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December 17 2010

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Night outdoor gathering of devotees in a temple courtyard, most standing in rows facing one direction with hands folded in namaste. Many women wear orange, yellow, white and cream saris or kurtas, some with orange shawls and forehead markings. A young man in white on the right holds a video camera up to film. Behind them stand grey stone deity statues and a small shrine with a black stone murti garlanded with marigold and yellow flower garlands. A tall white-clad figure with folded arms stands near the back. Pillars and string lights are visible in the background.2010-12-17December 17 20102010-12-17February 12 20132013-02-12February 16 20162016-02-16November 12 20102010-11-12June 02 20152015-06-02A night outdoor gathering where a man in a red-maroon dhoti with gold borders and a white garland stands center, palms pressed together in anjali. He has a tilak on his forehead and a bare upper body with a shawl-like red wrap. Beside him stands a man bare-chested with an orange dhoti holding a brass kalasha pot with green leaves. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron saris and dhotis with red borders, and others in white kurtas and white saris, also stand with palms joined. Behind, a person kneels on a red mat, and a large bronze lamp stand and dark pillars are visible. The ground is covered with mats and white cloth.2014-10-27A large crowd of devotees stands and kneels in dim, night-time open-air setting, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in saris of orange, gold, yellow, pink and blue dominate, several wearing red sashes with name badges and orange-red garlands; a few white-clad participants also appear. A tall ornate brass lamp stand or pillar rises in the background. Some people are close to the camera in the foreground, and several kneel with flower garlands at their feet. The scene suggests a devotional gathering during an evening ritual.2016-10-10Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21Night-time photograph at an outdoor sanctum site where a crowd of devotees in white and orange shawls stand close together. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together, while a camera operator with a Panasonic camcorder films at left. A woman in a white sari kneels with her palms pressed together beside a small gilded kalasha-like vessel draped in an orange cloth on a stone platform. Several other people stand with hands folded, and a tall bamboo pole and a bright tube light stand at right. Another person in white clothes with an orange shawl appears near the back, along with a few others partially visible.2006-12-11Night outdoor scene at an ashram with a crowd of devotees standing in rows on a striped mat, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many wear saffron and orange garments with gold borders, while others wear white dhotis or saris with gold trim. Several have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas. A young boy in front wears an orange robe and stands barefoot with hands folded. A brass kalasha-like pillar and hanging banners stand in the background, and a small brass puja plate with a lamp sits at the left edge.2015-06-02December 17 20102010-12-17