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A photograph of an outdoor event under a white canopy with a green lawn. In the foreground, a woman in a saffron orange sari with an orange hair flower and a silver nose ring faces away, while another woman in a saffron sari with a tilak stands beside her holding papers. Center right, a woman in a white sari with a red border, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an orange shoulder bag holds a folded pamphlet and a phone. Two young men on the right, one in a red polo and one in a dark blue sweatshirt, hold rolled papers and look toward her. Behind them, women in orange robes and men in casual clothes stand near a gold-decorated temple-style structure with hanging colourful tassels and decorative pillars. A small table with brass items and a flower arrangement is visible at left.2016-07-08August 17 20142014-08-17Outdoor temple courtyard during a Pongal celebration. Many devotees in orange and saffron garments and white dhotis with gold borders move through the open-air space, some carrying small lamps and incense. A colourful kolam rangoli floor design lies in the foreground beside a group of seated devotees in white. At the right, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl attends an altar with brass puja vessels and a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A tall red stone pillar and a palanquin-style canopy stand behind the crowd, and palm trees surround the courtyard.2016-01-15Outdoor Rudra Homa ritual under a large white tent on green lawn. Several priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls stand around a central ritual platform with a fire and offerings. Behind them, an ornate golden shrine displays deity murtis with decorated arches. On the right, a figure in a red-cushioned throne wears a red garland and sits beside a golden throne. Dozens of devotees in white clothes with red sashes and women in orange saris sit on chairs and grass, watching the homa. Palm trees and a saffron banner appear beyond the tent.2016-07-02Outdoor scene on a paved brick courtyard beneath green trees. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha malas stands with palms pressed together at the left-centre, flanked by children and young people in saffron and orange dhotis and kurtas with gold borders. A man on the far left wears a gold necklace and white dhoti, and a woman in a purple and gold sari with gold bangles stands at right with hands folded. Behind them, devotees in white kurtas, cream and red saris, and light blue dress stand together. A decorated umbrella with colourful fringe stands at the left and a red and gold parasol at right, with a striped cloth covering something in the foreground. Participants appear to be singing or chanting with hands folded in devotion.2016-08-27December 13 20112011-12-13October 26 20112011-10-26November 16 20152015-11-16 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard gathering under palm trees with a strand of orange and red triangular bunting overhead. In the centre, a bald elder in a pale peach dhoti and shawl stands with a saffron-robed sannyasi in an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala; a bald man in a plain orange robe with a shoulder bag faces them, and a bearded man in orange with a white dhoti stands at right. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside a woman in a green saree. Several other people in orange and white move through the background near a tree and a wooden plank stack. The people are shown mid-conversation on a sandy yard.2007-08-09A photograph of a tented outdoor event with red-and-white canopy and banana leaves. Several saffron-robed men stand on a red carpet. A bald man in rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and gold wrist bands stands centre, hands folded. A man with long dark hair in a rust-red dhoti and gold-bordered cloth faces him. Beside them a man in orange robes and a rust-red turbaned figure in rudraksha beads stand near a woman in rust-red sari with rudraksha mala and a man in white shirt, with white-clad attendees behind. a person is not confidently identifiable from appearance here, so no identification is made.2015-01-12December 06 20112011-12-06September 26 20162016-09-26