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January 08 2010

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Night street scene at an outdoor event with string lights. On the left, a large illuminated lit-up structure in the shape of a Shiva lingam-style shrine outline with glowing lights. Center, a golden-yellow decorated stall with a deity murti in a lit shrine and a banner above it. Right, a striped orange-and-white canopy over an entrance arch with a flag and a framed portrait of a woman. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand among a crowd of people, including men in white dhotis and shirts, women in sarees, and a woman in an orange-bordered white saree. Banana plants line the path and a man on the right raises his hand to his forehead in greeting.2010-01-08Night photograph of a festival street scene at Tiruvannamalai. A large illuminated lattice structure in the shape of a shivalinga base with a glowing yoni-style top is lit with red and white bulbs. Beside it, a gold-painted shrine canopy houses two deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, with a small framed photograph placed in front. Devotees in white dhotis and saris and onlookers in mixed clothing, including a red head covering, gather along the roadside. A banner behind reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam Tiruvannamalai. Bicycles and motorbikes are parked at left.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Night photograph of a crowd gathered in an outdoor festival area strung with yellow fairy lights. A large green neon outline of a Shiva lingam with a coiled snake hangs above the scene, beside tall lamp posts and bright white lights. In the foreground a woman in a red dress stands among men in shirts and dark clothing, some with their backs to the camera. Behind them a Tamil signboard reads Om Namah Shivaya and other smaller lines, with potted plants and a few seated people further back. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2009-01-11January 22 20102010-01-22Night photograph of a festival pathway lined with two rows of tall green banana plants, their fruit visible, under strings of small bulbs and a striped cloth canopy in red, orange, white and purple. Crowds of devotees walk along the lane; many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while a woman in a red and gold sari and a woman in a yellow garment stand nearby. On the right, a banner reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a framed portrait; on the left, a blue signboard reads Dhyanapeetam Tiruvannamalai. Stalls and lights line the route.2010-01-08Night street procession in a town centre lit by strings of warm bulbs strung between buildings. A palanquin-style ratha carrying a deity murti under a striped canopy is carried through the crowd. Two uniformed police officers in khaki shirts and dark belts walk beside it, facing the procession. Around them devotees in white shirts, dhotis and a man in a blue shirt and white lungi mingle among parked motorcycles and roadside shops.2012-04-05Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered around a gilded, canopied palanquin-style shrine on a street lit by floodlights. Two adorned deity murtis stand inside the golden structure, draped in red cloth and garlanded with flowers, with a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure fixed to its side. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in colourful saris and flower-adorned hair press close, many with hands raised or looking toward the shrine. A large lit pillar and a white van appear in the background.2010-01-24January 20 20092009-01-20Night-time temple ritual in front of a golden shrine (a gilded deity murti pair, wearing garlands, seated on a red-draped platform under a lamp). A man in an orange dhoti and orange shirt stands at the platform holding a lit oil lamp in both hands, facing the deities. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a white shawl stands with palms joined, and a line of people in white clothes, several with folded hands, face the shrine. Red and orange flags and marigold garlands decorate the shrine. A black sign with white Tamil script sits at the base of the platform.2009-01-20February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies