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Outdoor evening scene at a temple-like ground with palm trees and a pale sunset sky. A long red carpet runs down the centre toward a canopied stage with a deity murti or altar at its far end. Crowds of devotees in white clothing, many women in white saris with gold borders, stand in lines behind metal stanchions along both sides. In the foreground, a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, next to a man in white. Other devotees sit on mats near the carpet. The scene reflects a Pratyakshya Pada Puja darshan line at a Mahashivaratri gathering. The man in saffron shows no distinctive a person cues, so he is described only by role; identity is not inferred.

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An outdoor evening gathering at an ashram where a long red carpet runs down the centre between metal stanchions toward a covered open-sided pavilion. Dense crowds stand on both sides, many women in white sarees and men in white kurtas, with some in orange. A man in the right foreground wears an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and sunglasses, while a figure in white sits cross-legged on a red mat near the carpet. Palm trees and a dusk sky frame the scene.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07January 13 20152015-01-13March 07 20162016-03-07Outdoor crowd gathered on sandy ground beneath tall palm trees at dusk for a darshan event. Large numbers of people in white dhotis and white saris stand in long lines behind a rope barrier, with men in yellow shawls and red plastic chairs at the right edge. Portrait banners with printed figures hang on poles in the background near a yellow decorated float or chariot, and a garland of orange flowers drapes from a palm-leaf canopy at the upper left. A speaker stands at the left edge.2010-02-18March 07 20162016-03-07A dense crowd of devotees queues along a red carpet at an outdoor ashram event under palm trees and a banana plant with green bunches. Many women wear white saris with thin borders, some with red or pink shawls, and several have white or red marks on their foreheads. A woman in an orange sari and beaded necklace stands at left beside a sannyasi-style figure in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings. Others in white receive blessings and touch of ritual markings. A metal barrier line runs along the right edge where more people in white stand. Several women in white sit or stand with garlands and small paper slips.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Wide photograph of a large outdoor evening gathering at sunset under a pink and orange sky. A long red carpet runs down the centre between two white cloth barriers, lined with white-clad devotees, many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and light saris. Stage lights and string bulbs stand at the far end near a distant stage structure. Several white-clad staff members in white dhotis walk along the carpet. Thousands of seated devotees fill the field on both sides.2010-01-08