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Outdoor photo on a shaded village-style lane beside a pink-and-turquoise shrine structure with a red-tiled roof. A group of about twenty people stands in two lines facing a welcome. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with lanyards, stand at the front. Women in red, green and blue saris stand along the right side. A man in white at centre holds flowers and a garland while a small pile of flower petals lies on the ground. A banner with partial Tamil lettering hangs above the shrine. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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A photograph of a residential street lined with shade trees and parked white vintage cars. A large group of women in colourful saris stands in the road, holding offering plates and flower bouquets, while men in white dhotis and shirts stand on the sidewalks. A man in a white shirt holds a camera at the centre. Several women in orange, red, pink and green saris carry brass plates and a bouquet of white and red flowers. No one in the scene is identified as a person.2006-10-23Outdoor photograph at a residential gate on a concrete path scattered with yellow flower petals and a rangoli-style design. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti with a flower garland smiles widely at the centre, appearing to be a person candidate with long dark hair and a garland; the appearance cues are not distinct enough to confirm identity. Around him, devotees in white and cream sarees and a pink shirt stand or bow, one woman in a grey-blue saree with hands folded in prayer, and a man in white kurta bends low to touch the ground near the feet. Green trees and a white wall frame the scene.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01October 24 20062006-10-24Outdoor scene at the entrance of a plain whitewashed house with a doorway hung with green mango leaves. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange border holds a woven basket of white flowers and petals, standing on a white kolam rangoli design on the ground. Beside her, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds an orange cloth tray of marigolds and roses. Several onlookers stand around, including a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a blue sari, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with folded arms, and men in casual shirts. A woman in white with a red-orange garland stands at left. The ritual appears to be a padapuja-style welcoming at a devotee's home.2014-06-26January 20 20102010-01-20Outdoor photograph of a village street lined with people in white dhotis and shirts, many barefoot, walking in a procession. A white-haired older woman in a white sari with a gold border carries a brass tray of flowers. Men on the right hold red and white garlands. Banana plants with green bunches, a palm tree and a line of mango leaves frame the entrance of a pink-washed house with a water tank on its roof, where one man stands watching. Ground has a white kolam rangoli design in the lower left. Women in colourful saris stand at left. The scene looks like a house visit with a welcoming procession.2010-01-20June 23 20132013-06-23January 21 20102010-01-21A photograph of a narrow residential lane lined with a long red carpet running down the middle, with a white line painted along it and flower petals scattered at one end. Several people stand in a row along the carpet, including a man in a light checked shirt and cream dhoti beside a woman in a red sari, a girl in a red dress, and women in saris of pink, white and orange. Behind them are older men in white and cream clothes and a brick house with a perforated concrete block wall. A blue plastic chair sits at the roadside beside a banana plant and a white wall.2010-01-19July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23