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Night scene outdoors on a sandy path lined with devotees standing in two rows with palms pressed together in anjali. On the left, a woman in a white sari with an orange-and-gold border and gold bangles stands with hands folded and eyes closed. Men in turquoise and white shirts and dark trousers stand beside her. On the right, devotees in white shirts and trousers line the path. At centre, a figure in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white band walks down the path between the rows. A bright blue-white tube light illuminates low buildings behind the crowd.

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A night-time photograph of a line of devotees standing barefoot on round metal plates set on a dirt path, each with hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white clothes; the woman at right in a white sari with gold border and a white top, and the woman at left in an orange-and-white sari, face forward with eyes closed. Behind them, a few people in white and saffron-orange robes stand in the dim background beneath a fluorescent tube light.2009-02-16March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02December 21 20092009-12-21February 16 20092009-02-16January 02 20162016-01-02 +1 copiesOctober 15 20062006-10-15A night photograph of a large crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, many wearing white dhotis and white shirts with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders. Several carry white cloth bundles on their backs, consistent with the coconut bundles of pada yatris. Some have sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Strings of multicoloured fairy lights glow in the background, and onlookers stand further back among the trees.2016-01-02December 21 20092009-12-21A dark outdoor night gathering in which a crowd of devotees stands in rows on bare ground, lit only by a faint spotlight. A man at the far left in white shirt and trousers stands with arms folded. Most of the crowd wear white or pale clothing; a man in the centre wears an orange-yellow shawl over a white kurta and dhoti, and a woman in a yellow-green sari stands near the left. Women in saris and salwar kameez fill the right side, and a small girl in a pink skirt stands in front. A strand of small orange triangular bunting is strung across the background. No single person can be clearly identified as the a person from appearance.2007-01-01November 11 20152015-11-11Night photograph of a line of women standing on a dirt ground at an outdoor event, hands pressed together in namaste. Most wear maroon and red-orange sarees with gold borders; one wears orange, another a peach saree, and two older women on the left wear white-and-grey and white salwar kameez with shawls. Some have vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Dark background, a few lights visible behind the group, and a green leaf at the right edge.2014-10-03