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A long line of devotees stands behind bamboo railings along a dirt path, many in white and pastel clothes. In the foreground a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange shawl walks away from the camera along the barrier, while a woman in a pink saree with a bindi stands at the rail. A figure in white walks at the far left edge of the path. Tall white lamp posts and sparse dry shrubs line the route.

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August 05 20092009-08-05August 05 20092009-08-05Outdoor photograph of a large crowd standing behind a low bamboo barrier on bare sandy ground. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some in traditional lungis and saffron or orange cloth. Tall floodlight towers stand at left, a black speaker stack with white cloth at center, and green trees fill the background under an overcast sky. A strand of small lights runs across the trees. Along the right edge, a white cloth hangs from the barrier. Several people stand close together with some visible in the foreground and others further back, making a crowd of roughly two dozen or more people, all facing the same direction toward an event area.2011-12-08November 27 20122012-11-27Night photograph of a crowd queuing behind a rough wooden pole barrier along a dirt path, lit by a single distant floodlight. In the foreground a man in a light grey polo shirt walks past, with a red thread on his wrist. Behind the barrier a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a pole, wearing a multicoloured shawl over his shoulder. Women in saris, including one in a pink patterned sari, and men in white shirts stand in line holding the rails. Cloth stalls with striped canopies are visible at left. No identifiable person is shown as a person.2012-01-08A large outdoor crowd gathers behind a wooden pole and rope barrier at an open-air event on reddish-brown earth. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with folded hands in namaskar, stand in front, while women in colourful saris, including blue, red, green and yellow, stand among them. A woman in a yellow shawl stands at lower left. Rows of white plastic chairs and tall overhead light poles fill the background, with dust haze softening the view.2008-05-19April 17 20112011-04-17A photograph of a dirt road lined on both sides by a large crowd of devotees watching an event at a rural ashram site. Many men and women wear white ritual clothes, while others wear coloured saris and shirts, including a girl in an orange and white striped dress in the right foreground and a man in a light blue checked shirt. A wooden fence runs along the left, with a purple cloth screen and a striped canopy behind the crowd. Overhead, utility wires cross a cloudy sky. A central figure in white walks down the middle of the road, and no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2008-07-17Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees queued behind a bamboo barrier at an outdoor evening gathering. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and women wear sarees in blue, green, orange and red. Several people are elderly. Red plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs are arranged along the barrier, and a tall banner with Tamil text hangs on a pole at the top left. Strings of coloured lights and a lit structure appear at the top right, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible among the trees behind the crowd.2010-01-20Night photo of a large crowd queuing between wooden pole barriers at an outdoor event, lit by bright white floodlights and strings of small lights. Above the walkway hangs a row of multicoloured triangular pennant flags. Many people in white and pastel clothes walk or wait in line, some carrying plates or trays of food. A woman in an orange sari and another in a red sari stand near the front of the line. Trees and palms are visible against the dark sky.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08A long queue of people stands on a dirt ground beside a white-walled building and tall palm trees under a pale sky. Many are dressed in white, including men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris. Others wear saris in green, red, pink, blue and yellow, and one man in a plaid shirt stands further back. Several women hold their hands together, and a man in a white shirt is near the front. The line runs from the left foreground toward the back of the scene.2006-12-26