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A dark night photograph of a crowd gathered at a temple entrance during a procession. A lit yellow sign with Tamil script hangs over the doorway, flanked by bright white tube lights. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears a white checked shirt and dark trousers. To his right an older man in a cream shirt and white dhoti wears a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Women in purple, pink and blue saris and salwar fill the left side, and a woman in a pink headscarf stands at the far right. Hands hold small bags and offerings. No individual can be identified as a person from this image.

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Night photograph of a crowded temple entrance with a lit gopuram-style shrine above a yellow Tamil-script signboard. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead stands near the centre-right, looking toward the camera, while others in yellow and white shirts and saris crowd around the doorway. Oil lamps and illuminated lights glow over the scene, and a deity murti is set in the niche above the entrance.2006-11-01A dense night-time crowd of devotees fills a street during a procession, most people standing close together and looking toward the front. Many are women in sarees of red, yellow, pink, blue and green, several with folded hands in prayer, and some wear bindi and glasses. Men in checked shirts and white dhotis stand among them, and a young man in an orange-and-white checked shirt presses his palms together. A bald toddler and several children are visible at the lower edge. A red-and-white vehicle or cart edge appears at the upper right. Warm street lighting and a dark background frame the scene. The visible people number roughly fifty, with the crowd extending beyond the frame.2006-10-19Night street procession in India: a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, shirts and sarees gathers around an ornate, flower-garlanded ratha chariot lit by a bright lamp. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers hang from the chariot's pillars and canopy. Inside the shrine, a figure in white clothing and a white headpiece stands near the decorated structure, while others in the crowd stand close to the chariot. Shops with lit signs line the roadside behind the crowd.2006-11-01October 25 20062006-10-25Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered along a roadside during a procession. Most stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a common gesture of devotion. A man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti and holds a stick, and women in saris and salwar suits in blue, yellow, pink and teal fill the middle ground. Children stand among the adults. A white bus and van stand at the right edge, with warm street lights and a few distant figures visible in the dark background. The scene suggests a Ratha Yatra-style street procession viewed from the crowd, with no deity or a person clearly visible in frame.2006-11-01A dense outdoor crowd gathers in front of an ornately decorated temple facade at dusk, the gateway hung with banana-leaf arches and green garlands. Painted panels above show a deity image of Shiva and Parvati and a gold-framed scene. In the foreground, men in white shirts and a woman in a purple sari with a flower in her hair stand close together, some holding folded papers. Further back, a figure in white stands on a raised platform beside a framed portrait of a bearded person wearing a white head covering, with saffron flags nearby. Thatched sheds and bamboo poles frame the scene.2006-11-05A crowded temple interior at night, with a dense mass of devotees and men in white shirts pressing toward a barred gate on the right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among them, one wearing a white cap, and a bright light glows at the upper left. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-red sari and a man in a pink-and-white shawl stand near saffron-robed sannyasis who are visible behind the metal railings. Several monastic figures in orange robes are present, but none is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone. A crush of people fills the frame.2012-01-07Indoor photo of a crowded hall at dusk-lit ashram setting with a dark patterned floor. Many devotees stand and sit in rows, mostly in white clothing, with some wearing red, yellow and pink saris and sarees. Several women wear white saris with lanyards and rudraksha-style necklaces, and a man in a white shirt holds his hands together in prayer near the front. A man in a checked shirt and an orange shawl stands at centre-back, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at right. Bright light streams in from the upper left edge of the frame. Many people are visible, and several have tilak or kumkum on their foreheads.2013-01-06A dim, crowded interior. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron shawl and head wrap sits or kneels at the lower left, his back to the camera. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a red shirt, a man in a pink shirt, and women in saris including a purple and yellow sari and a dark sari stand among the devotees. A wooden pillar and rear structure are visible behind the crowd.Blurred evening photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered on a street outside a temple at dusk, apparently during a procession. Women in colourful saris in blue, purple, yellow, pink and green stand close together, many with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, while men in white shirts and dark clothing move among them. A yellow banner with Tamil text hangs above the temple entrance, with a palm tree and street lamps nearby. Some people hold small items and a child is visible in red.2006-11-01June 29 20142014-06-29November 01 20062006-11-01