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Night-time outdoor gathering at a temple courtyard with a large crowd. In the foreground, an orange-robed figure bends forward at the lower right, with another orange-clad person seated beside them, and a brass vessel is visible at the right edge. Rows of devotees stand on green banana leaves with hands pressed in anjali, wearing white dhotis and saris with red shawls and white forehead markings. A tall decorated kalasha stands in the background, with bright floodlights and strings of lights overhead and palm and banana plants around the courtyard.2016-01-02August 07 20172017-08-07February 22 20162016-02-22Night outdoor gathering at a temple-like courtyard with string lights overhead and a crowd of onlookers behind. In the foreground, several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on green leaves laid on the stone floor. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl holds a folded orange cloth and wears a long rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Others wear white dhotis or kurtas with red shawls, and a woman in a white sari and red shawl stands centre with hands joined. A woman in a yellow sari kneels at lower left. Garlands and a dark deity murti appear at the right edge.2015-07-07March 06 20162016-03-06 +2 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesAn outdoor ritual gathering under a tin-roofed shelter with palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the front facing a raised altar table decorated with marigold and rose garlands, flower petals, a brass pot and a small oil lamp. The priest on the left has a shaved head and white ash markings, with a bare upper body; the priest in the center wears an orange turban and an orange shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Around them about forty devotees, mostly women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, stand with folded hands, many wearing red and white garlands. A red-draped seat and a decorative cloth stand at the left edge.2015-08-09Night-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard lit by a bright lamp and strings of colourful lights. In the foreground, a row of people stand with palms pressed together in namaste on green banana leaves scattered with flowers. A barefoot girl in a white dress with a red shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with white pompom ornaments in her hair, sings with eyes closed. Beside her a man in white dhoti and red-orange shawl holds his hands folded, and a woman in red headwear and red-orange garland stands with hands joined. Other participants in white and saffron stand behind, with seated devotees in orange further back and a framed deity image glowing at left.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20152015-02-24Night outdoor scene at a temple courtyard with a large crowd of devotees dressed in white, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in white with an orange-red shawl and a garland of yellow and orange flowers stands near the centre, holding a small white cloth bundle. A woman in white holds a small child. Yellow flower petals lie on the ground. Behind them stands a tall copper-coloured kalasha or temple spire, a white vehicle, palm trees and stone sculptures. A figure in orange appears at the far right. a person's presence is not clearly established from appearance, so the central man is described by role only.2009-12-21August 29 20142014-08-29