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Dense outdoor evening crowd gathered under a canopy of orange and saffron pennant flags strung between trees along a street lined with shops and signboards. Many seated people in plastic chairs face forward, including women in saris, men in white shirts and dhotis, and children. Some hold small lamps or flowers. A large framed poster of a smiling deity-like figure with a garland hangs at the right beside a banner, and a green-lit tree and lights decorate the scene.

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A dense crowd of many people stands and sits on a city street at night, filling the frame. Men in white shirts and light trousers, women in saris including an orange-and-blue sari in the lower centre, and children mingle among the shopfronts. Strings of small oil lamps glow on the ground at the lower left. Shop signs for Raymond Suitings, Sanatha Cut-Piece Cloth Centre and Philips line the street, and a large devotional banner hangs at the upper right beside green-lit trees.2009-11-30Dense evening crowd on a city street filling the frame, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and sarees, many wearing round ribbon rosettes pinned to their clothes. Several people hold palms together in namaste at left. Behind them, a bright open fire blazes at right beside lit oil lamps set along the road, and orange and red festoon pennants are strung overhead. Shopfronts, a Philips and other store signs, and blue plastic chairs line the street. Two large blue-framed banners show a painted deity figure.2009-11-30A dense crowd fills a city street at night, lit by rows of small clay oil lamps placed on the pavement and road. Many people are crouched or bending to light and arrange the lamps, while others stand watching. A man in a white shirt and light blue shirt is in the foreground, and a man in glasses and a dark shirt looks to the left. Shopfronts with signs, including Philips and Ambica-style lighting advertisements, line the street, and a tree and string lights overhead. No ritual figure or a person candidate is visible in this scene.2009-11-30Evening street gathering in a busy commercial area, with a large crowd of men and women standing and seated on blue plastic chairs. Many wear white shirts and dhotis, saffron and yellow saris, and blue and red garments. Some seated men wear round rosette badges on their shirts. Shops behind them include Raymond suitings, a cloth centre and Philips and Electricals signage. A tall blue banner with a deity image hangs at upper right, and a few people are visible at the edges of the frame.2009-11-30Night street scene during a crowded outdoor procession with many people pressed together under strings of orange and red triangular pennants strung across the road. In the centre, a person in an orange turban and orange robe with a white garland over the shoulders stands with their back to the camera, facing a woman in a green sari holding a small pink offering. Nearby, men in white shirts and a man in a wide-brimmed hat crowd forward, and a child in a teal top watches. On the right, lit lamps glow along the edge of the road, and a man in white with a yellow scarf and a uniformed official in white with a badge stand near the crowd. A shop with a painted banner showing a deity is visible on the left.2009-11-30Night street procession with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, many in pale or pink shirts, raising orange saffron flags on tall wooden poles. A man in the centre wears an orange turban and orange robe with a red shawl. Behind them a decorated umbrella or palanquin canopy with red and multicolour tassels rises above the crowd. Some men hold their palms together in namaskar, and one raises a hand. Shopfronts behind show signs for Raymond, Janata Cloth, Rasolite Lighting and Nano.2009-11-30A dense night-time street crowd gathers under strings of orange and red triangular pennants and a tree lit with green and blue lights. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange robe raises one hand, facing a bald older man in white with a white beard and a white garland who is pressed amid the throng. Around them, many people in white kurtas, blue shirts and pink clothing reach up with raised palms and some hold up mobile phones to take pictures. Shops line the street, including a blue and yellow banner showing a painted deity figure, and storefront signs read Juice Centre and Paradise. A uniformed police officer stands at the left edge.2009-11-30A dense crowd of men and some women fills a street during a procession in a town with shop fronts and hanging bunting. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and a few wear checked or striped shirts. Several people in the foreground hold their palms together in greeting. Orange and saffron flags are raised above the crowd, and banners and white cloth panels hang from buildings. Overhead, rows of small white and blue pennants stretch across the street. Billboards are visible on the upper left and top. A cluster of pale yellow and orange garlands or decorations appears near the right edge. The scene looks like a public gathering along a route rather than a temple ritual, with the procession itself not clearly visible.2006-09-24Night outdoor gathering of a large dense crowd facing away from the camera toward a stage area. Most people wear white shirts, checked shirts and dhotis, with some women in saris and a few in colourful garments. A tall illuminated portrait on the left shows a smiling man's face beside printed text, and a carved ornate golden chariot or palanquin structure with a striped canopy stands on the right. Banana plants, a white-and-orange striped canopy, string lights and a large white banner with script line the background. The crowd is seated on plastic chairs and mats in front of the stage.2011-12-20A night street procession moves through a crowded city road lined with shop signs, including Mahat Electricals and a Nano advertisement. Men in white kurta-style clothes and some in pink or blue shirts fill the street. Two saffron-orange flags are raised on poles, one carried by a smiling man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red rosette, who lifts his hand. On the left a man in a maroon shirt with a red thread on his wrist raises his palms in greeting. Behind the crowd a decorated canopy umbrella with fringe is visible. A few men wear saffron or ochre scarves.2009-11-30A night street procession moves through a crowded urban lane lined with shops and trees strung with saffron and orange pennants. At the centre, a large blue banner shows Hanuman with a mace and a glowing halo, with a yellow fringe and Kannada lettering reading 'Hanuman Jayanthi'. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the street, many with raised hands. A man in an orange shawl and a man in an orange turban stand near the front. A cameraman with a video camera works at left, and a crowd presses around a parked white car at right. Numerous men, women and children are visible in the crowd.2009-11-30Night street scene under strings of orange and red triangular pennants strung between trees, lit with green and blue lights. A large crowd, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, fills the road. In the foreground, a group of people kneel and sit on the ground arranging rows of lit oil lamps in a curving pattern. Drummers in the centre, one holding a large drum, play for the gathering. A bonfire burns at right, and banners hang from shopfronts and a lamp-post on the left.2009-11-30