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Outdoor crowd gathered at a rural ceremony under a decorated canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting, with bamboo poles and a banana-leaf and banana-bunch decoration at right. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at a metal railing in the foreground, several with hands raised or pointing toward the stage. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the crowd. On the right, a man in a white shirt, white cap and white dhoti stands on a raised platform beside striped pillars, and a loudspeaker sits on a stand behind the crowd. Trees and a palm frame the sky. Dense crowd behind. Pictured figures are physical people, not portraits.

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Outdoor crowd gathered under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennants and bunting at an open-air event with dry scrub trees and a distant hill behind. Many men wear white shirts and white caps, and a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at left. A woman in a white sari and another in a cream top stand in the foreground, one carrying a small child. At right, a man in white raises a long pole topped with a bundle of coloured fabric and a garland. Loudspeakers sit on a platform at upper right.2008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor gathering on dry ground under palm trees, with a hillside behind. In the foreground right, a person seated with bare upper back and an orange robe, wearing a red-and-white flower garland and a hand raised to the head, faces a crowd. A white cloth canopy is strung on bamboo poles over a wooden platform, with marigold-type flower garlands and offerings at its base. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some in orange and red waistcloths, stand close together, with women in saris and a small child visible. Orange flags flutter at upper right, and a microphone stand and speaker sit at the platform edge. Several white vans and parked vehicles appear in the background, along with a pink banner.2006-11-13Outdoor gathering on a grassy field under a bright blue sky with cumulus clouds. Dozens of people in white clothes sit in rows on the grass beneath open tents with strings of multicoloured pennant flags. A shirtless man in orange-saffron cloth stands at the far left near the tents, and a figure in white stands among the seated crowd at left-centre. Several people stand and mill around at the right edge beside a parked motorbike and a blue water drum. A tall trident-like pole stands in the background.2005-11-14A large outdoor gathering on a grassy slope among mango-like trees, with a crowd dressed mostly in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris. Many people sit on plastic chairs in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace stands near a black loudspeaker on a stand. Some women wear saffron, orange and pink saris. A red carpet runs across the grass toward a small stage area. Spectators stand and sit on rocks and the hillside behind, and a white vehicle and a tent with flags appear at the right edge.2008-07-27April 19 20082008-04-19A crowd of men in plain white shirts and white dhotis stands outdoors behind a row of metal tables, several holding small bags or cloths. Some wear lanyard badges. A man at right in an orange-brown garment and a woman in a white sari stand among them. Green trees, a street lamp and a red flag on a pole form the backdrop.2006-12-17A large outdoor event under a striped canopy with green, red and gold-wrapped poles. Many devotees sit on yellow mats and red plastic chairs, mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis, with women in saris in red, yellow and orange. Several men stand in the foreground, one with a lanyard, and two photographers with cameras film the crowd near the centre right. Loudspeaker boxes sit at the left. The scene resembles an ashram gathering, with no clearly identifiable figure at a raised seat visible.2006-11-24April 19 20082008-04-19December 17 20062006-12-17January 12 20072007-01-12April 19 20082008-04-19