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A large nighttime outdoor gathering under a decorated tent with tall wooden poles draped in colourful striped cloth, orange-yellow fringes and floral and bird motifs. A dense crowd of women in saris and sarees in pink, yellow, green, blue and red fills the foreground, many with flowers in their hair and garlands. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand toward the back, one holding a small object near the centre. Strings of small white and blue flags hang across the tent, and portable lights illuminate the scene. Some women carry flower offerings. The crowd is packed closely with many faces visible.

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A large crowd of devotees sits densely packed under a night-time pandal lit by overhead bulbs. Many wear white and pastel saris and white shirts, with women in saris and men in white kurtas dominating the seated rows. Striped festoon banners in red, green and blue hang from the canopy, and orange and white cloth panels line the poles. A woman in a purple sari and several women with gold necklaces are visible, and a large floral offering is held at the right. No single presiding figure is clearly identifiable in the frame. The page describes a birthstar celebration, but no ritual action is shown.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large outdoor evening gathering under a striped tent canopy with orange and yellow banners on poles and overhead lights. A dense crowd of mostly women sits on the ground, many in colourful saris and salwar kameez in pink, yellow, turquoise, purple and maroon, with flower garlands in their hair and gold necklaces. Several older women and children are visible, and many faces look toward the front in attentive, devotional attention. No figure of a person is clearly visible in the frame.2007-01-12A large night-time gathering of devotees seated closely together under a dark tent, many women in colourful saris (red, green, yellow, and blue) and men in white shirts. Two tall decorative banners on bamboo poles, cream with blue, red and orange floral patterns and a bird motif, rise above the crowd. Strings of electric lights glow overhead. A few visible faces look attentively toward the stage, and the crowd extends to the edges of the frame. No individual is identifiable as a person in this frame.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12December 24 20072007-12-24