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A photograph of a crowd of villagers queuing under a large red and multicoloured embroidered canopy with a striped fringe. Women in cotton saris in red, teal, orange and pink stand close together, one holding a toddler in a purple top and another wearing a maroon shirt with a braid. Children in striped and white clothes stand among them, and a man in a red striped shirt stands at the left. The scene is crowded and orderly, with people waiting in line.

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A photograph taken under a canopy of red, teal and multicolored fabric printed with ornate paisley and floral patterns. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man in orange robes stands with his back to the camera at left, next to an elderly woman in a green-patterned sari. A crowd of women and a young girl in white stand in a line, many in saris of green, yellow, red and blue. Several people wear orange clothing. Some women hold their hands together in prayer while the group waits in a queue.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A crowded outdoor queue of devotees waits under tall tan-and-orange canopies on sandy ground, held back by bamboo railings. Women in saris, including a turquoise sari and a pale green sari, stand alongside men in white shirts and children in bright yellow and green clothes. A woman at left holds a flat brass or clay plate. Red plastic chairs and more people are visible beyond the canopies under a pink tent covering. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2009-01-01A photograph of a crowd of villagers, mostly women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, gathered closely at night under warm artificial light. A woman in a bright yellow sari stands at right, a woman in a blue sari and a child in red are in the middle, and a man in a white striped shirt crouches in the foreground. Several elderly women and children are visible, with a young man in a dark t-shirt at left. The people appear to be waiting in line or gathered to receive something.2012-01-03Outdoor relief camp under a striped canvas awning with a red and ornate patterned top, where several women queue closely together. In the foreground a woman in a pink patterned saree stands at right, and a woman in a brown shawl with a red bindi and nose stud looks back over her shoulder at centre. Behind them a man in a striped shirt and boys in brown shirts stand near an orange signboard with partial Tamil lettering. A white car is parked in the background in dry, sunlit ground.2012-01-06A crowd of villagers stands under a striped, red-and-green canopy with a patterned red ceiling cloth at an outdoor event. Many women wear saris in pink, yellow, orange, blue and green, while children in school uniforms with white shirts and green ties stand in the foreground. A man at the right wears a white shirt and a beaded necklace. Plastic chairs are scattered among the crowd, and a colourful decorated backdrop with orange and blue hangings is visible beyond. Trees fill the background.2009-08-03Crowd of devotees queuing inside a large open pavilion with green-and-orange canopy and pink draping, moving between wooden bamboo barriers. Many people in cotton and sari clothing; a woman in a bright turquoise sari stands prominently at centre, another in a green sari and a man in a white shirt are nearby. Wooden poles support the canopy above and people are seated on plastic chairs along the right side, with more people visible in the background outside the tent.2009-01-01February 15 20092009-02-15September 23 20062006-09-23A dense crowd of devotees gathered under a striped and patterned canopy at night, lit by overhead bulbs and strings of blue and green lights. Most men wear white or light shirts, and several have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. A young girl in a green top stands near the center. Plastic chairs line the edges, and a banana-leaf tree and a parked vehicle appear at the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2014-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd of women standing in a long line under a red and multicoloured patterned canopy at an outdoor event. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a red bindi presses her palms together in namaste. Beside her a woman in an orange-red sari smiles while holding up offerings. To the left a large printed banner shows a standing figure in orange robes and a silver beaded necklace, which is a printed portrait rather than a physical person. Behind the line, more women and children in saris and salwar kameez watch, with a pale-blue and white tent structure visible beyond.2009-08-06