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A dense night crowd of devotees packs a street, with many men and women in everyday clothes such as white shirts, checked and striped shirts, and saffron-toned and green saris. A small child in a yellow headcloth is held near the top left, and several onlookers in the foreground have hands raised or chins resting in hand. A white vehicle with partly visible lettering sits in the background under street lights. No individual can be picked out as a presenter or speaker; the people appear to be gathered and watching something out of frame.

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A night street photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors, many with white and red vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. In the foreground a woman in a light green saree stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a woman in an orange saree and a woman in a red and white blouse. A young girl in a yellow dress is held by a woman in the middle, a man in a white vest holds a child in the background, and a man in white clothes with red forehead marks stands at lower right. Motorbikes and street lights are visible behind the crowd. No a person is visibly present.2006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14October 10 20062006-10-10November 09 20032003-11-09A dense crowd of devotees packed closely together, mostly women and men in white and cream clothing, with some in orange and maroon saris and mustard-yellow garments. Many have their hands pressed in anjali or folded near their chests, and several older women wear glasses. Strings of gold and beaded necklaces, flowers in hair and red bindis are visible. The faces are looking toward a point off-frame.2008-11-12A dense, dimly lit crowd of devotees gathered at night, packed shoulder to shoulder in a temple or event space. Many women wear sarees in red, teal, green and orange with gold necklaces, and several have vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Men wear checked and white shirts and dhotis. An elderly bare-chested man with a white beard sits in the lower left foreground, and a young child in a green checked shirt is held up in the centre. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd shot.2006-10-14December 29 20102010-12-29October 14 20062006-10-14A night photograph of a crowd gathered on a street in front of a parked white van and roadside stalls with string lights. Many women in saris in pink, purple, blue, yellow and red stand close together, several with white and vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in a yellow checked shirt and a young man in a striped shirt holding a small camera stand among them, and a few men in white dhotis move in the background. Some hands are folded in prayer. The scene suggests a public gathering or procession.2006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwar kameez in green, pink, yellow, purple and blue, with some men in shirts and dhotis, pressing forward on a street. A man in a white shirt and glasses holds a tray of small cups of prasadam, and another man in a striped shirt stands at right. Several women hold their hands in anjali and a woman holds a blue plastic basket. A white basket of green bananas is visible in the foreground.2006-10-10