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A photograph of a temporary bamboo-roofed pandal at an outdoor event in Salem, with rows of blue plastic chairs under corrugated sheeting. Bamboo poles hung with banana leaves and white cloth panels line the walkway. Men in white dhotis and checked shirts, and women in saris, walk along the dirt path, while seated attendees sit on the right. A row of blue and white bunting flutters at the left edge, and a black speaker stands on a pole. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible in this view.

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A large crowd of villagers sits and stands under a thatched palm-leaf pandal roof supported by bamboo poles during an outdoor gathering. Many women wear saris in pink, orange, magenta, and purple, with marigold garlands woven into their hair, and several children appear in front. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis or lungis. A seated man in a white shirt sits on a blue plastic chair near green leaves, and a standing man in a white shirt gestures among the crowd. A colourful striped cloth hangs from a pole at the right edge. The setting appears to be a rural community event with many attendees.2008-07-28A large crowd of devotees gathers under a thatched pavilion decorated with painted cylindrical pillars in red, blue, and orange with floral motifs. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in orange and purple. A woman in an orange sari with jasmine flowers in her hair stands at right beside a man in a saffron-and-white shawl. A cameraman in white stands near the back on a chair, and blue plastic chairs line the foreground. Banana trees and a plain wall are visible beyond the pavilion, with a figure in orange robes at the far right edge.2008-07-28A large outdoor tented gathering under a canopy of red, orange, green and navy fabric with pink draping. Long queues of devotees, many in saffron, yellow, teal and white clothing, stand behind bamboo barrier rails while others sit on blue and red plastic chairs under the tent. Men in white dhotis and shirts move among the rows, and a bamboo-supported canopy frames the dusty ground beneath.2009-01-01July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesA large crowd of men fills a open-sided thatched pavilion, seated and standing closely together under a palm-thatch roof hung with decorative tassels in red, orange and blue. Many wear white or light collared shirts and trousers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with hands pressed together in namaste looks forward. Banana trees and palms stand beyond the pavilion, with a white building to the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2008-07-28Outdoor photograph of a line of women in colourful saris queued beneath a temporary open-sided shelter of bamboo poles and corrugated roof, with white banners printed with a blue bird logo hanging along the edge. Several women in orange, yellow and maroon saris stand close together, some with their backs to the camera. On the left, a white-washed compound wall runs beside a dirt path lined with many pairs of discarded sandals, and a man in a light shirt walks past near green trees. Men in white dhotis stand further back on the right.2006-07-16July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor event at a rural ground under a canopy strung with colourful triangular bunting, with bamboo poles and a woven reed fence. Crowds of men and some women sit on plastic chairs or stand along the dirt walkway, many in white dhotis and checked shirts. On a raised pink-skirted stage at right, several men in white and saffron clothing stand near large loudspeakers and an orange cloth hanging, with a small deity image or portrait area visible. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands with a microphone-like arrangement near the stage. Trees and a clear sky are in the background.2008-04-19May 17 20112011-05-17Large crowd gathered under a thatched palm-leaf pandal at an outdoor inauguration event. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some women in saris, and a few people in saffron or orange. Decorative pillars wrapped in colourful patterned cloth, with bunting and tinsel hanging from the roof. A figure at the upper right wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and appears to stand apart from the crowd, but no clear presentation cues establish who he is. A man at lower left wears an orange garment and rudraksha-style beads, and a woman in white with an orange shawl stands near the centre-left. Banana plants and palm trees surround the open pavilion.2008-07-28Crowd of devotees queuing inside a large open pavilion with green-and-orange canopy and pink draping, moving between wooden bamboo barriers. Many people in cotton and sari clothing; a woman in a bright turquoise sari stands prominently at centre, another in a green sari and a man in a white shirt are nearby. Wooden poles support the canopy above and people are seated on plastic chairs along the right side, with more people visible in the background outside the tent.2009-01-01A large crowd of devotees fills a long open pavilion with a thatched palm-leaf and bamboo roof, woven green palm-frond screens along the sides, and rows of white and light flags strung from the posts. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while others wear checked or dark clothes, with heads turned toward a distant stage or platform at the far end of the hall. The scene looks like a convention or satsang gathering, with a visible blue logo at the top left corner and an overlay copyright notice at the lower right.2006-11-04