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A large crowd of villagers gathered under a thatched bamboo-and-palm roof at an outdoor event. Many women wear sarees in green, teal, yellow and orange, and one woman in a lime-green saree faces the camera with a serious expression. Beside her a small boy in a patterned orange-and-black shirt presses his palms together in greeting. A man in the lower left foreground has a red tilak on his forehead. Tall bamboo posts support the roof, and a banner hangs at the back among palm trees.

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July 28 20082008-07-28A large crowd of villagers gathers under a thatched palm-leaf roof supported by bamboo poles at an outdoor event. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in blue, green, yellow and orange. Many faces are turned toward the front, with a few people in glasses and a child in a yellow shirt visible. Banana trees, a white building and hanging decorative cloth strips appear in the background, and a small framed picture is visible above the crowd.2008-07-28A large crowd of villagers gathers under a thatched bamboo-pole shelter at an outdoor event, with banana trees and palms behind. Many women wear saris in yellow, teal, lavender and purple, some with flowers in their hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand among them, and a woman in a green sari sits in the foreground. In the upper right, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near the shelter's edge. The people press forward, with some holding flowers and children visible among the adults.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Large crowd gathered under a thatched bamboo pavilion at an outdoor inauguration event. Many people in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris of blue, yellow, pink and green, and children in front. Several women wear orange marigold garlands in their hair. A tall decorated bamboo pole with colourful woven patterns stands in the centre. At the left, a large backdrop portrait of a bearded man with a garland and tinsel decorations, and a few people in saffron and orange robes near a small stage. Palm and tree foliage surrounds the pavilion. Roughly fifty or more visible people fill the frame.2008-07-28A large crowd of villagers sits and stands densely packed under a low thatched roof supported by bamboo and wooden poles, in an open-sided pavilion. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear red, orange and yellow saris. Some elderly figures sit in the front rows, and a man in a white shirt stands near the center. Beyond the pavilion, two-storey houses, banana plants and palm trees are visible in the background.2008-07-28A large crowd of villagers gathers under a thatched bamboo-pole canopy in an open courtyard, with white-walled buildings and banana palms behind. Many people sit or stand packed together behind wooden barrier poles, several in white dhotis and shirts, others in colourful saris including yellow, red and green. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands near the centre, and a woman in a white sari stands at right holding a bundle of green leaves. Children are visible in the front rows. Motorbikes are parked at the right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A large crowd gathers under a thatched palm-frond canopy supported by bamboo poles at an open-air outdoor event. Many women wear saris in orange, pink, teal and blue, with marigold flowers woven into their hair, and several men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Adults and children stand closely packed, some holding green bananas or plantain bunches. A tall vertical banner with a blue, orange and red pattern hangs at the left, and a white-clad figure stands near the centre. The page indicates this is a KAILASA gathering, but no clearly identifiable a person is visible here, so the crowd is shown without an identified central figure.2008-07-28January 08 20102010-01-08A large crowd of devotees gathers under a thatched palm-frond and bamboo pavilion decorated with orange and yellow paper bunting and green leaf garlands. Many people stand or sit with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing toward the front, which is partly hidden by the poles. Women wear saris in yellow, orange, red, white and pink, and several older women wear white. Children are mixed among the adults, some in school uniforms. Plants and a banana leaf are visible at the right edge. Several people appear to be in an attentive, prayerful posture.2009-11-25