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A wide outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered along a dusty riverbank or open ground beside concrete steps and a low concrete wall. Many people, mostly women in colourful saris and some men in white shirts and dhotis, sit, stand and gather under a tree and beside a corrugated metal-roofed shelter. A few people sit on the wall at left, and a white van is parked at right beside thatched huts. Scattered litter and rocks cover the foreground. A small child in a dark shirt stands in the lower right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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January 02 20092009-01-02July 01 20142014-07-01A large crowd of devotees fills a bamboo-pole pavilion roofed with thatch, many seated on folding chairs and many standing packed together. Women wear saris in orange, pink, teal, maroon and white, and men wear white shirts and dhotis; some hold small items and one young boy in a yellow shirt and tie stands at right. At right a table holds printed material and items, and a bamboo frame runs along the scene. The atmosphere suggests an inaugural gathering at Pattanam, Tamil Nadu, where the page reports a welcome with offerings and flag hoisting. No identifiable a person appearance is clearly visible in the frame.2008-07-28A large crowd of devotees gathers on the red-and-white striped stone steps and in the shallow water of a temple tank or river ghat. Many people wear white dhotis and kurtas, while women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, blue, green and orange. Some stand on the steps and others wade waist-deep in the water. On the right, a palanquin-style procession with a golden umbrella and a deity murti decorated with flowers and colourful garlands is carried through the water, with women in orange saris and a man in white nearby. Strings of orange and red bunting hang above, and spectators stand along the upper bank under trees.2009-01-02January 24 20072007-01-24 +1 copiesApril 17 20222022-04-17A large crowd gathers outdoors among coconut palms and flowering shrubs during a festival procession. Two multicoloured umbrellas with red, yellow and blue canopies and fringed edges stand above the scene. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris with yellow borders, some men with orange shawls and orange-red headcloths. Women in saris of blue, purple and white stand at the front, some holding their hair in braids. Simple white-roofed temporary structures and orange-and-white bunting line the grounds. Orange marigolds and green foliage fill the lower foreground. No single person in the image is clearly identifiable as a specific individual.2008-12-31Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamApril 17 20222022-04-17A photograph of a large outdoor crowd seated on white plastic chairs and mats behind bamboo barricades, facing toward an unseen stage. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while women wear colourful saris in pink, red, green and yellow. Behind them stand an orange-and-green building with a corrugated roof, a striped cloth canopy and bamboo poles strung with bunting. A white banner on the right shows a portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a long beard beside Tamil text. A camera operator in the foreground films the gathering.2011-12-08Wide outdoor photograph of a crowded sandy riverbank at Allahabad Kumbh Mela, with a shallow river and small boats in the background. A group of saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees gathers around a low table holding fruit and offerings in the centre. Many pilgrims in colourful saris, shawls and dhotis walk, bathe at the water's edge or sit on the sand, including a shirtless man in brown shorts in the foreground and women in yellow, green and pink. Children stand among the crowd, and a large brick pillar and tents stand at the upper left under a hazy morning sky.Outdoor photo of a rocky, dusty hillside with devotees working and gathering among boulders and piled earth under pale sky and trees. Many people wear white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees with gold borders, while a few wear orange or saffron garments and colourful sarees in red, green and yellow. Some men stand on the rock pile lifting arms, and women in the foreground carry or stand near the stones. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner. Setting suggests an ashram site work or convention gathering.2008-06-20