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A photograph of a long queue of devotees, mostly women in sarees and salwars in white, cream, blue, green, and yellow, standing outside a white-walled building decorated with string lights and banana plants at the entrance. Many hold small metal bowls or vessels of offerings; several have hands pressed together in namaskar. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand and sit in the background near steps and a red-and-white platform. A small child in a blue-and-white outfit is held by a woman at center. A visible Tamil-script sign is above the entrance area.

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Outdoor photo at a whitewashed temple-like building with a green banana-leaf decoration at its entrance. A long line of women in cotton saris stands on a dirt ground, many holding small metal vessels, hands folded in prayer or resting in front. In front, a larger row of men and boys in white clothes stands on the steps and beside a long white-and-red striped platform with a lamp-decorated table. A small child in blue is held by a woman near the centre. A man in white stands at left by the platform. Coloured umbrellas and a red-and-blue canopy frame the scene, with a tinsel-decorated stand at left and a white table with rose petals at right.2008-07-17August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a long line of devotees standing under a corrugated metal roof at an outdoor ritual gathering. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and women wear white saris with gold borders, one in a pink sari and a girl in a yellow-pink floral dress. Several people fold their hands in namaskar. In the background, two saffron-robed monks stand near a small shrine area with brass vessels and lamps on a green mat, with a monk in saffron further back. A young girl offers something to a small brass lamp on the floor while a child in a white shirt stands beside an adult woman. Concrete block walls and a speaker are visible.2007-02-24A long double line of devotees processes along a dirt road at dusk toward a temple procession. Women on the left wear saris in blue, yellow, white and orange, many holding small metal vessels and brass pots. Men on the right wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas, and a man in a blue shirt plays a drum. Tents, low buildings and trees line the open lot under an overcast sky, with a utility pole in the centre. The crowd is large, with dozens of people visible along both sides of the path.2008-07-17October 26 20062006-10-26A crowd of devotees stands outdoors on a paved courtyard in front of a row of stone statues. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, and several wear black rudraksha mala necklaces. Women wear white and cream saris, one in a yellow sari, and one in a turquoise sari with a gold pendant. Several men have white tilak marks on their foreheads. Many stand with hands folded in prayer. A green banana leaf hangs at the upper right, and a sign on the right side reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam. The people are standing attentively, possibly listening or taking part in a ceremony.2010-02-12A large outdoor procession moves down a sandy dirt path lined with banana plants and strings of flower garlands. Dense crowds of devotees stand on both sides. In the foreground a woman in a cream saffron-bordered sari with a red-orange striped border carries a silver pot on her head, and another woman in white holds a small metal vessel. Behind them are rows of people in white dhotis, white saris and white shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas. Ceremonial banners with gold fringe and red floral embroidery, including a blue and yellow canopy edge, are carried through the crowd. Further back a figure in orange robes holds a brass pot aloft with a garland, and a woman in orange appears at the left. Red and white striped walls and brick-coloured earth mark the edge of the grounds.2008-07-17A crowd of devotees stands outdoors on bare brown earth beneath a green wire fence and trees at what appears to be an open ground event. Most are women in white or cream cotton saris and dhotis-style white garments with light borders, several wearing small name badges on their clothing. A man in the front left with a grey hair and a moustache wears a white shirt and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Women in blue, purple and orange saris stand among them, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas and gold necklaces. A plastic water bottle is visible in the lower right. No candidate for the a person is visibly present.2006-12-17July 28 20082008-07-28December 29 20102010-12-29December 30 20072007-12-30A crowd of villagers stands on a tree-lined brick path at an outdoor event, with saffron and white flags on poles and white buildings behind. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and women wear colourful saris in pink, red, orange, lavender and light green, with kumkum on their foreheads and gold necklaces. A man in a white shirt and dhoti at centre-right gestures with his hands. Banana plants and flowering shrubs line the path, and a uniformed officer stands near the middle. The scene reads as a waiting crowd at a ceremonial gathering. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-07-28