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Outdoor photo at a building entrance with a tall banana plant and a small white shrine structure on the left. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red forehead mark stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long white and red flower garland. Beside him a woman in a cream sari holds a silver tray with flowers and a small silver vessel. Around them stand an elderly woman in a green and orange sari, older men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a blue shirt and a man in a striped shirt holding a small child, with several other people in the background.

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A street procession in Tamil Nadu moves along a dirt road past white-painted buildings. A bare-chested man with a white forehead band and a large floral garland walks barefoot in a white dhoti, flanked by women holding offering trays: one carries coconuts and flowers in a green-bordered white sari, another a brass plate of red roses and white blossoms in a gold sari, another marigolds and petals in a white sari. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the right with palms pressed together in devotion, and an elder in white walks behind with a camera. A woman in orange sari and others in white and green saris follow. This appears to be a devotional ratha-style procession with offerings, though the deities are not visible in frame.2006-10-09A 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.2006-10-23July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesOctober 25 20062006-10-25Outdoor procession on a paved brick ground beneath trees. In the foreground a woman in a cream sari with a pale green border holds a brass tray of red flower garlands with both hands. Beside her a man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. Behind them a woman in a red sari holds a yellow and orange canopy pole. Several men and women in white ritual clothes walk in the background, and a large painted deity figure with red and gold adornments stands at the upper left. Five or more people are visible.A photograph of a street-side welcome outside a building with banana plants and a yellow-and-black marked doorway. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers stands at left, arms extended as a woman in a dark green saree with orange border offers a brass tray of white flowers and green leaves. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind her with folded hands, a second man in a white shirt presses his palms together, and a woman in a yellow and orange saree with braided hair stands at right with palms joined. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background, and marigold petals lie on the ground at right. The saffron-robed figure appears to be a person candidate with long hair, saffron clothing and a flower garland, receiving the welcome as a guest.2010-02-18January 12 20072007-01-12Street procession scene in daylight on a dusty roadside at Rajapalayam. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a large tray heaped with pink flower petals. Beside him a woman in a white saree with a gold border holds a brass pot decorated with a green leaf and flowers, and a woman in a green-and-gold patterned saree carries a brass kalasha-style pot with flowers on a tray. A young man in a white shirt holds a tray of offerings. Other men in light shirts and white dhotis stand behind, along with women in saris at the roadside, with shop fronts and a parked auto-rickshaw in the background.2009-01-21Outdoor photo of a devotee procession at a house entrance. A woman in an orange sari with a red border and gold jewellery holds a silver tray of red roses and white flower garland, with a silver kalasha-like vessel wrapped in white jasmine garland. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of white flowers and red petals, with a woman in white and a man in a brown shirt and mala. On the left and right, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand. Rose petals scatter across the floor, and a white-draped table and orange-painted pillars frame the scene.2014-06-26Outdoor street procession of devotees in front of a shrine with a decorated doorway and deity murtis visible inside. A man in the centre wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a red-and-white flower garland, his hands raised in namaskar overhead. To the left, a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala and a red-and-white flower bundle stands beside a woman in a white sari holding a woven basket of offerings. To the right, women in white saris carry metal trays of flowers, fruit and lamps. Men in white and yellow shirts stand behind. A cameraman is visible at the right edge. This appears to be a pada puja event at a devotee's house.2014-06-26A photograph of a street procession of devotees carrying offerings during a pada puja at a house. A bare-headed man in a saffron-and-maroon dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together. Women in white and cream saris carry covered woven baskets decorated with flowers and fruit, and a young girl in an orange sari holds a steel tray of petals. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds up a long garland of red and white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand behind, and a pink building with a red shutter forms the backdrop.2014-06-26Outdoor photo at dusk of a crowd gathered before a temple-style building with red pillars. In the centre, a long-haired man in a yellow sleeveless garment wears a white and red flower garland with gold beads and a gold armlet, hands pressed together and gazing upward. Swamiji (probable): long hair and a gold ornamented garment with a garland are the visible cues, and his role is the central figure at the gathering. To his left, an older man in white clothes with a mala presses his palms together. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and vertical tilak holds an orange cloth. Behind them, many devotees, several women in orange and white saris, stand watching.2010-12-20