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Outdoor photo of a crowd seated in rows of red plastic chairs under trees at an open-air event. Foreground: an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and a woman in a grey sari sits at left. Centre: women in white and cream saris sit in chairs, one woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered hem. Behind them, men and women in white shirts and white clothing sit or stand, many wearing lanyards. Orange bunting and orange flags hang from trees overhead, and a black banner with white lettering is strung between trees at right. A white car and a parked vehicle sit in the background along a dirt road. A timestamp in the bottom right reads 11.18.2008 11:09.

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A large outdoor group of devotees sits on the floor and on red plastic chairs under a covered pavilion during a ritual, with orange and yellow bunting strung overhead. Most wear white clothes; several women wear white saris with gold borders and a woman in front wears an orange shawl. Many have hands pressed together in prayer, and some sit with eyes closed. A decorated pillar with colourful painted patterns stands at center, and a white banner with printed text hangs behind the crowd. Seated near the pillar, an older man in a white shirt and trousers with a lanyard and a younger man in white sit in the front row. A small photo timestamp reads 11.18.2008 10:34.2008-11-18Outdoor ceremony in a courtyard with a striped blue-and-maroon cloth spread on the ground and a colourful kolam floor design at the right. Several women sit in front on the cloth with hands pressed together in prayer; one wears a dark red sari, another an orange sari, others white saris and head coverings. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit on red plastic chairs and on the ground, many with palms joined. A line of orange and red triangular pennants hangs across the top, and a white banner with printed text is visible at upper left. Trees and a yellow boundary wall with white buildings stand behind. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 11:02.2008-11-18A photograph of a seated congregation under a covered open-air pavilion with orange and yellow festoon bunting overhead. In the foreground, several women in white saris with orange shawls sit on the ground with hands pressed together in prayer. A man in a white shirt sits on a red plastic chair beside a wooden pillar, and a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded. A printed banner hangs on a fence in the background, and a painted decorative panel with a blue and yellow pattern stands near the pillar. Dozens of people are visible in the scene.An outdoor gathering in a sunlit courtyard with orange and red pennant strings strung overhead and a white banner with blue printed text on a pole at left. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon-and-red sari sits on a striped mat beside women in orange and white saris, all with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, rows of red plastic chairs hold seated devotees, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with palms joined. A younger group in white kurtas sits on the raised platform at right near a painted floor rangoli in pink, orange and green. Trees and white buildings form the background.November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesOutdoor event under a blue tarp with a red-carpeted stage and a red-and-white ceremonial chair with a red cushion at the back. A large banner reads a Tamil heading with a date of 12.11.2006 and a portrait of a saffron-clad figure. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the red carpet, clapping and dancing with hands raised, while a seated audience of women in saris and men in white clothes claps along in white and red plastic chairs. Garlands and palm fronds decorate the stage, and a child in a blue dress sits near the front.2008-11-11July 12 20142014-07-12A large night-time crowd of devotees fills an open temple courtyard, many standing and some seated on the ground, with more faces receding into darkness at the back. Most are women in saris and salwar in pinks, peach, yellow, blue and green, and several wear red or maroon shawls. Children in t-shirts and checked shirts stand among them, and a few older women sit at the front. A woman in a white blouse and yellow-and-red sari sits in the foreground. The timestamp 11.18.2008 23:30 is printed in the lower right. No a person candidate is visible.2008-11-18Elevated night view of a large outdoor evening gathering seated on white plastic chairs in rows on a paved courtyard. Most attendees wear white shirts and dhotis or saris in orange, pink, yellow and green; some are seated on the floor. A white ornate temple-style shrine with a gopuram-like tower stands at left beside a tree, and a white van with a lit interior sits at the back. No single speaker or a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this view.2008-07-30January 01 20082008-01-01An outdoor homam ritual under a open-sided pavilion with a red-brown wooden pillar and orange bunting strung along the wall behind. A priest in an orange robe sits with his back to the camera before a wooden fire-pit stand, surrounded by rows of brass plates holding offerings of fruit, flowers and coconut. Seated devotees in white clothes and white shawls chant with folded hands, several wearing rudraksha malas. A man in a white shirt and orange cloth sits near the fire with a white forehead marking, and a woman in a yellow shawl holds a tray of pink flowers at right. Standing elders in white shirts watch from behind, and a plastic-cased silver pot sits on a cloth at left. A timestamp reading 11.18.2008 10:40 appears in the lower corner.2008-11-18December 20 20112011-12-20