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Night photograph of a crowded procession or queue at an outdoor temple-side street lit by street lamps. Many people in white shirts and dhotis, women in red, orange and yellow saris with flowers in their hair, and a young man in a bright red shirt walk between rows of wooden poles and bamboo barriers. A woman at left carries a metal vessel. A thatched-roof hall to the right displays a long white banner with Tamil script, and a large painted deity image with red garlands hangs on a board in the background.

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April 17 20112011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17Night photo of a large crowd queuing between wooden pole barriers at an outdoor event, lit by bright white floodlights and strings of small lights. Above the walkway hangs a row of multicoloured triangular pennant flags. Many people in white and pastel clothes walk or wait in line, some carrying plates or trays of food. A woman in an orange sari and another in a red sari stand near the front of the line. Trees and palms are visible against the dark sky.2012-01-08Night photograph of a large crowd queuing behind wooden barrier poles on an open dirt ground, lit by white street lamps. Many men in white shirts and dhotis stand in front, some with grey hair, one wearing a pink and white checked cloth over his shoulder. Women in saris, some in green, purple and orange, and some with orange flower garlands in their hair, stand among them. A large framed portrait of a deity with garlands is visible in the background above the crowd, with strings of small lights nearby. Stalls and white-clad people are at the left edge.2011-04-17Night photo of a long crowd queuing between wooden barrier poles on a road, with many men in white dhotis and shirts and some women in saris. A large banner portrait shows a seated figure in red robes with a garland and a tall ornate headdress, labelled with Tamil text. Electric street lamps and string lights glow in the background, with thatched roofs at right.2011-04-17A night crowd of devotees queues between wooden barrier poles at an outdoor event, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in blue, purple and teal saris, and young boys in striped and plain shirts. Some are holding the poles and pressing forward. Behind them a large framed portrait of a deity hangs above the crowd, with string lights and a tiled-roof structure on the right. A white banner with Tamil script stands at the edge of the queue.2011-04-17April 17 20112011-04-17December 08 20112011-12-08Night photograph of an outdoor event ground with a long queue of people standing behind a wooden railing. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, saris in purple, orange, green and pink, and a few wear patterned shirts. A large banner on a scaffold shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and beard, with Tamil text and phone numbers. Stage lights, a scaffold tower, speakers and tented structures stand behind them, and a bare dirt ground lies in the foreground.2005-12-11April 17 20112011-04-17January 08 20122012-01-08Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees queued behind a bamboo barrier at an outdoor evening gathering. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and women wear sarees in blue, green, orange and red. Several people are elderly. Red plastic chairs and blue plastic chairs are arranged along the barrier, and a tall banner with Tamil text hangs on a pole at the top left. Strings of coloured lights and a lit structure appear at the top right, and a small shrine with a deity murti is visible among the trees behind the crowd.2010-01-20