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February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16A large crowd of devotees in white clothes with saffron-orange shawls fills a dim, night-lit outdoor area beneath trees. Many people wear rudraksha or bead necklaces, and one man in the foreground holds up a framed photograph of a bearded figure with a tilak and wears a saffron shawl. Women in white saris and orange wraps stand among the crowd, some with hands folded at the chest. Overhead string lights and dark foliage frame the gathering. No clear a person candidate is visible, only a small portrait held by a devotee.2008-08-02A large seated gathering of men in white dhotis, many bare-chested with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their arms and chests, sits on a paved outdoor floor at night. In the foreground, a middle-aged man with close-cropped hair and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant sits with hands folded, and beside him an older man with grey hair and a white shawl sits cross-legged. Further right, an elderly man with white hair and a shawl sits with hands clasped. Behind them rows of participants, several in white and orange garments, fill the frame under string lights. No clear appearance-based candidate for a person is visible, so the figures are described by role only.2017-08-07Night photograph of a seated group of devotees on a covered veranda with white pillars, sitting on striped mats. Many wear white shirts or white dhotis, rudraksha malas and vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some have hands pressed together in prayer, others sit attentively looking forward. A yellow truck with a red light bar is parked beyond a metal gate. A young boy in a yellow shirt sits at left and a woman in a magenta sari sits at right. Some shirts show a printed portrait.2007-07-25August 03 20082008-08-03Photograph of a dim hall at a person Spurana event where many men in white kurta-style clothes sit and stand among rows of chairs. In the foreground, a bearded man in a white shirt holds a paper plate with food, and another man beside him holds a plate, wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Other attendees in white and light shirts are visible, and a saffron-orange banner hangs along the back wall. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2006-12-17Night photograph of a crowd walking a girivalam path near a temple, the figures dressed in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl stands with his back partly turned, and a woman in an orange sari with a dark shawl walks beside a man in orange robes holding a walking staff. Other devotees in white and orange follow along the dirt road. The scene conveys a devotional circumambulation at night.2008-01-02October 07 20082008-10-07Night photo of devotees in white clothes standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at an outdoor event lit by strings of coloured lights. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis with white and red forehead markings, and lanyards with event badges; a man in front wears a rudraksha mala. Women in white saris with red bindi stand to the right with hands folded. Blurred figures and a decorated pillar appear in the background.2015-11-18January 02 20082008-01-02December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copies