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A night-time outdoor event under a corrugated metal canopy decorated with hanging leaf garlands, colourful tasselled cloth tassels and orange triangular bunting. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or white saris stand and sit on a mat-covered floor, with girls in red and maroon sari-style dress and boys in red and gold, some holding yellow and orange cloth. A large ornate golden stand or pillar with a red and gold support is visible at the right. An empty cream-coloured throne-like seat with a gold-edged cushion sits at the left edge. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering in a festival or puja setting; no specific a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesNight outdoor ritual under a pavilion hung with green leaf garlands, orange and red banners and large orange Om-shaped decorations. On the left a figure in white clothing and a white head covering sits on a red and gold throne, with an attendant in yellow beside it. Seated in rows on the floor, a large congregation of devotees wears white, orange and red clothes. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in white sits behind a ritual table covered with a white cloth, holding brass vessels, coconuts, banana leaves, puffed rice, flower petals and a raised tray, consistent with a homa setup. Rows of women in orange and red saris and children sit in front of the table.2010-10-16 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesEvening ritual in an open-sided pavilion decorated with green garland swags, hanging orange and white tassels, and rows of string lights. Priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged at a central altar draped in red-and-white striped cloth, with brass vessels and offerings in front of a decorated deity murti backdrop. At the right, a figure in orange robes stands beside a red-cushioned throne-like seat occupied by a person in blue and gold attire. Seated devotees in white and yellow sarees and dhotis fill the floor in front, facing the altar.2010-10-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20172017-12-15Night photograph of an open-sided tent pavilion with a white roof, strung with orange triangular bunting and tall decorated pillars wrapped in blue, white and red patterns. On a raised platform with red-and-white striped edging, a deity murti sits under an ornate golden canopy, flanked by seated people in saffron and orange robes. Standing and seated devotees in white dhotis and white saris crowd the platform and the ground in front, while a man in a white shirt and a woman in a purple sari stand at the right foreground. A small boy in a yellow shirt stands at left beside a bucket. Lamps light the scene.2006-12-30Evening photo of a covered open-sided hall during a vilakku pooja. Devotees in white clothes sit on the floor in rows, some holding brass oil lamps, while a man in white stands at the front near the lamps. Tall cylindrical decorations painted with red, yellow and white floral patterns and a dove emblem stand in the hall, and orange pennants hang from the roof. A raised shrine area with a deity murti is visible at the back, with an orange-robed figure seated near it. Many people in white and orange sit in the foreground facing the front.2006-12-31December 30 20062006-12-30October 05 20112011-10-05A long row of women and girls sits cross-legged on mats under a corrugated tin pavilion for a vilakku pooja, each with a brass oil lamp set on a plate before them. Many wear white saris with orange or saffron borders and beaded necklaces, while a few in red and pink saris stand or sit at the edge. Rangoli designs in coloured powder decorate the concrete floor, and tall striped kalasha-like pillars with painted motifs and orange pennant bunting line the hall. Crowds of white-clad devotees stand in the background, and the scene is lit by the lamps.2006-12-31