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A dense crowd of men and women fills a bamboo-scaffolded pandal with yellow-painted arches. A small red-and-gold umbrella is raised above the crowd near the center. In the middle, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands among people in white and cream clothes; the saffron-clad figure has long hair and no visible crown or rudraksha cues, so the identity is uncertain. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood tilak and a garland of pale flowers stands in the foreground, and a woman in a green-grey sari with a long braid walks at left. Many people in white shirts and dhotis surround the scene, and a camera operator is visible in the background.

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Outdoor gathering under a thatched palm-leaf pavilion with bamboo posts, where a large crowd of devotees in mostly white shirts and dhotis, some in saffron and blue saris, fills the space. On the left foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe sits on a white-draped seat, with a camera operator visible at the top left edge. Devotees in the foreground press palms together, and a striped decorative pillar wrapped in colourful cloth stands among the crowd. Palms and banana trees frame the background. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with a saffron-clad turbaned presenter, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-07-28December 21 20112011-12-21A dense crowd of mostly men fills an indoor hall, many wearing white shirts and dhotis, with several pink, red, orange and purple umbrellas raised above them. In the foreground a man in a red-and-orange striped shirt with an orange scarf stands beside a man in a grey-striped shirt and another in a white polo; a young girl with braided hair is at the lower left, and a man in a red shirt stands at the right beside a camera on a tripod. No identifiable a person is clearly visible in the crowd.2016-08-21A dense crowd of devotees presses under a corrugated tin roof beside banana fronds and palm leaves. At the centre, a figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robe wears a long white and red flower garland and stands among saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, reach forward, hands raised in greeting. Bald young monks in ochre cloth stand at the left edge.2014-07-01Outdoor temple procession with a dense crowd. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold garland holds a gold kalasha-like pot in front, with a rudraksha mala on his neck. Beside and behind him, several saffron-clad sannyasis wear rudraksha malas and bead necklaces, while men and women in white shirts, white saris and pink saris walk among devotees. Two large umbrella-style canopies with colourful fringed tassels and a round golden ornamental parasol shade the procession near stone temple walls with carved pillars. A cameraman films from the left. The scene reads as a ratha or palanquin-style temple procession. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2012-05-18July 01 20142014-07-01A crowd moves through a temple corridor with stone pillars and a gold-canopied palanquin bearing a deity murti at the top left. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead band and a long multicoloured flower garland, walks barefoot. Nearby, an older man in white dhoti and shirt and a woman in a red sari with a white shawl walk among devotees. On the left, women in white saris with gold borders and red-marked foreheads walk with an older woman in dark glasses. A cameraman in a cream shirt films from the lower right. Gopurams rise in the background.2009-08-06July 01 20142014-07-01A dense outdoor crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses around a central figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark wavy hair and a full beard, who appears to be a sannyasi. Behind him stands a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala. A man in a white shirt with a rosette-style ribbon badge in the center of the frame reaches toward the saffron-robed figure. Bamboo scaffolding, a red and yellow decorated structure and a red cloth are visible in the background, and a few women in saris stand among the crowd. A plain descriptive view of a gathering in a street setting.2004-10-03December 29 20102010-12-29December 03 20162016-12-03December 23 20162016-12-23