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August 01 2008

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March 03 20072007-03-03March 03 20072007-03-03A photograph of an outdoor shrine mound on open, dry ground beneath green trees. A conical earthen mound is draped with a cloth in orange, pink, yellow and white, with thin rods or sticks planted around it. A small clay pot sits in front, with scattered offerings of red and orange cloth at lower left and faint smoke rising at right. No people are visible.2009-08-03Outdoor village scene under bare-branched trees with dry earth ground. Two whitewashed stone shrines stand in the foreground, each with red-painted base bands and a yellow circular marking on the front of the spire; a small yellow-orange flower garland sits at the top of the left shrine. A woman in a green sari walks between the shrines. Behind them, a thatched-roof hut, a banana plant, and clothes drying on a line. Several women in colourful saris are visible at the far left. Sunlit, rural and everyday in feel.2007-03-03Outdoor photograph of a dry, dusty village clearing with bare earth and scattered debris. Two thatched huts with palm-leaf roofs stand in the background; laundry hangs on a line at the left hut. Two women in colourful saris walk near the doorway of the central hut. In the foreground, bare trees and dry brush frame the scene. Two small whitewashed shrine-like structures stand at the left and right edges; the right one has a yellow disc on its face, and the left one has red-and-white painted trim. Several people are visible in the scene, none of them clearly identifiable as a person.2007-03-03March 03 20072007-03-03January 12 20072007-01-12A small, brightly painted roadside shrine in yellow, blue and red stands on a concrete platform in an open dirt area with trees behind. The shrine has a yellow-and-red tiered top with a bold orange Om symbol inside a white sunburst on its front. A red-stained stone object sits in front of the doorway, flanked by two yellow pillars. An elderly man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti stands at the left, bending slightly toward the shrine. A small white signboard stands near the left edge, and a Ganesha image is painted on the right panel. Two people appear in the scene.2004-05-09January 12 20072007-01-12August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a small open-sided roadside shrine under a thatched palm-leaf roof with bamboo posts, set among trees and dry scrub. Inside, a deity murti dressed in a green cloth and garland sits on a grey stone platform in front of a grey draped backdrop. A tall brass trident with two golden orbs stands before it. Small orange-painted offerings sit to the right and a conical white-and-red mound is at the left. The ground is bare earth with scattered litter.2007-03-03Outdoor cremation-site ritual on open ground in Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes stands at the right beside a stacked pyre of wooden logs set on a brick platform with pink-tinted ground. Behind the pyre, a row of white-clad men sit on the grass; one kneeling man in white holds a brass tray. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the left and middle, with a white sack and small ritual items at lower left. A striped multicoloured cloth canopy and parked white vehicles stand in the background under a pale sky. Approximately 30 physical people are visible.2005-11-14