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November 21 2010

Night scene of a red stone ghat or temple steps lined with seated devotees, mostly women in red, pink and maroon saris and men in white dhotis, watching an event below. A standing boy in a cream and gold kurta looks toward the stairs. Strings of small red and white lights run along the railing and across the dark sky, and a few small lamps glow at the lower left edge. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.

Night photo of a large seated audience on tiered concrete steps in an outdoor stadium-style venue, with a string of multicolored fairy lights overhead and white railings. Most attendees wear white clothing, and several women wear saffron, purple, yellow and brown garments. Some people have their hands joined in namaste, and a woman in front wears a blue head covering and brown top. No stage or speaker is clearly visible in the frame. Several rows of empty red seating lie to the right.

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Night photograph of a large crowd seated on tiered stone steps at an outdoor evening event, with strings of coloured lights and a lit tree in the background. Many devotees wear saffron, orange, purple, yellow and white clothing, and several women wear sarees and head scarves. In the foreground a man in a red shawl with rudraksha malas and a gold chain sits beside a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a woman in white nearby. Rows of dark stone pillars or lamps line the steps. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no appearance-based claim is made.

Night photograph of a large crowd seated on red stone steps during the Karthikai Deepam lamp festival, with rows of small oil lamps glowing in the dark background. Many devotees wear white clothes with gold-bordered cream saris and dhotis, while some women wear orange and red garments. Several people sit with hands folded in prayer or meditation, and others gaze upward toward the lights.

December 30 2010

Night scene of devotees seated on red-brick steps lit by strings of small lights and a metal railing. Many people sit in rows wearing saffron and orange robes, white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a yellow sari and another in red. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand on the steps, while brass vessels and flower offerings lie at the right. Loudspeakers and a gold cloth rest at the lower left.

Night photograph of a large outdoor ritual gathering at a stone-stepped sacred pond or ghat lit by bright floodlights and strings of coloured lights. In the foreground a single figure in a patterned shawl and dark wrap, with a garland, walks up the wide stone steps. Tiered rows of seated devotees, many in white and pastel clothing, fill the stands behind, some with hands folded in prayer, and small oil lamps stand on the steps. The scene is consistent with a Rudrabhishekam ceremony at a pond setting.