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July 10 20142014-07-10October 23 20062006-10-23Outdoor photo at dusk of a large group of devotees gathered in a loose circle on bare dirt ground beside a long white-railed fence with red brick base and palm trees behind. Several people stand in the middle, one woman in an orange sari near the front-left, a figure in orange at the centre, and others in white kurtas, pale cream clothes, dark jackets and backpacks. A white van is parked at the right.2011-11-20August 11 20092009-08-11December 31 20092009-12-31August 11 20092009-08-11Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered before a whitewashed wall and an open doorway at a Tamil Nadu temple-style street event. In the foreground a man in a bright yellow-orange shirt and dark trousers stands with hands clasped, next to a seated elderly man in white and a woman in an orange sari. A man in a white shirt holds his hands together in prayer, and a woman in a blue sari with bangles stands with palms pressed together. Other women in saris (maroon-patterned, blue, green) and a boy in an orange-checked shirt stand nearby. A man in a white shirt holds a camera to his eye. Behind them, many more people fill the dim doorway. A blurred figure in saffron-orange cloth occupies the right edge of the frame. Banana leaves appear beside the doorway.2006-10-23A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beside a small roadside shrine with a lit yellow-framed glass cabinet holding deity murti and garlanded figures. In the foreground a woman in a maroon sari with a red bindi and vibhuti marks holds a steel plate, while a man in white shirt and trousers holds a long red flower garland. Several people in white shirts and dhotis raise handheld cameras and phones toward the shrine. Some elders wear white tilak marks, and a woman in an orange sari with gold border and a man in a red shawl with a rudraksha mala stand at right. The scene suggests a darshan or pada puja visit, with the shrine and garland as the focus.2014-07-01A large crowd of devotees stands in an outdoor courtyard, most with palms pressed together in namaskar, gazing upward toward something out of frame. Women wear saris and salwar in red, orange, yellow, teal, magenta and green, with ornate necklaces and kumkum on their foreheads. A white-haired woman in a white sari with a red border stands at centre-front holding a woven bag. At right, a man in a light blue shirt and cream trousers, wearing a garland, stands with hands folded. Green leafy garlands hang from poles at top, and a decorated yellow-and-red canopy is visible at upper left. Visible people number over twenty.2016-12-14Outdoor scene at dusk beside a blue and white tent canopy on flat open ground with green fields behind. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand in a loose line, some wearing lanyard-style ID badges. A woman in a red-and-cream checked sari holds a plastic bag and a small package at left. A young man in a checked shirt stands near the centre, with a boy in a light blue shirt in the foreground. The people look toward something off-frame. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-14January 06 20122012-01-06A dense crowd of devotees moves along a street past a pale green two-storey building under a clear blue sky. Many people wear white, cream and saffron-orange clothes; a woman in a purple sari and a woman in a pink-and-red top with a blue bag stand at the centre. Strands of yellow marigold garlands and bunting hang across the building, and several large umbrellas with red, orange and blue panels are raised above a procession. Overhead utility wires and a transformer are visible at the left. Several figures in orange robes appear in the procession, but no individual can be confidently identified from this image.2007-02-02