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Night crowd at an outdoor festival with a dark hill silhouetted behind a lit stage. Dense crowd of men and women in white shirts, saris and kurtas fills the foreground, with a striped green-and-yellow umbrella and a red-roofed stall at the edges. Palm trees and string lights line the path toward a bright stage decorated in gold and red. Dozens of people are visible.

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Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees walking across an open ground at a festival, with a dark hill silhouetted behind them under a black sky. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and women wear colourful saris, including a red-and-gold sari in the centre. Two large umbrellas, one yellow-green-blue and one red, shade stalls on the left and right. Floodlights light palm trees and a lit stage decorated with lights and banners in the distance.2012-11-27Night-time outdoor gathering with a large crowd of men standing and walking across a sandy open ground. Most wear white shirts with yellow or cream lungis, while others wear checked or striped shirts with trousers; one man carries a green backpack. Yellow and green parasols and striped canopy tents line the sides, with string lights and a lit stage or banner area in the distance under a dark sky with a single bright moon. The scene suggests a festival-night crowd gathering, though no specific ritual is clearly visible.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27A night photograph of a crowded outdoor street during the Karthikai Deepam festival at Tiruvannamalai, with a dark hill silhouetted under a faint moon. Many devotees walk along the lane in white and light clothing, several women wear sarees in green, red and maroon with flower-patterned prints, and a man in a white vest stands at the left. Colourful umbrellas shade roadside stalls and lamp-lit shopfronts, and banners are attached to a stall on the left. Strings of lights glow in the background, and a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti walks at the right edge.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27July 27 20082008-07-27Night photo of a crowd walking on a paved courtyard in front of a lit stage at a Karthikai Deepam celebration, with a mountain silhouetted behind. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts or checked shirts, and one man in the right foreground raises a green bottle overhead. A decorated stage with a backdrop, garlands and a framed image is lit by floodlights and red illuminated signs. Palm trees line the edges of the open ground.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27August 05 20092009-08-05December 29 20102010-12-29A large dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors at dusk or night in front of a rocky hill. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, while women wear saris in teal, brown and yellow, several with jasmine flowers in their hair. A white van stands behind the crowd beside a striped awning and lit stage lights, with a banner on a stall at right. Many faces look toward the stage area.2008-07-27