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Outdoor crowd gathered under a long white canopy strung with multicoloured bunting and banners, supported by bamboo poles, at a ground with dry earth and scrubby trees behind. Many men in white shirts and white caps stand and walk through the crowd, a uniformed police officer in a peaked cap is at left, and women in saris of pink, red and orange sit and stand among folding chairs. Some people wear orange saffron-coloured garments.

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April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19Outdoor crowd gathered under a canopy strung with multicoloured pennants and bunting at an open-air event with dry scrub trees and a distant hill behind. Many men wear white shirts and white caps, and a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at left. A woman in a white sari and another in a cream top stand in the foreground, one carrying a small child. At right, a man in white raises a long pole topped with a bundle of coloured fabric and a garland. Loudspeakers sit on a platform at upper right.2008-04-19A large outdoor gathering under a colourful canopy tent with patterned orange, red and blue fabric and hanging tassels. Hundreds of seated devotees fill the ground, many in white clothes, some in pastel shirts and saris, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces visible on several men. Poles support the tent, with palms, bunting and parked vehicles visible in the background.2007-08-17April 19 20082008-04-19A large crowd of seated devotees fills a open-sided pavilion roofed with a colourful canopy patterned in red, orange, teal and gold medallions. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and mundus, and many men wear rudraksha or bead necklaces. Women in saris in pink, green, purple and yellow sit among them. Along the sides, a few men in white stand near the poles, and cars are parked in a field beyond the tent under a clear sky with palm trees and small flags strung overhead. The seated audience faces toward the front of the tent.2007-08-17April 19 20082008-04-19April 19 20082008-04-19A large crowd of devotees sits under a colourful canopy with orange, red and green patterned fabric and hanging leaves, supported by blue poles. Men in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha-style neck beads, sit in front, including an older man in a white shirt and a man in a light blue shirt. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some with flowers in their hair, fill the rows behind and at left, with children among them. The open field and tents extend into the background. The setting suggests an outdoor gathering or inauguration event.2007-08-17A large outdoor crowd sits and stands under a canopy of red, orange and green patterned tent cloth at a ceremony. Women in saris of pink, green, blue, purple, red and yellow fill the front rows, many with gold necklaces and some with hands folded in prayer. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand and sit along the right and in the back. Strings of green leaves and small blue and white pennants hang from the tent poles. Blue metal poles support the canopy, and a small child in yellow sits near the bottom center. No specific ritual is clearly visible.2007-08-17A large crowd of devotees sits under a colourful canopy strung with orange and multicoloured bunting and leafy garlands, with blue and white poles supporting the tent. Most are women in saris and salwar kameez in red, green, yellow, pink, orange and purple, many wearing gold necklaces, while men in white shirts and dhotis sit or stand at the right and rear. A man in white clothes stands at the left edge among others in white. The scene appears to be an outdoor gathering at an inauguration event, with the audience facing forward toward an unseen stage.2007-08-17