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A large outdoor gathering of thousands of seated devotees fills rows of plastic chairs under a wide sky, viewed from the front. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some women wear saffron and orange saris. A cameraman in a blue shirt stands at a tripod-mounted video camera in the foreground, and a woman in an orange sari sits at a laptop. Wooden barricade poles divide the aisles. Behind the crowd a stage area has a large backdrop portrait of a deity and a red-and-white banner, with thatched pavilion roofs nearby. No single person is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance here.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A very large outdoor crowd of devotees sits on plastic chairs and stands in rows behind wooden bamboo barriers at an open-air event ground. Many wear white clothes, and a few wear orange or saffron garments; some wear lanyards and white shirts with orange trim. A cameraman on a tripod films the audience in the foreground, and a man in a blue shirt sits near the front. Behind them a large banner shows a deity murti with garlands, and a stage with a canopy and decorated structures stands in the distance under floodlights. Thatched huts and tent structures frame the grounds.2010-12-29Large outdoor crowd gathered under a white and maroon tent at an event, with dense rows of people in white clothes and some in orange. In the centre, a cameraman in white with an orange shawl stands on a white-draped platform behind a tripod-mounted video camera, while a man in an orange t-shirt stands nearby. Red plastic chairs are in the foreground, a woman in a white sari sits at lower right, and a bus and vans are parked beyond the tent. A decorated stage backdrop with gold drapes and framed portraits is visible at the back.2009-01-01A large outdoor crowd of many hundreds fills a open-air event ground, most people seated on red plastic chairs and some standing among bamboo barrier poles. Many wear white clothing, and several wear rudraksha malas and lanyards; a few women wear saris, and a woman in a cream sari with a maroon shawl stands at left. Some listeners wear over-ear headphones for translation. Behind the crowd are tall banners, a pavilion with thatched and tarpaulin roofing, and a hoarding showing a portrait.2010-12-29A large outdoor crowd of devotees, mostly men and some women, dressed in white shirts and dhotis, sits closely packed behind horizontal wooden bamboo barriers at an open-air gathering. Many wear saffron or orange sashes and small pendants. A volunteer in a white shirt with an orange band stands at right, pointing toward the seated crowd. Colourful pandal decorations and banners line the top edge of the frame.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor public gathering at a large open-air event. A dense crowd of several hundred people, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, with women in colourful sarees, sits on red plastic chairs behind a bamboo fence. In the foreground a man in white shirt and orange-saffron dhoti sits on a red chair holding papers. Behind the crowd stands a thatched-roof stage structure, a red vehicle, lighting rigs on scaffolding, and trees. A large banner on the left shows a woman in white speaking at a microphone. Overcast sky.2010-12-29Large outdoor crowd seated on red plastic chairs and mats behind a bamboo barrier at an open ground, most people dressed in white shirts and white clothing. Foreground includes men and women in white, a woman in a pink saree and a girl in blue. A tall lighting rig stands at left and a decorated golden palanquin or ratha is visible in the background. A large vertical banner shows a woman in white at center right, and a thatched pavilion with a red vehicle sits at right beneath trees. The scene is a mass gathering of many thousands, though only a portion is clearly visible.2010-12-29February 20 20072007-02-20December 29 20102010-12-29