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Outdoor ritual scene at a red-brick ashram complex on a dirt ground. In the foreground, a figure in saffron robes stands at left beside a rolled-up striped mat with brass lamps, a bell, a small silver tray and green leaves. Centre, a woman in saffron sari with gold border leads a brown cow with red-marked horns; another cow stands behind her. A man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers and a man in white dhoti with shoulder cloth stand nearby. Several people in saffron and maroon robes move around a rangoli design and a golden canopy with red and gold fringe overhead. A photographer in white shirt films the procession. A green signboard with a white logo is visible, along with a wooden pole painted red and white on the ground.2016-10-06December 12 20162016-12-12Outdoor temple courtyard with a brick-paved floor and a colourful rangoli floor design in the foreground, featuring orange, green and purple patterns. Many people in saffron and orange robes stand and move around a black stone Nandi bull on a red pedestal. Monks in orange and women in white and red saris gather in groups. To the right, a deity murti in a golden arched shrine is decorated with a floral garland, and two people in orange sit before a small brass puja setup with lamps and plates. A few devotees in white sit on mats in the lower right. Palm trees, a red compound wall and a canopy with bunting frame the scene.2016-01-15Outdoor temple courtyard under a canopy strung with triangular pennants and decorative hanging tassels. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl walks barefoot across a sandy floor marked with white kolam-style patterns and a circular stone base, with a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and flower garland approaching. Another saffron-clad attendant with a flower garland holds a tray, and a cameraman in orange cloth films. A black Nandi-style bull statue sits on an orange pedestal beside a tall copper kalasha, and onlookers in white clothing stand in the background among palm trees and parked SUVs. Sunlight falls across the ground.2010-11-06Night photograph of a Mattu Pongal ritual at an outdoor ashram courtyard. Garlanded cows with flower and marigold garlands and kumkum marks are being worshipped by a man in white kneeling at left. Behind them, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand on a striped mat holding brass plates of bananas and offerings. A central figure in a brown-maroon robe wears a long white flower garland, rudraksha malas and vibhuti on his forehead, with hands folded. A figure in saffron with a bare back stands at right, raising hands. A striped canopy and an oil lamp flame glow in the background, and a colourful kolam decorates the floor.2018-01-15A covered open-sided goshala shed with red-painted walls and banana plants at the back. In the foreground a black-and-white spotted cow, its back draped with a white jasmine garland, walks along a concrete channel. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti with a gold border stands at right with his back to the camera, holding a small bell. Behind them a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and a girl in a purple dress stands watching, with a man in a red-and-gold turban and rudraksha mala at centre. Strings of pink flowers hang from the roof beams.2015-04-28January 15 20162016-01-15December 30 20092009-12-30Outdoor temple courtyard during a Pongal-style celebration. Women in saffron-orange saris with gold borders stand and walk around a large colourful rangoli kolam of concentric petals in orange, yellow, green and purple on the paved floor. Smoke rises from a fire pit at left where attendants tend flames. At centre, a deity murti with a kalasha-like ornament sits on a red stepped pedestal. At right, a decorated murti dressed in a red cloth and garlanded with marigolds sits under an ornate golden canopy with a multicoloured fringe. A woman in a white sari with red border stands at right, and a woman in orange wears a rudraksha-style mala, with other devotees in the background.2016-01-15October 06 20162016-10-06January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20182018-01-15