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A large crowd of men fills an open-air venue at night, packed closely together. In the foreground a man in a red collared shirt with a red tilak mark on his forehead and a gold chain stands beside an older man in a white shirt. Behind them many people in white and striped shirts crowd forward. On the right a row of red, purple and green pennant flags hangs from a tent canopy, with white strip lights and a dark night sky above. No specific speaker or ritual stage is clearly visible in this frame.

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A large nighttime outdoor crowd of men stands packed behind wooden barrier poles, with bright floodlights overhead. Most wear white or light shirts; a man in a red polo shirt and a man in a pink shirt stand in the foreground, and one older man has a light vertical mark on his forehead. Tattered cloth banners hang from a pole at left, and a lit stage with a colourful canopy is visible in the distance beyond the crowd, with a tent-like structure on the left and a low building on the right. No specific ritual or speaker is clearly visible in the frame.2012-04-06July 03 20142014-07-03A 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 copiesApril 06 20122012-04-06A photograph taken at night of a large crowd queuing between bamboo barrier poles on an open ground, lit by tall white floodlights. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis, and women in sarees, stand close together. On the left, a striped multicoloured cloth canopy and a brown tarpaulin screen stand beside a banner with printed Tamil text. On the right, a brightly decorated stage with orange and red backdrops is lit in the distance, with strings of lights and palm trees around it. The scene suggests a darshan line at an event. No individual figure can be identified as a person from this image.2012-01-08Dense crowd of men and some women and children packed under a decorated tent canopy with striped fabric and colourful bunting at night, with electric lights strung along the poles. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and one man in front raises two fingers in a V sign. Plastic chairs line the edges, and a small girl with an orange ribbon in her hair peers out from the group. The gathering appears to be a padapuja or devotee event, though the central focus is not visible; the photo shows the audience rather than the presiding figure.2014-07-03January 08 20122012-01-08Night photo of a dense crowd of devotees packed behind a metal barrier at an outdoor event. Most men wear white or light-coloured shirts and dhotis, one in a pale blue shirt stands at centre, and a bald man at right bare-chested shows white and red sacred markings on his forehead. Bright floodlights and strings of lights illuminate the scene, with a lit stage and deity-decorated platform visible at the far left under colourful hanging bunting. A long building with a tiled roof sits at right.2012-04-06April 06 20122012-04-06Night photograph of a large crowd moving through an outdoor festival ground lit by tall white floodlights. Most people wear white or light shirts, dhotis and sarees, with some in blue, pink and green. Along the left, a long string of multicoloured pennant bunting hangs over a tent with a pale pink canvas wall, and a large orange banner with printed text stands in the centre. Palm trees and dark sky frame the scene, with colourful decorated arches and lights in the far background. No individual figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the crowd is shown in general.2012-01-08April 06 20122012-04-06Night photograph of a large crowd of men queuing along a dirt path toward a lit area at an outdoor event. Most are in white shirts and light trousers, some in striped or checked shirts; one man wears a brown cap and another has a white head bandage. Several older men wear glasses, and one has a small red tilak mark on the forehead. On the right, a man in a white dhoti walks past a bamboo barrier, and a lit tower decorated with green and white lights stands behind it. Stacked blue plastic chairs sit at left, with a decorated vehicle and more people visible in the distance.2010-01-20