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Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on stone ground in front of a tall dark stone wall, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and shaved heads; women wear white and yellow-bordered saris and orange garments. Bamboo poles frame the foreground, and a few standing people and a photographer in orange stand at the back. Crowd is dense with well over a hundred visible people.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on the ground in front of a brick wall, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Most wear white dhotis and shirts; several women wear orange, saffron and yellow saris, and some men wear orange shawls. Wooden poles and a bamboo-frame canopy stand in the foreground, and a figure in an orange-red shawl stands at the upper right among standing participants. The crowd extends back to the wall, with many more people standing behind. Hundreds of people are visible, with devotees in the front rows appearing to pray or listen.2010-12-29A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar before a dark stone temple wall with a carved lion-face relief. Foreground at left, a bald man in saffron robes with a gold neck garland stands beside a monk in saffron with a rudraksha mala, facing the crowd. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, some in yellow or orange, sit closely packed on bare ground. Bamboo poles and a wooden frame rise at right, and a camera operator stands at lower left.2010-12-29A large seated crowd of devotees sits on stone pavement in front of a tall weathered brick-and-stone wall. Most wear white or cream traditional clothing with yellow or gold borders, and several men wear yellow or gold shawls. Women in white and cream saris and some in orange and red sit closely together, many with hands folded in namaskar. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the left edge, partly cropped, facing the gathering. Some attendees are shaved-headed men in white dhotis. The scene suggests a satsang or discourse gathering in an outdoor courtyard.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in front of a dark grey stone wall at a temple complex. Many are dressed in white dhotis and saris, with some wearing orange, pink and red garments and red shawls. A bald man in white garments with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the lower right edge, facing the crowd. Ornate temple gopurams with painted sculpted figures rise above the wall in the background. The gathering appears to be a satsang or public discourse, though no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on a stone courtyard floor in front of a tall grey stone wall, with a bamboo and palm-frond canopy overhead. Most attendees wear white dhotis and saris, with some in yellow, orange and red, and several women wear red or orange shawls. Many sit with palms pressed together in prayer or with eyes closed in meditation, while others stand at the back. A few men are bare-chested with white cloth wrapped around their waists. The crowd is dense and fills the frame. No identifiable a person is visibly present in the frame.2010-12-29A large outdoor crowd sits and stands in a temple courtyard with grey stone walls, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt sits with hands joined, near a seated person in an orange-and-saffron turban and orange shawl, and a woman in a yellow blouse with a white cloth sits in front. Several people wear saffron-orange shawls, and a cameraman in white stands among the standing onlookers at upper left. Some attendees wear colourful saris and shirts, and a uniformed official stands near the back wall.2006-09-24December 29 20102010-12-29