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A dense crowd of devotees packed together indoors at night, pressing toward the front of a hall. A man in a white shirt, open at the chest, stands centre-front with a moustache and wavy hair, and a younger man in a white shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulders stands beside him. Women in saris in green, pink, orange and white stand among the crowd, many with hands folded or looking forward. Some men wear white with vertical marks on their foreheads. No clear a person candidate is visible; the people are devotees.

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November 05 20062006-11-05A dense nighttime crowd of devotees packs a street during a procession at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Women in saris and salwars in blue, pink, orange, red and green stand close together, many with white and red forehead markings, gold earrings and necklaces. Men in white shirts and dhotis or checked shirts stand among them, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti. Several elderly women wear white saris with red borders, and children are held or stand in the crowd. No a person candidate is visibly present in this view; the crowd is the focus, with partially visible spectators at the edges.2006-11-01A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together at a satsang, photographed from the front with blurred foreground heads. Many women wear white or pastel saris and gold necklaces, one in a teal blouse rests her chin on her hand, and several men in white shirts and light clothing sit among them. No central speaker or throne is clearly visible in this frame.2015-05-31A large seated crowd of women, girls and some children sits on a floor at a homa or ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, pink, purple, blue, yellow and green, with braided hair, flower adornments and bangles. Several women fold their hands in prayer, and a few hold their palms together at chest level. Some older women sit at left and a small child is held at right. A bare-armed man in white stands at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the view is mostly of the audience.May 31 20152015-05-31November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05December 20 20062006-12-20A dim, crowded evening gathering of devotees standing closely together in a hall, many men in white shirts and dhotis and women in sarees of pink, red, orange, blue and white. A young man on the left wears white clothes, a white forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala, and holds a small object. A woman in an orange saree and a woman in a pink saree stand with palms pressed together in namaste. An older man in white with a rudraksha mala stands in the centre foreground beside a bespectacled man. No recognisable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2006-10-23January 12 20072007-01-12June 05 20122012-06-05Dense night crowd of devotees filling a temple-area gathering, lit by bright white lights and strings of lights overhead. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and sarees, with some in red, maroon and pink. A man in front in a white shirt and cream shawl stands with folded arms, while a woman in a white saree holds a small object near the front. Garlands and decorative strings hang at the upper left, and an older bearded man in white stands among the crowd. Many people are partially visible at the frame edges, with people filling the background.2010-01-08