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Night outdoor gathering on a street at a procession stop, with a large crowd of devotees seated on the ground and standing behind. Front left, a woman in white and a man in white sit before brass oil lamps (diyas) and a brass kalasha-like vessel set on a yellow cloth and mat. Many seated devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas, while others wear saffron, orange, green and checked clothing. A man in a beige shirt with a pink-red cloth over his shoulder sits in the front row, and a woman in an orange saree sits at the bottom right. Shopfronts and a lit sign reading PAGAM glow in the background. A small blue bird logo appears at upper left.

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Photograph taken at night of a large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in an open-air outdoor gathering, facing right toward a brass lamp. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits kneeling beside a tall brass oil lamp on a striped mat, her hands raised in a gesture of worship. Nearby women in orange, pink and blue saris and a child in a green knitted cap sit with palms pressed together. Standing people fill the background under string lights and a lamp post, with no visible a person candidate.February 02 20092009-02-02Night photograph of a large crowd seated and standing outdoors, mostly women and children, with many people in white, saffron-orange and pastel saris and salwars, several with hands pressed in anjali. In the lower right a brass oil lamp with a flame sits on a striped mat in front of seated women in white with orange shawls. Electric street lights and bokeh light spots fill the dark background. +1 copiesNight outdoor gathering under street lights, with a large crowd of women, children and men seated on the ground. In the foreground at left, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha-style mala sits beside a row of gold-coloured ceremonial vessels or lamps. Two men in plain white shirts stand at right, the nearer one with hands pressed together in a namaste gesture and a dark mala around his neck. A man in a white shirt bends forward at lower centre, wearing a white sack-like bag printed with Tamil text. Several women wear saris in yellow, green, orange and pink. The scene appears to be a public gathering or procession stop.February 10 20092009-02-10A night-time outdoor gathering of a large crowd seated and standing in rows on the ground under string lights and a pale tarp canopy. Most people wear everyday clothes: a man in a red checked shirt, boys in striped and white shirts, women in blue, pink and yellow saris and salwar kameez, and a child in a green dress. In the lower right, a woman in a white sari with an orange border sits beside a person in white, and a small child wears a green crocheted cap. Timestamp overlay reads 11 18 2008 23:32.Night outdoor photograph of a large crowd seated on the ground, mostly women and children in saris and salwar kameez in bright colours, with several men in white. In the foreground at left a young woman in a white sari with a red border sits behind a row of ornate gold and brass aarti or ritual lamp stands. Two standing men on the right wear white shirts and white dhotis, one with palms pressed together in namaskar and a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest. A man crouched at lower centre in white and orange clothing lifts a white cloth sack. Street lamps and a utility pole glow in the dark background. Timestamp in the lower right reads 11.18.2008 23:28.2008-11-18A crowded nighttime photograph of devotees gathered in a temple-street setting, many standing and some seated on the floor. Seated women in white saris with yellow borders tend brass oil lamps (deepas) with lit wicks on a patterned mat in the foreground. Standing men wear white dhotis and shirts, one in a light blue shirt, another in an orange shirt, and a figure in a red and orange head wrap near the centre. Shop fronts and lights glow in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.Night photograph of a large outdoor evening gathering, with a dense crowd of devotees seated on the ground facing a lit ritual area. Several men in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls stand and kneel near small oil lamps and brass lamp stands. A framed portrait garlanded with flowers sits on a decorated altar at right, beside a bright lit display and a printed sign. Many devotees wear white and bright saris, and some men stand at the back. Shops with lights line the street behind the crowd, and a few red balloons appear among the seated people.2009-02-13February 02 20092009-02-02February 13 20092009-02-13Night aarathi scene in a temple hall with a crowd of devotees standing and seated on the floor. In the foreground, several people in white clothes sit on the floor; a young man in white with an orange shawl and long rudraksha mala sits at right, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits in the lower right. A woman in a yellow shawl and white dress sits center-left with a mala, while others in white sit behind. Beside them stand a tall brass oil lamp stand with multiple tiers of lit lamps and brass ritual vessels on the floor. Standing devotees in white shirts and a woman in a pink sari and a woman in white fill the background, with a red wall and gold-toned pillars behind. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 23:30.2008-11-18