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November 09 2016

Outdoor ritual gathering of devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas. Several people, mostly men and some women with long dreadlocked hair, raise thin wooden sticks or rods in a rhythmic group dance on colourful woven mats. A bare-chested man at left-centre with long dark dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala smiles, and another dreadlocked man beside him wears a shawl and beads. A shaved-headed person in white stands among them, and a partly visible seated man sits at bottom left.

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January 15 2018

A photo of a group performing a stick dance outdoors under a pavilion, with a tree visible behind. Many dancers hold up long thin sticks with coloured tips, some purple and yellow, in raised arms. Most wear orange or saffron dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, while others wear white dhotis with broad gold borders. Several men wear rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets, and a few have long hair tied up or braided. A young girl in an orange garment with a beaded necklace stands at the right edge. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the dancers, so no appearance-based claim is made.

A large group of devotees in saffron-orange draped garments dance energetically on a striped woven mat inside a pillared hall at night. Many raise their arms and clap, with women and men in orange cloth, several with long dark hair and rudraksha beads visible. Painted cylindrical pillars topped with red, white and blue designs stand in the background beside stone columns and hanging lamps. The mood is celebratory. No single a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this crowd.

A photograph of a large group of devotees dancing energetically in an ashram hall, most wearing saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhotis and shawls, many with rudraksha mala necklaces and some with white sacred thread. A bald man in the centre-right wears an orange dhoti, bare-chested, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, mid-movement with arms bent. Beside him a man with long dreadlocks wears an orange dhoti and gold chain, and on the left a young man in orange sings with his eyes closed and a bindi. Others with shaved heads and bare torsos smile and clap in the crowd, and a figure in red stands at the right edge. a person is not visibly present in this frame.

Night-time photograph of a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange cloth, many with bare shoulders and backs, gathered closely together. Several raise slender pink, purple and blue sticks overhead, some smiling and laughing. Some wear rudraksha beads around their necks, and one figure on the right wears an orange turban. Dark foliage and a corrugated roof form the background.

November 11 2016

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December 22 2017

A group of young men and boys in saffron-orange and white dhoti-style garments, many wearing rudraksha mala necklaces, dance or move together on a stage in a hall with pink walls. Several dancers in orange cloth with gold-edged borders raise their arms, while others in white garments stand in the group. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the foreground and a drum is visible at the right edge. Some performers have painted white markings on their faces, and a few people in the background wear white and orange clothing with malas.

A crowded hall in a temple-style interior with pale walls, framed paintings and maroon curtains. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders dance or sway in a group, one holding a folded hand gesture near his chest. A bald man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands centre, and others in white ritual clothes and beaded malas surround them. Some onlookers stand at the edges, and a child in white sits in front with hands raised in prayer. Printed copyright text is present in the lower right.

Outdoor photograph of a crowd of ashram participants performing a stick-based ritual dance on striped multicoloured mats in a courtyard with trees and a red-walled building behind. Foreground: a central man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holding a stick and facing right. Surrounding men wear orange-red cloths over bare shoulders, some with long hair in knots and beaded necklaces; others wear white dhotis with gold borders. Several raise sticks overhead. Many men are barefoot. Background shows palm and fruit trees and a hillside, with a lit string of lights at right edge. Consistent with a Mattu Pongal celebration.