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A large outdoor crowd of devotees gathers on a bare dirt ground at what looks like a ceremony site, many dressed in white kurtas and saris, with some in orange, red and blue. Several people stand with hands together and some hold shoulder bags. In the background a decorated vehicle with an orange and red canopy and multiple umbrellas, a white van, and a raised platform with red decorations stand among palm trees and orange flags on poles. Rubble and stones lie in the foreground. The crowd is too large and distant for individual figures to be reliably identified.

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December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty red dirt ground with palm trees and a hazy sky behind. A large crowd of devotees, mostly in white kurtas and white dhotis or saris, walks and gathers around several decorated umbrellas in red, yellow and blue, with a palanquin-style float and red flower decorations at the rear. A white van and a stage-like structure with speakers stand in the background. Some people wear saffron and yellow clothing. Scattered rocks lie in the foreground.2009-12-25December 25 20092009-12-25December 27 20092009-12-27A large outdoor crowd gathers on a dirt field beside palm trees during a procession. Many people wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in red, pink, yellow and orange. Several ornate ceremonial umbrellas with colourful fringed canopies rise above the crowd, and a ratha-style float with red decorations and a deity murti sits at the right. A white van with a loudspeaker stack and red balloons stands nearby. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the foreground.2009-12-25Outdoor photograph of a large gathering on a dusty, unpaved open ground with palm trees and a tree line behind. Hundreds of devotees in white clothing stand in loose groups, many women in white saris with coloured borders and men in white kurtas and dhotis. A shaved-headed man in the foreground wears a white robe with a small emblem and a white cloth draped over one arm, pointing ahead. Orange and red flags fly on poles, and a few flatbed trucks with framed portrait banners stand at the left edge. Several orange-and-yellow ceremonial banners hang at the right.2009-12-25Outdoor procession on dry dirt ground with a large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white kurtas and white shirts, some in blue or light-coloured shirts, with women in saris and salwar kameez. On the left, a decorated cart or float with a red-and-gold canopy, red balloons and floral garlands is being pulled forward. Colourful striped and orange-fringed umbrellas (chhatris) rise above the crowd, and a wooden truck stands behind a wall. Some devotees in the foreground raise hands in greeting or folded palms. No individual can be identified as a person from the visible evidence.2009-12-25Outdoor photo of a large dense crowd on a dirt ground in front of a bus, with palm trees and hazy sky behind. Many people wear white kurta or shirt clothing and others wear colourful saris, salwar and casual clothes. Several decorated umbrellas in red, yellow, blue and orange patterns stand over a flower-decked palanquin or float near the bus, and red balloons are tied to speakers on the bus roof. A man in white stands on the palanquin area, with devotees pressing forward. A banner on the bus reads Nithyanandapuram.2009-12-25Outdoor procession on a dusty, unpaved open field under a hazy sky. Many devotees in white clothing, some in white dhotis and kurtas, gather around a decorated golden ratha/chariot with ornate yellow and red canopy and a white bus behind it. Orange and red flags on poles are carried aloft, along with orange-tasselled kalasha-style umbrellas. Several people in the foreground wear casual shirts and trousers, and a child stands near the left. Loudspeakers are visible on the right, and a little smoke rises near the chariot.2009-12-27