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A photograph of devotees standing in a thatched-roof pavilion with palm-frond ceiling and red-painted pillars, apparently at an outdoor program. In the foreground a young man in a yellow-and-white checked shirt and dark trousers wears a beaded mala and an event badge. Beside him a boy in an orange shirt with a beaded necklace stands close to a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a man in a blue shirt and beige trousers stands, and at right a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and white dhoti stands beside an elderly woman in an orange sari. Several other people stand in the background. No one is identified as a person.

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A crowded photograph inside a temple colonnade with turquoise pillars and iron grille gates. In the foreground a older man in a striped collared shirt, dark trousers and a sacred thread-style chain of beads stands with his arm outstretched, pointing or guiding. Beside him a young boy in a light shirt looks ahead. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands near them. A woman in a teal sari with a white border and gold necklace stands in the centre, and a man in a blue checked shirt stands to the right. Behind them a dense crowd of devotees in white, saffron and orange clothing, including a bearded sadhu in white with tilak at the back. Some hold bags and flower garlands.2012-07-23October 08 20062006-10-08A large crowd of villagers fills a thatched-roof pavilion supported by bamboo poles and a tree, at the Pattanam inauguration event. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with a dark cord necklace; women wear colourful saris in pink, red, yellow and blue, some with gold jewellery. A young child in a patterned top stands among the adults. On the left, a table with printed booklets and red items is visible. A few people in the background wear blue and white. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame, so the candidate check is unsure, and no one is shown in saffron or ornate ceremonial dress. Many people are standing close together in a dense gathering.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a thatched-roof open pavilion with bamboo rafters and a fluorescent tube light, where a queue of devotees waits, some with bare feet on a red floor. A slim young man on the left in white kurta and glasses stands beside a woman in white, an older grey-haired woman in a yellow-and-white outfit with a brown bag, and a bald older man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and wristwatch. Behind them are a woman in a green dress and several children. On the right, a man in a white shirt and glasses stands beside a man in a white patterned shirt, and at far right a man wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothing and holds a mobile phone. Approximately a dozen people are visible.2006-10-08July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A large crowd of villagers gathers under a thatched bamboo-pole canopy in an open courtyard, with white-walled buildings and banana palms behind. Many people sit or stand packed together behind wooden barrier poles, several in white dhotis and shirts, others in colourful saris including yellow, red and green. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands near the centre, and a woman in a white sari stands at right holding a bundle of green leaves. Children are visible in the front rows. Motorbikes are parked at the right edge. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-07-28July 01 20142014-07-01A group photo under a thatched palm-leaf roof in an open pavilion with blue metal posts. In the centre stands a tall man with long dark swept-back hair, a white forehead band, a saffron/orange wrap and a gold-bead necklace; he is a probable Swamiji by these cues, shown smiling with hands clasped. Beside him a woman wears a red saree with green border, a man wears a white shirt and brown trousers, a boy in a yellow checked shirt and dark trousers stands at the right, and a woman in a light blue saree with gold necklace holds a small item. Behind them priests in white dhoti and shawls and a row of people sit at long tables with banana leaves for a meal.2011-01-16A photograph of a long line of devotees standing under a corrugated metal roof at an outdoor ritual gathering. Men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and women wear white saris with gold borders, one in a pink sari and a girl in a yellow-pink floral dress. Several people fold their hands in namaskar. In the background, two saffron-robed monks stand near a small shrine area with brass vessels and lamps on a green mat, with a monk in saffron further back. A young girl offers something to a small brass lamp on the floor while a child in a white shirt stands beside an adult woman. Concrete block walls and a speaker are visible.2007-02-24A photograph of a crowd of villagers standing under a thatched shelter with banana plants and green bananas, on dirt ground strewn with dry leaves. Adult women in pink, orange, lime green and white saris and men in white dhotis and checked shirts stand in a line, with several small children in the foreground, one holding a green plastic pot. No one is identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2006-11-13