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January 15 2016

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January 15 20162016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15July 23 20172017-07-23Outdoor Pongal puja on a paved courtyard with seated young men and boys in saffron and orange robes with yellow borders, wearing rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. A young man in front, seated cross-legged on a red-and-gold cloth, holds a microphone in one hand and a lit camphor or incense flame in the other, beside silver puja vessels, a silver kalasha with white flowers, a brass lamp, small bowls of flowers and an earthen pot. Behind them other seated participants in white dhotis and orange shawls watch attentively, with trees in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no candidate is marked.2016-01-15A large group of devotees, mostly women and girls in saffron-orange saris and tunics with gold borders, sits cross-legged on a floor in an open hall before a red wall. Many wear rudraksha malas and white or ash forehead markings. Several hold small brass vessels and brass pots, and a girl in the foreground wearing a long rudraksha mala and white tilaka tends brass pots. Some participants wear white and yellow clothing. Brass kalasha-style pots and a few bowls are arranged on the floor in front.2016-08-18Photograph of a seated group of young boys and teenagers at a temple ceremony, most dressed in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas. The front-centre boy wears a white dhoti with gold trim, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and holds his hands together in prayer. A teenager on the right in orange and gold with glasses and a rudraksha mala also has his palms joined. Another boy beside them applies sacred ash to his forehead, and brass bowls sit in the lower left. Behind them, older men in orange and white are seated, and a flower garland is visible at upper right.2016-08-18June 05 20132013-06-05August 16 20162016-08-16A group of young women and girls in orange saffron saris with maroon and gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor during a ritual. Several wear rudraksha mala necklaces and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the foreground, a young woman with a ponytail pours liquid from a small brass vessel, while others hold brass bells, brass lamps and small offering bowls on a low metal tray. A pink bag sits in the lower right. The setting appears to be a temple hall during puja or abhishekam. Only the visible women and girls are counted.2013-06-07Three young boys in orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor in a hall with many other orange-clad participants behind them. The boy in the centre has curly dark hair and a white ash marking on his forehead and arms, and holds his hands together while speaking. The boy on the right has long matted locks and a red and white forehead mark. Brass puja vessels, oil lamps, pink flowers and small offering bowls are arranged on a low white platform in front. A small purple bird logo appears at upper left.2017-07-20A group of young children and teenagers in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor with green and pink mats, many with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A girl with long braided hair in the centre holds a microphone and speaks. Beside her a young boy in an orange wrap sits near a man with long hair and a dark bindi-style mark, wearing a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, while a boy in orange sits to the right. Paper cups stand on the mats in the foreground.2017-05-08A seated puja in a large hall with many devotees in orange and white behind. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in orange robes and rudraksha malas holds a lit oil lamp aloft with his right hand. Beside him an older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits before a brass tray with fruit and flowers. A tray with offerings, small bowls and oil lamps lies on the floor in front of them.2017-01-08