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February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16Night outdoor ritual photographed with flash-lit crowd. In the foreground a bearded man in saffron robe with orange shawl stands with palms joined, beside a man in white with a lit flame held near. Several monastics in saffron robes and devotees in white clothes, including women in white sarees, stand around a lit oil lamp or aarti flame; a brass kalasha vessel sits at lower right. A striped canopy umbrella and hanging decorations appear at upper left, and petals or flowers fall through the air. A young woman in yellow shawl at left has her hands joined. Lights illuminate the courtyard and a white building wall behind the crowd.2009-02-16November 21 20102010-11-21February 16 20092009-02-16Night photograph of a temple procession at Adikailaasa, Bengaluru. A decorated palanquin or ratha with gold trim, red draping and an illuminated deity murti is carried past a crowd of devotees in white clothes. Several devotees stand with palms pressed in anjali or hands raised in worship, and brass pots, plates and a kalasha are set out on a small red platform in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at left. A bright floodlight and a lamp pole light the scene. Orange-robed figures stand in the background.2009-02-16December 21 20092009-12-21December 21 20092009-12-21Night-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.2010-11-21December 20 20062006-12-20Night outdoor scene at a temple-like courtyard. On the left, a figure in orange robes stands beside a small fire pit with flames, tending a ritual fire. Beside it, a tall wooden pole with a looping golden arch and two hanging striped cloth bundles in red, blue and cream rises from the ground. A long line of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some wear orange or saffron cloth, and a few men at right have white forehead markings. A woman in a beige jacket at lower right also joins her hands. Palm trees are visible against the dark sky. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the listed cues.2010-11-12A night photograph of a large group of devotees in white dhotis, mundus and sarees with gold borders standing in long rows on a paved open courtyard. Several women in white sarees with yellow-gold borders stand at the front, hands pressed together in namaskar. A man in a white shirt holds a red-and-white printed card. At right, a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl bends low, arranging flower petals or offerings on a brass plate on the ground. A tall golden ceremonial pole or flagstaff rises in the background, and a man wears a red sash and a garland of yellow and orange flowers while holding a small brass vessel. Flower petals are scattered on the pavement.2009-12-21