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Night outdoor gathering of devotees in white dhotis and shawls with red-maroon borders, many with white urdhva pundra forehead markings. Several men stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing upward, and one man at left with a gold necklace and garland looks up with his head tilted back. A man in the centre-right holds a brass cymbal or kanjira-like percussion disc. A woman in white and a woman in a yellow top stand among them. The dark background suggests an evening satsang or kirtan. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people.

November 17 2013

A seated group of devotees in white ritual clothing with red-bordered dhotis and white shawls during an evening devotional gathering. Many have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and wear rudraksha and beaded malas. Several with hands pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. A man in the centre wears a yellow shawl and dark-rimmed glasses, eyes closed, seated with a beaded mala. A young boy in the foreground has hands folded, and a younger child with a red bindi sits at lower left. A metal grille and a man in white with an orange lanyard badge appear at upper right. Dim lighting suggests an evening arati or satsang setting.

2010-10-04 +1 copies

Night procession on a dark road at Tiruvannamalai during girivalam around the sacred Arunachala hill. A group of devotees walks in a tight line, most in white dhotis and kurtas with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in the center wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes with his arms folded across his chest, and a woman in a pale yellow saree walks beside him. Behind them, figures in deeper orange robes and white outfits follow under dark trees. Some walkers are visibly older than the young men at the front.

December 29 2010

Indoor puja gathering in a wood-panelled hall with a white projection screen on the right. Five men stand barefoot on striped mats with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear white dhotis and kurta-style shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders; the man on the far right, eyes closed with a red tilak on his forehead, wears white and gold bangles. Between them, a young woman in a yellow t-shirt and black trousers, also with a red shawl, stands with hands folded. Brass trays with offerings, small oil lamps and flowers lie on the floor in front, and black bags sit beside the mats. Additional devotees in white and red appear behind.

Night-time outdoor gathering in a dimly lit courtyard. In the foreground, several young men in white and orange clothing stand with palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in devotion; one has a white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, many people in white and saffron-orange robes stand in rows. On the right, a tall figure in a long orange-red robe stands on a raised platform covered with a zebra-striped cloth, facing the group, with a crowd gathered around him. A boy in white wears a rudraksha mala. The scene suggests a darshan or satsang with devotees standing in reverent posture.

January 16 2008

Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.

Night-time photograph outside a stone temple structure with carved granite pillars and a red cloth hanging. A bald man in a deep orange-red robe stands at a granite ledge with his palms pressed together in namaskar, facing brass ritual items including a bell, a plate and a small cup. Beside him, a smiling man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair stands with hands joined, and another orange-robed man with a red vertical mark on his forehead also presses palms together. A man in white clothes stands behind them. On the far left, a figure in orange clothing claps. A colourful umbrella with tassels stands at the left edge, and a dark board listing donor names is mounted on a wall behind them.

Night photograph of an outdoor courtyard at a temple-like building with corrugated metal roofing. Three standing men in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls hold up a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with many burning oil flames, while a golden-yellow sprinkler-like vessel hangs from one hand. Several seated devotees in white with orange shawls sit along the wall, and a figure in an orange robe with beads stands in the lit doorway behind them. Dark night sky above. Bare concrete floor in the foreground.