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A photograph of a crowd of people seen from behind, walking along a path lined with green banana plants and trees. In the foreground a young woman wears a yellow blouse with a ponytail decorated with a white flower, and a woman beside her wears an orange-brown sari with a long braid. Further back, women in a green patterned top, a navy blouse with a dark handbag, and a red sari are visible, along with men in white shirts. No identifiable a person is visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a crowd of devotees moving through an indoor space, seen from behind. In the foreground a woman with a long black braid tied with a yellow ribbon wears a peach saree and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace. To her left an older woman with grey hair wears an orange and magenta saree and glasses. At left a man in a maroon kurta has his palms pressed together in anjali. At right a person in a white dhoti-style garment with an orange and red shawl stands beside another in orange, with a few more devotees behind.2008-05-11December 03 20162016-12-03December 03 20162016-12-03Photograph of a large outdoor devotional gathering in front of a small open shrine with a deity murti under a peaked canopy, with trees and palms behind. A figure in a saffron/orange robe stands at the shrine near the center, facing it. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly women and children, stands in the foreground and middle: several girls and women in orange and gold-bordered saris, women in white saris, a woman in a light blue-and-white sari, and a woman in a floral top, with some in white kurtas. Strings of lights and a banner with printed figures hang at the upper left. Hair is braided or in buns, and some wear vermilion marks on their foreheads.2015-08-28Outdoor satsang or ritual gathering under a open-sided pavilion with a banana plant and a red-walled structure at left. Large crowd of women and girls, mostly in white and cream saris and salwar kameez, many with red and orange kumkum marks on foreheads and long braided hair, sitting closely on the ground. A man in an orange robe stands at left and a figure in white stands at centre near a small smoke-producing fire pit or offering area. Ornate throne-like seats draped in red and gold and a decorated canopy with a deity image stand at the back, with a world map poster hanging overhead. A woman in a teal top stands at right edge. Shot from behind the seated crowd.2015-08-09Indoor photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered in a temple-like hall in front of a shrine. A man in a yellow top and white dhoti stands at center near a white wall with a small framed plaque. Women in saris, one in orange with red-and-white stripes, one in black with white floral print, and one in a green-and-white sari with gold bangles, stand close together with their hands folded or holding offerings. A girl in a yellow top and jeans stands in the foreground, and a girl in a blue outfit stands at left. Colourful triangular banner decorations and a gold ornament are visible behind them, and the lighting is dim and purplish.January 30 20092009-01-30A crowded indoor hall photographed from close range, with many people pressed together and turned in various directions. In the centre, a woman in an orange saree with a dark beaded necklace leans forward, a red striped cloth draped over her arm. Around her stand women in pink and orange saris, a man in a light blue checked shirt, and other attendees, some wearing glasses. The background is blurred and pale. No deity, throne or ritual setting is clearly visible, and no one is identifiable as a person.2016-04-17December 15 20172017-12-15December 14 20062006-12-14April 13 20182018-04-13May 23 20062006-05-23