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February 24 2024

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Night-time registration desk outdoors under strings of small lights and a tree. Women in orange and white saris with gold necklaces sit behind a long magenta-draped table, handling papers, cards and a clipboard. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand in line at the table, one with a gold pen clipped at his pocket, while a man in a purple shirt and a man in grey stand nearby. Papers, booklets and a pen are spread on the table.

2017-03-11 +1 copies

Night outdoor gathering with a crowd of devotees in white shirts, dhotis and saris, many standing behind metal barriers under string lights. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a red coral necklace and gold bangles hands a white cloth to a man bending forward over a red-and-white box of offerings. An older man in a white shirt and a woman in orange stand at left, and loudspeakers stand at right.

March 11 2017

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April 09 2011

Night photograph of an outdoor devotional event lit by bright stage floodlights, with string lights and leafy garlands overhead. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a white flower garland stands behind a wooden podium holding a large tray of red fruit and offerings. Beside him, a younger man in orange clothing attends the podium. At the left, a bald man in orange robes with a tilak sits in front of a small brass oil lamp and flowers. In the centre, an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the podium while a dense crowd of devotees, many in white and checked shirts, press forward. A banner at the right shows a portrait of a woman with Tamil text.

Outdoor distribution table at a festival site with a blue-and-white checked tablecloth. A young woman in a white sari with a gold-yellow blouse and a long braid stands behind it, handing printed leaflets to a middle-aged man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers with a wristwatch. Beside him a man in a blue striped shirt and yellow shawl holds a yellow cloth bag. Another woman in white stands at a green gate in the background, with a few more people, plastic chairs, palm and banana foliage, and a small shrine tower visible behind.

Night photograph of an outdoor event stage at a Tamil temple celebration. A figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white flower garland, stands at the back of the stage, beside another person in orange with a rudraksha mala. A bald priest in orange sits at the lower left before a wooden podium with a red cloth, fruit, flowers and a brass oil lamp. Another man in orange stands at the far left edge. Devotees in white shirts, dhotis and checked shirts press forward in a crowd toward the stage. Overhead stage lights, strings of leaves and a banana plant decorate the scene, and a green banner with printed text hangs at upper right.

Night outdoor event with a crowd of devotees. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on a yellow cushioned chair and receives a devotee who bows with palms together and holds a paper. Beside him stands a man in an orange robe wearing a gold necklace, and a seated figure in orange holds a silver tray of fruit and flowers. Other devotees in white and a woman in a green sari stand nearby. A photographer in an orange vest with a camera stands at the right, and white-draped tables, banana plants, lights and strings of decorative lamps fill the background. a person is the man in the orange turban seated on the chair.

February 05 2017

2017-02-05 +2 copies

A rotated night-time photograph of an outdoor gathering on sandy ground lit by floodlights, with banana leaves at the right edge. In the foreground a woman in a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl sits on a white plastic chair at a table covered in white cloth, writing on a paper with a pen. Beside her a man in a light blue striped shirt and dark trousers leans over the table, and behind them a row of seated devotees in white, yellow and orange clothing watch.

April 10 2017