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A blurred, crowded photograph of devotees pressing together in a tightly packed space. A man in the centre with short grey hair and an orange-red garment over his shoulders is partly turned away, his face mostly hidden by the people around him. A raised arm in a white sleeve appears at upper left, and a few other figures in white shirts, a checked shirt and colourful clothing fill the frame. The appearance of the central man is not clear enough to confirm who he is, so no identity is asserted.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A dim, crowded night scene in a temple corridor with stone walls, where many men and some women press together looking upward. In the right foreground, a man in an orange-red garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands beside a man in a white shirt and a bald man in a light jacket. A man in a white shirt stands at the center-top. The crowd fills the frame and the light is warm and low. The orange-clad figure is a possible a person candidate, but the face and presence are not clearly established from appearance cues alone.2006-12-04Night-time photograph of a crowded devotional scene. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center-right holding a lit oil lamp aloft, while a bare-shouldered priest in white cloth beside him also holds a flame. Around them devotees press close in shirts of brown, red, and checked white-and-red, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A decorated deity murti with white garlands is visible at the upper right. Warm lamplight and bright flares dominate the frame.2014-07-01May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A dense outdoor crowd presses around a bald, white-bearded man in an orange-saffron robe, with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He is being guided through the throng by men in white shirts and dhotis, some with raised hands reaching toward him. A man in a white shirt and mask stands near, and a man in white holds a large garland of red flowers at right. Several men in white, some with gold wristwatches and bracelets, press in from all sides. a person cues: saffron robe and an ornate, distinctive presence, but the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm. The scene reads as a procession or public darshan, with people reaching out to touch or greet the central figure.2009-07-23February 24 20172017-02-24May 06 20162016-05-06A large seated crowd of devotees in white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls fills the frame during a Shuddhadvaitam gathering in Ujjain. In the centre, a man with swept-back grey hair and a white shirt raises both arms overhead with eyes closed, an expressive devotional gesture. Surrounding participants sit with eyes closed, several with tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. The crowd is dense, extending to the back of the hall.2016-05-06July 19 20162016-07-19A large crowd of devotees dressed in white kurtas and dhotis, many wearing rust-orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas, raise their arms and move energetically in a hall. Foreground devotees have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, warm lights and ornate decorations are visible. The people appear to be in a collective ritual or kirtan-style movement, with arms raised overhead and hands held in gestures. No single individual is clearly identifiable as the a person, and no clear face-based or distinctive-cue candidate appears.2016-10-08December 16 20152015-12-16