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January 15 2016

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Outdoor Pongal celebration under a shaded pavilion with red pillars. Rows of children and young women in orange and saffron clothes sit cross-legged on a paved floor, many with hands pressed in prayer and rudraksha malas around their necks. In front, a clay pot of boiling rice sits near a small fire with sugarcane stalks tied into a tripod. Behind them, a few adults in white clothes and lanyards stand and observe, and two women in white sit near the group. A colourful rangoli design lies on the floor at the bottom edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-01-15A row of children and teenagers sits cross-legged on a concrete platform outdoors, facing forward with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, several with rudraksha malas and bangles; one younger girl wears a pale blue top, and a boy in a pink-brown shirt sits at the right. Some have sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads. Palm trees and a stone wall stand behind them, a tripod-mounted camera is visible above, and an orange-robed man stands near the top right.2016-08-25A Pongal celebration in an open-air pavilion with a tiled floor. Rows of children and young people in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas, sit with hands pressed together in prayer. In front, a clay pot of rice stands by a small fire on stone blocks, with sugarcane stalks tied to a frame beside it. A large colourful floral kolam decorates the foreground. Standing men in white shirts and white dhotis watch at the back, and two women in white sit at the right edge. A tree and palm fronds shade the scene.2016-01-15A large group of young people in orange robes sits cross-legged on a brick-paved courtyard in front of a red building. Many have shaved heads and white forehead markings, and several wear rudraksha malas. Women in the foreground wear orange saris with pink borders and have hair pinned up. A man in a white shirt sits among them, and a woman in a yellow-bordered sari stands at the top edge. Several people look toward the front, some holding papers. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2014-10-03August 18 20162016-08-18August 18 20162016-08-18Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees seated on a paved courtyard in orange and saffron clothing with rudraksha malas. Many younger participants sit cross-legged in the front rows, some with tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, standing men wear white dhotis and white shirts, one holding a drum, and a woman in a white sari with a red-beaded mala stands at the right. Trees and a red brick wall form the background.2016-01-15August 25 20162016-08-25June 16 20142014-06-16Outdoor puja gathering under green trees with a white-clad figure standing in the background. In the foreground, several young boys and girls sit cross-legged on a pink and purple cloth; most wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, while the central girl wears white with gold trim and joins her palms. Brass kalasha pots, a small brass lamp, plates of offerings and a small figurine stand on the cloth before them. Behind, adults in white and saffron sit in rows, one man in glasses wears a light blue shirt and another in a red shawl. Overlaid corner logo and copyright caption present.2016-08-18January 11 20162016-01-11A large outdoor gathering of seated devotees on a cream cloth floor in a courtyard beside a red-painted building. Many women in saffron-orange robes with pink borders sit cross-legged, and some younger girls wear red garments with gold trim and rudraksha malas; several hold open papers or booklets. Some shaved-headed monks in orange sit among them, and a cushioned orange chair and a striped mat sit at the right beside a framed picture, with a truck and cart in the background. Nobody is shown as a clear candidate for the speaker, and the scene appears to be a satsang listening session.2014-10-03