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Night-time photo of a ceremony at a water tank edged with steps, lit by lamps and strung with yellow marigold garlands along a white railing. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a green and gold border holds a brass tray of offerings with fruit and flowers, while beside him another man holds a bundle of flowers wrapped in a colourful cloth. Behind them, several men in saffron robes and white dhotis stand in the water-side crowd, and a woman in red sits on the steps at left. A man in white at right holds a staff. Several onlookers in saffron and white surround the group.2016-12-23January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08September 08 20152015-09-08May 30 20182018-05-30Night photograph of a street procession outside a temple wall. A central man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a thick green leaf garland with white flower strands, a brown-maroon wrap, and white-and-red forehead markings, while holding a small white cloth or ritual item over a flower-filled brass bowl. Around him, young men in saffron-orange wraps wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and gold chains, and bystanders in the foreground are partly visible. Plain buildings and a tree stand in the background.2017-02-07Photo 11699406February 02 20102010-02-02December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple welcome at Tiruvannamalai. A man with a bare chest, rudraksha malas and a red-and-orange cloth reaches forward with palms pressed together over a brass plate holding a yellow flower garland and leaves. Beside him, a man in a saffron robe with a gold chain and a long green-and-red flower garland smiles and extends his hand. Around them, men in white shirts and saffron-clad devotees crowd close, and a bald elderly man in the foreground is partly visible. The scene is a devotional greeting with garlands and offerings.2010-01-08February 07 20172017-02-07April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copies