights and a few orange flags visible in the background. Crowds of devotees in white stand behind the saffron-clad figures. The framing is wide and dark, with the lingam rows dominating the lower half.2008-05-19May 19 20082008-05-19Night photograph of an outdoor event ground with rows of white-draped seating or offering tables arranged in long lines, lit by strings of small string lights and two tall white floodlight poles. A few figures stand in the distance near a central stage area, one person in light clothing is visible near the middle of the field, and a white SUV is parked at the right edge beside a line of orange flags on poles. Dark sky above.2008-05-19A night-time outdoor gathering at a large open ground, with rows of seated devotees in white clothes facing a distant stage lit by a bright floodlight and strings of small lights. Several people in orange or saffron robes stand near the stage edges, and tall white vertical lights line the event area. The rows of seated people fill most of the frame, with their backs and heads visible in the foreground.2008-05-19Night-time outdoor ceremony with a large crowd seated and standing behind rows of tall fluorescent tube lights mounted on poles. In the foreground, saffron-robed figures in orange clothing stand on a raised platform, one holding a lit flame, while devotees in white clothes sit on mats across the open ground. Strings of small lights glow at the edges, and a saffron flag is visible on a pole at right. The scene suggests a lamp-lit devotional gathering such as an aarti, though the saffron-clad figures cannot be individually identified from appearance.2008-05-19