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January 01 2009

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A large outdoor crowd gathers on an open ground lined with tall palm trees and bamboo barriers, with a white structure and a few tents in the background under a hazy sky. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, while women in saris and salwar kameez stand among them. In the right foreground, a bald man with a bare upper body stands beside a man in a saffron turban, and a child in an orange outfit is carried on a man's shoulders. A few men wear pink and red turbans. People stand behind wooden railings.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27August 24 20142014-08-24A dense outdoor crowd gathers on a village street in Tamil Nadu, mostly men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and saris, with a few in yellow, green and orange. A striped purple, orange and green canopy shelters a decorated altar-like stall with a deity image and flowers on the right, and a white temple tower rises at the top. Many hands are folded in namaskar, and a man at center wears a white shirt with a beaded necklace. Power lines, a palm tree and shops frame the background. No individual can be reliably identified as a person from appearance.2009-08-03A large outdoor crowd of men, women and children stands on bare, rubble-strewn ground under tall palm trees and orange flags on poles. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one man in an orange-red shirt with a red cloth over his shoulder, and a young man in a bright green shirt stands near the centre. A woman in a yellow-green saree and another in a purple saree are visible, and a wooden viewing platform and stage structure stand at left. A utility pole with lights and cables rises through the scene.2010-02-18August 24 20142014-08-24January 08 20102010-01-08April 06 20122012-04-06August 03 20092009-08-03July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A dense crowd of devotees fills an open-sided covered area under white tarpaulin with yellow valances, pressing toward a doorway in a red-painted wall at right. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many with glasses; women wear white and cream saris. A single man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth over bare upper body with a beaded necklace, and an elderly man in saffron-orange stands near the doorway. Trees and a hillside appear beyond the shelter, with loudspeakers visible at left.2014-08-24