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October 09 2006

Outdoor procession in a sunlit courtyard beside a white wall, a brick-roofed shed with red cloth at right and a green shrub behind. A crowd of men and boys in white shirts and dhotis presses together, many with palms pressed in anjali. In the centre, an older bare-chested man with grey hair, a red tilak and rudraksha beads stands with hands folded. At front, a woman in a red and gold sari with a red bindi and gold necklace stands beside a man in a white shirt and orange shawl who grips a long wooden pole. Several people wear reading glasses, and one man has a blue rosette badge.

Outdoors on a tree-lined street, a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing toward something out of frame. In the foreground a woman in a pale yellow saree with gold bangles and round glasses closes her eyes in prayer; beside her a woman in a red blouse and cream saree with a red bindi also prays. Behind them women in gold and brown sarees, a woman in a purple saree, and men in white shirts and a yellow t-shirt stand close together. A white compound wall, a large green tree and a parked white van form the background.

A crowd at an outdoor procession, with a foreground man in a white shirt and black beaded mala pressing his palms together in anjali, a sindoor-style mark on his forehead and a yellow-and-orange rosette pinned to his chest. Beside him an older woman in glasses wears an orange blouse and a green-and-orange sari with gold bangles, also in anjali. Behind them a young man in a blue dotted shirt holds his hands at his chest, and several men in white shirts and dhotis stand close, some with vibhuti or tilak marks. A white umbrella appears at the upper right.

Photograph of a crowd standing in a covered courtyard hall with brick walls, wooden pillars and ceiling fans, during the Kodikkan Ratha Yatra in Coimbatore. In the foreground a bare-chested, grey-haired man in an orange dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and stands beside a man in a white shirt. A man in a plaid-striped shirt stands with arms folded. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red shawl and an older man in glasses stand among others in white. A date stamp reads 09.10.2006.

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October 24 2006

A seated congregation of men with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a satsang in a yellow-walled hall. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, while others wear checked or striped shirts; some have vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Silver metal railings with chain run along the foreground, and an orange and red patterned hanging appears at upper right. No individual is identifiable as a person in this image, and no one is clearly shown on a throne. Roughly thirty to forty people are visible, many with eyes closed in prayer.

Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees at a procession in a village street lined with palm and banana trees. In the foreground several women stand with backs to the camera, hands joined in anjali namaskar; one wears a red-and-white saree with jasmine garland in her braid, another a red-and-blue checked saree with a long plait, another a grey blouse with a bun, another a blue patterned saree. Behind them a man in a white shirt and an orange shawl stands near orange saffron flags on poles and an ornate gold-patterned wall. Several children and men are visible at the edges.

A photograph inside a hall with white walls and framed portraits along the upper wall. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some with eyes closed. A young man in front right wears an orange saffron robe, orange cloth, a rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark and a wristwatch, kneeling with folded hands. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a gold-bordered sari with a mangalsutra, a bearded man in white, and a young boy in white clothes also pray. A blue-green object is partly visible at the left edge. The people wear white, sari colours and tilak marks, and the setting appears to be a devotional ritual.