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A dense crowd of men and women fills an open-sided covered pavilion under a white tarpaulin roof with yellow fringed drapes, viewed from inside a gated doorway. Most men wear white shirts and trousers; a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right among the people. Shipping containers and green trees are visible through the openings. Hundreds of devotees press forward toward the event area.

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August 24 20142014-08-24A dense crowd of devotees fills an open-sided covered area under white tarpaulin with yellow valances, pressing toward a doorway in a red-painted wall at right. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with glasses; women wear white and cream saris. A single man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare upper body with a beaded necklace, and an elderly man in saffron-orange stands near the doorway. Trees and a hillside appear beyond the shelter, with loudspeakers visible at left.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A crowded outdoor scene under a white canopy with yellow trim, beside a blue shipping container. Dense crowds of men and women in white clothes press forward; several wear white shirts and dhotis, one man in a black shirt and dark sunglasses stands at left, and a bald man in a white shirt with a red mark on his forehead is in the foreground. A woman in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala and another woman in a white sari appear among the devotees. Many wear identification badges on lanyards. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the image alone.2014-08-24A dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands closely packed under a large white tent canopy at an outdoor gathering. Many have shaved or short hair and some wear red and white threads or rudraksha-style beads around their necks. A speaker sits on a metal truss beneath the canopy, and an orange-striped awning stands at the left. Beyond the tent, more white-clad people walk across an open site of red earth and scrub, with a brick wall and a red brick building at the right.2014-08-24July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07A large seated crowd under a canopy of blue posts and a red-and-white tent fabric. Most attendees wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers; several men wear rudraksha malas. Women in saris of pink, green, orange and blue sit among them. Many faces are turned toward the front, outside the frame. The gathering appears to be an outdoor programme with devotees sitting closely together on the ground and on chairs.2007-08-17A large crowd of seated devotees fills a covered pandal at an event in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Most wear white shirts, white dhotis or pale clothing, with some in yellow, pink, blue and red. They sit close together on the floor and on red plastic chairs, facing toward the front of the hall. Tall white poles and blue cloth canopy the space, and a few wall banners and framed portraits hang behind them. A dense crowd of more than a hundred people is visible, many partially hidden by the people in front.2007-12-14December 12 20072007-12-12March 11 20172017-03-11July 07 20092009-07-07