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A dense crowd of villagers, mostly women and older people with some men, presses around a long wooden table laden with offering trays of bananas, halved coconuts, flowers and small paper slips. Many people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women wear cotton saris in teal, purple, pink and grey, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Partly visible on the left are bamboo poles. Behind the crowd are a white van and a man in a lavender shirt. The scene looks like a prasad distribution or offering line at a roadside procession.

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October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20October 14 20062006-10-14October 20 20062006-10-20Night outdoor scene at a street procession or ritual gathering. A large dense crowd of women, girls and children, many in saris and salwar kameez in blue, pink, orange and green, presses behind a long wooden table laden with offerings: brass and steel bowls and trays holding halved coconuts, bananas, white coconut pieces, flowers, betel leaves and sweets. At the left edge a man in white clothing stands partly visible, holding a garland. A golden ornate pillar frames the right side. A tall bamboo pole and a woven yellow basket sit on the table, and a small child in red is held up near the centre. Shop awnings and strings of lights are visible behind the crowd.2006-10-14July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA crowd of villagers, mostly women in saris and a few children, presses close behind a wooden barrier at an outdoor roadside setting. In the foreground a table holds plates of bananas, halved green coconuts and offerings wrapped in banana leaves, with small paper tags on the plates. Several women fold their hands in namaskar, and one older woman in a green sari stands at the front. Some people wear vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. A white van and a bicycle are parked nearby, with a village street and houses behind. No clearly identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2006-10-20October 14 20062006-10-14October 10 20062006-10-10July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at a roadside ritual gathering under green trees, with a fruit offering laid out on a wooden table in the foreground. Plates hold bananas, coconut halves, flowers and betel-style leaves. A man in a white shirt sits at the table, and a man in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands beside it, both near the offerings. Behind them a crowd of women in sarees of green, blue, purple and pink stand with hands folded in prayer, while men in white garments play drums and wind instruments. A red flag hangs at the left edge beside a partly visible printed banner. A printed caption on the image reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and 16.10.2006, .2006-10-16