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A large crowd of devotees gathers under a draped canopy in a narrow street lined with white buildings and air conditioners. Many men wear white shirts and orange headbands, while women wear saris in purple, maroon, pink and white. Two large banners hang at right and left, one showing a portrait labelled with a KAILASA-style banner and another reading NYF Admin Wing beside a photo of a white-robed figure. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person in this frame.

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A crowded street procession in Tamil Nadu with a large crowd of devotees pressed together under a long patterned maroon-and-gold canopy supported by bamboo poles. Many men wear white shirts and orange or saffron headbands, and several women wear white saris, orange and purple saris, and gold necklaces. Purple, teal and pink ceremonial banners hang along the right side, and a framed portrait of a man in an orange garment stands against a blue wall on the left. Air conditioning units line the building walls, and an older man with glasses in the foreground looks toward the camera.2008-07-28A crowded street procession under a red, green and purple patterned cloth canopy on bamboo poles. Many people, mostly women in white or colourful saris and men in white shirts with orange headbands and orange stoles, stand close together. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind the canopy, large framed portraits are hung on the wall and on stands; one shows a smiling woman in orange and another shows a bearded man in orange. A white plastic chair sits at the right edge, and an orange decorated vehicle is visible in the background.2008-07-28Dense crowd of devotees gathered under a red and gold patterned canopy at an outdoor event, many women in white saris, yellow and purple garments, with gold necklaces and flowers in their hair; several men wear orange headbands. On the left, a large poster shows a smiling man with an orange turban and red tilak, labelled with partial Tamil text. Colourful banners in purple, green and teal hang along the wall and a tree-lined road extends behind.2008-07-28A crowd of many men, women and children stands and sits under a striped awning in a street, with trees and buildings behind. Near the centre a large standing portrait on the tent pole shows a bearded figure in a saffron-orange robe with a large rudraksha mala, rendered as a printed depiction. Foreground people include a man in a light blue shirt, a man in a white vest with a striped shawl, and women in pink and red saris. Plastic chairs are scattered beneath the canopy.2009-08-06A crowded outdoor gathering under a thatched canopy decorated with pink, green and silver tinsel streamers and tall blue-and-yellow pillars. Behind the crowd hangs a large orange banner with a smiling portrait of a woman with flowing dark hair and a white backdrop. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap stands near the back on the left. Many devotees surround them, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, plus women in colourful saris with flowers in their hair, a girl in a green top with a braid, and a man in a red kurta gesturing with an open hand. A white air conditioner unit and a white fan stand on the left.2008-07-28Outdoor street gathering under a striped blue, pink and orange canopy with red patterned fabric, beneath a large tree. Many people walk and mill about in a dusty courtyard. Foreground figures include a woman in a yellow and orange sari holding a small child in pink, a woman in a pink sari and women in blue and red saris. A large printed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a beaded mala hangs on a white board under the canopy; it is a depiction, not a physical person.2009-08-06July 28 20082008-07-28A large crowd of devotees sits under a colourful canopy strung with orange and multicoloured bunting and leafy garlands, with blue and white poles supporting the tent. Most are women in saris and salwar kameez in red, green, yellow, pink, orange and purple, many wearing gold necklaces, while men in white shirts and dhotis sit or stand at the right and rear. A man in white clothes stands at the left edge among others in white. The scene appears to be an outdoor gathering at an inauguration event, with the audience facing forward toward an unseen stage.2007-08-17Outdoor village gathering under a striped awning with orange streamers and a flagpole, during an event with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a woman in a yellow-green saree with a yellow blouse stands with hands clasped, and a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl stands at right. Behind them women in colourful sarees and men in white dhotis and shirts stand close together among mud-walled houses with thatched roofs. No a person appearance is clearly visible among the people shown.2009-08-03September 23 20062006-09-23A large outdoor crowd fills the foreground, packed in front of a stage draped with colourful tinsel and a wide orange-and-cream banner. The banner carries a large black-and-white portrait of a smiling long-haired man and Tamil lettering along its lower edge. On the stage, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the centre, with a second man in orange robes standing at the right edge, and a cameraman in a white shirt with an orange shawl filming on the left. Many people in white shirts, orange saris and kurtas stand among the crowd, with women wearing flowers in their hair. A green tree line is visible at the far left.2008-07-28 +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