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July 04 20142014-07-04Outdoor street procession in daylight. A man in white shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, carries a long garland of white flowers with red rose accents. Beside him a woman in a cream-and-gold saree holds a brass pot decorated with flowers and leaves on a tray. A woman in a turquoise embroidered saree carries a steel plate with a red offering. Behind them a red banner shows a smiling figure in saffron headwear; the banner text is partly visible. Many men in white and casual shirts crowd the road.2014-07-01A photograph of a seated older couple wearing white-and-red floral garlands at an outdoor ritual gathering. The man on the left wears a white shirt, thick-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and holds a small tray of flowers and offerings. The woman on the right wears a white sari with a red border, dark-rimmed sunglasses and a red bindi. Behind them, a crowd of women in white, red and orange saris and a few men sit and stand under a rustic shelter with palm trees and a white structure visible beyond.2006-12-26July 04 20142014-07-04A man in a white short-sleeved shirt holds a black microphone while speaking, with a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest and a white vertical forehead mark. Behind him, a woman in an orange patterned shawl with a red bindi and layered beaded necklaces watches attentively. The backdrop is a green and multicoloured hanging with large yellow sunflower motifs. The setting appears to be a satsang or discourse gathering.2012-05-15A crowd of devotees gathers under a decorated canopy with red, green and white cloth bunting and hanging yellow-green leaf strands during a Tamil Nadu Vijaya Yatra event. In the foreground a smiling man in a white shirt holds a metal tray of red flowers, and beside him a man in a white shirt and maroon shawl stands near an older woman in glasses, a red blouse and white garland. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass horn, with other men in white and women in cream and white saris behind him, some holding flower-decorated trays. To the right, a large yellow banner shows a bearded figure in an orange turban and a golden trident held up in the hand, with Tamil script beside it. A shaved-headed or turbaned man is visible only as a printed image, not a physical person in the scene.2014-07-04Outdoor scene at a shrine entrance shaded by a red, orange and green patterned canopy with a hanging banana bunch. A crowd of devotees stands close together. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti gestures with a phone raised. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands centrally wearing a saffron orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, holding a red and yellow flower garland. Women in saris, one in green and one in teal with a gold necklace, stand nearby, and a girl in white and teal holds a small brass pot with leaves. Behind them is a small temple doorway with an illuminated deity murti inside. Candidate identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so the central man is described by role only.2014-07-01A procession scene outdoors beside a temple with a copper-toned kalasha or deity structure garlanded in yellow and white flowers, palm trees behind. In the centre a man in white dhoti and white shirt, with a dark mala around his neck and a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers, holds a silver plate of fruit and flower offerings. Beside him a woman in a peach and orange sari with bangles presses her palms together. To the left a woman in a white embroidered kurta with a red dupatta and a man in white with a mala stand nearby, and to the right women in blue and orange watch. Visible crowd members are standing close together.2006-12-23Outdoor procession on a paved brick ground beneath trees. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a pale green border holds a brass tray of red flower garlands with both hands. Beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Behind them a woman in a red sari holds a yellow and orange canopy pole. Several men and women in white ritual clothes walk in the background, and a large painted deity figure with red and gold adornments stands at the upper left. Five or more people are visible.June 24 20142014-06-24A courtyard reception at a house visit, with a crowd of Indian men and women pressing around a central exchange. On the left, a woman in a red and gold sari with gold necklaces and a large flower garland stands beside a woman in a blue-and-maroon sari; a man in white shirt and dhoti lifts a silver tray heaped with pink flower petals overhead. At centre, a balding man in a white shirt gestures with raised hands toward a figure at the right edge, who wears a pink-and-white marigold garland and dark hair. Behind them, men in white and pastel shirts, a woman in a blue sari with a flower bouquet, and a red tasselled canopy and potted palms frame the white-walled courtyard. A watermarked copyright line appears across the lower right of the photo.2010-01-23December 25 20072007-12-25