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A dense crowd of men and some women gathers on a narrow street at dusk, many in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a man in a white shirt wears a red and gold shawl and holds the hands of a man in white in front of him. Behind them a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red-and-white cap pointing and directing the crowd. A white van with DHYANAPEETAM painted on its roof is parked behind. Several men wear white vibhuti and tilak marks on their foreheads. The scene is a yatra-style street gathering with a timestamp of 14 10 2006 in red digits in the lower right corner.

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Night street procession in a narrow residential lane. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white vibhuti or sandal marks on their foreheads, surrounds a central figure wearing a red and gold shawl over white clothes with hands folded. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red-banded cap walks at right. Behind them a white van with a DHYANAPEETAM banner and a portrait displays a lit torch or flame held aloft by a man in a green shirt. Other devotees, including a man in an orange saffron garment at lower left, follow closely.2006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14October 14 20062006-10-14A crowded outdoor gathering of men in plain white shirts and dhotis, many with white sacred ash lines on their foreheads. In the centre, a man with a moustache wears a white shirt and a red-and-gold bordered shawl draped over his shoulder. A young man in a white shirt and dark trousers wears a large yellow rosette on his chest. Another man on the right wears a khaki police-style uniform cap and uniform behind the crowd. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2006-10-14Photograph of a crowd of men at an outdoor street gathering, mostly in white shirts and white dhotis. In the centre, a man in an all-white kurta with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead clasps his hands and listens while a man beside him in a red-and-gold shawl gestures. A uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands among the crowd, and another man on the left points into the distance. Behind them are a building wall, a palm plant and a numbered wall plaque reading 9. A date stamp 14 10 2006 and copyright credit appear in the corner.2006-10-14A photograph of a crowd of men pressing along a narrow street at night, lit by a bright light on the right edge. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several have white or tripundra-style forehead marks. A man in an orange-saffron shawl stands at centre-right with his hands folded in a greeting or namaskar. A man in a white shirt at centre is smiling. A small white vehicle behind the crowd carries a framed portrait, and a camera operator with a video camera stands at lower left. A red digital stamp in the lower right reads 14 10 2006.2006-10-14A crowded street scene in which a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-gold shawl holds a garland of orange and yellow marigolds, with a framed photo or printed sheets tucked beneath it, and smiles while several men around him in white clothes press their palms together in greeting. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right edge, and an older woman in an orange sari with a bindi stands at the left. Several men wear white shirts with ash or sandal marks on their foreheads, and one man in an orange shawl folds his hands in front of his chest. The setting is outdoors at night, with the crowd pressing close around the garland presentation.2006-10-14A street procession in daylight with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak. Behind him a police officer in khaki with a red-topped cap stands beside a black SUV, and a man in a white shirt with N.D.S. lettering on the back walks nearby. A red and white canopy edge and roadside shops with signboards frame the scene.2014-06-19A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis gathers closely at night on a road, with a few onlookers including a woman in a dark patterned sari and a uniformed police officer at the right edge. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl and a yellow-and-gold sash receives printed photo booklets from a younger man in white with an orange shawl, while a bald man in white bends forward to hold a garland of yellow flowers. The printed booklets show portrait photographs and a headline-style page. Several people wear vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads.2006-10-14Outdoor street scene in an Indian town on a sunny day, with parked white vans, cars and passing traffic beyond a low wall and tree. A crowd of devotees, mostly in white and saffron, stands along the roadside. A white-clad elderly man in the foreground holds a sheet of paper and leans toward a white plastic chair in the centre. Women wear saffron, orange, green and purple saris, and a man in the lower right wears an orange shawl and a white kurta with sacred ash on his forehead. Bamboo poles lean at the left edge.2006-10-23A roadside crowd gathers on a dusty street during a procession, with a woman in a white sari with a brown patterned border holding a lit oil lamp in a brass dish while a man in a maroon shirt steadies her hands. A young man in white with an orange shawl holds the lamp's base. Around them, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, including a woman in a pink sari and a woman in white with an orange border. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and tilak. Vehicles and a motorbike line the road behind them. No one in the frame is identified as a person.2006-10-24October 14 20062006-10-14