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Dense night crowd of devotees filling a street, many women in colourful saris and salwar in pink, orange, green and yellow, and men in white shirts. A small flame or oil lamp glows near the centre, and a white van stands behind the crowd. Some people raise hands and smile. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.

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October 14 20062006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14A dense nighttime crowd of women, girls and children gathers outdoors, many with palms pressed together in namaste or hands clasped in devotion. Most women wear colourful saris in pink, yellow, green, blue and magenta, with jasmine flowers in their hair and gold jewellery. Some faces show tilak markings. Men in white shirts stand in the background near a vehicle and a lit street. Several people look toward the same direction.2006-10-14January 04 20122012-01-04October 14 20062006-10-14Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered along a roadside during a procession. Most stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a common gesture of devotion. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a stick, and women in saris and salwar suits in blue, yellow, pink and teal fill the middle ground. Children stand among the adults. A white bus and van stand at the right edge, with warm street lights and a few distant figures visible in the dark background. The scene suggests a Ratha Yatra-style street procession viewed from the crowd, with no deity or a person clearly visible in frame.2006-11-01October 14 20062006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14A night street photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors, many with white and red vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman in a light green saree stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a woman in an orange saree and a woman in a red and white blouse. A young girl in a yellow dress is held by a woman in the middle, a man in a white vest holds a child in the background, and a man in white clothes with red forehead marks stands at lower right. Motorbikes and street lights are visible behind the crowd. No a person is visibly present.2006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14November 01 20062006-11-01