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Night-time photo of a crowd queuing under a striped canvas awning with a dark patterned tarpaulin and strings of warm fairy lights overhead. Women in saris with white flower garlands in their hair, a young man in a blue checked shirt, and older men in white shirts and dhotis move through the crowd. Pink and yellow garments stand out in the foreground. Fluorescent street lamp at left, wooden poles supporting the canopy.

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March 11 20172017-03-11January 08 20122012-01-08May 02 20112011-05-02July 01 20142014-07-01A crowded indoor evening gathering with many devotees in white shirts and dhotis and women in yellow and dark saris, pressed together in a room with a red-orange wall, string lights overhead and green banana-leaf decorations hanging at the edges. A decorated ceremonial item with red and white fabric stands near the right wall. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, and no throne or central figure is visible.2013-01-06A crowded night outdoor gathering under a covered pavilion strung with rows of colourful triangular bunting in green, blue, pink and yellow. Bright white floodlights on poles light the scene. Many men and women stand and move among wooden stakes and bamboo fencing; a man in a pink shirt and a man in a white dhoti with a red-trimmed cloth stand near the centre, and a woman in a dark floral sari carries a plastic bag. Some people hold orange and white plastic bags. Banners with printed text hang at left. Most figures are in white, pastel or patterned everyday clothes, and no clearly identifiable central figure is seen.2012-01-08April 17 20112011-04-17March 11 20172017-03-11January 08 20122012-01-08Night outdoor scene, image rotated sideways. A woman in a green saree with a red border and a white flower garland in her hair leans forward at the right edge, smiling toward the camera. Beside her a young woman in a grey and white checked shawl with a dark shoulder bag stands with hands joined. A line of devotees, mostly men and women in light clothes, stands along a dirt road in front of a small illuminated shrine or stall with bright lamps glowing in the dark. A lit lamp sits near the lower left and several people are bent forward in prayer or waiting.2011-04-17A night-time outdoor gathering under striped tents with blue, pink, orange and purple fabric and scalloped edges. A large crowd of devotees stands and moves across a bare ground, many men wearing white shirts and white dhotis, others in checked and grey trousers. Women on the left wear saris in orange, blue and red, and one woman has flowers in her hair. A man in an orange-brown robe stands in the centre. Bright white lights hang on the tent poles, and a lit stage area with decorations and garlands appears at the far left.2017-03-11January 08 20122012-01-08