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A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis surrounds a dark car outside a blue-and-orange temple entrance with a small signboard. A woman in an orange-red sari and a white flower garland in her hair leans toward the car roof, and a bare-armed woman in a yellow sari with jasmine in her hair stands in the foreground. Palm trees, a string of small pennant flags and several temple spires stand behind the crowd on a sunny day.

July 29 2008

A dense crowd presses around a grey car at a street event. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair wears a red blouse and a white jasmine garland with red flowers, her hands pressed together in namaste toward a man in a pink shirt and gold wristwatch. Around them men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, reach toward the car and smile. A man in dark-rimmed glasses and a white shirt stands at the centre, and a woman in a pale green sari stands at the upper right. Orange and red flags and wooden poles rise above the crowd.

August 03 2008

June 23 2014

2014-06-23 +2 copies

A photograph of a courtyard ritual with a group of devotees standing in a line near a white-walled building. In the centre, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a steel bowl of offerings and a plate of food, while a younger man in a white shirt with an orange saffron shawl carries a bowl beside him. On the right, a man in white with orange shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a small silver vessel and cups. Several women in saris, including one in a red-and-gold sari and one in white, and men in shirts stand watching with hands folded. A small kalasha-style offering with coconut and flowers sits at left. A parked car and van are visible behind the group.

A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors in front of a pink building beside a parked silver car. In the centre-right, a man in an orange saffron robe with a large garland of white flowers and red roses, a sandalwood forehead mark, smiles while devotees press close. Beside him stands a bearded man in orange robes with glasses, and a shaved-headed man in white clothing with rudraksha mala. A woman in a white sari with coloured border reaches toward the garland, and a man in white holds a camera on a tripod-style rig at left. Many men in white shirts and dhotis with rudraksha malas surround them. a person: the orange-robed garlanded man at centre-right shows the saffron clothing and garland cues, but his face is not used for identification.

June 26 2014

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June 24 2014

2014-06-24 +1 copies

A crowd gathers closely around an open silver car door at a temple entrance with a blue-and-pink gopuram-style facade and a red banner. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair steps toward the car, hand extended toward the door, while people around them press forward. Several women in white or cream saris wear jasmine garlands in their hair, and a man in a white shirt with folded hands greets the person. An orange flag is raised at left, and uniformed police stand in the background among the onlookers.