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January 03 2008

Night-time photograph of an outdoor compound edged by palm trees and a grey block wall under a street lamp. A silver-grey SUV is parked on a dirt roadway, its rear door open. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands beside the open door, and several people in white dhoti-style garments and orange shawls walk or wait nearby along the wall. Low concrete bollards with a small flowerbed line the foreground. Five or six people are visible in the scene.

Night photograph of a fire-walking ritual at a temple courtyard. A woman in white clothes stands with her hands joined in namaste at the edge of a long bed of dark glowing embers, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. Crowds of devotees in white clothing and colourful saris line the sides, some holding long wooden poles. A man in a brown shirt faces the fire at right, and a photographer with a camera stands in the foreground. A lit temple tower and white shrine structures appear in the background, with a dark SUV at right.

Night photograph of a devotional gathering around a tall lit lamp or pillar-shaped object on a white stepped platform, with a white-clad figure kneeling before it. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe and another in red stand behind the platform, with a large kalasha-like object or umbrella-style canopy at right. Around them, about a dozen devotees in white garments, some with orange shawls, stand facing the platform under a dark sky with palm silhouettes. A small kolam or chalk design is visible on the ground.

Night procession on a dirt road lit by a bright floodlight. Saffron-robed men carrying tall silver-topped staffs and long spears walk in front, with a bare-chested man at left holding a staff. Behind them, a vehicle with a canopy and a decorated golden palanquin or ratha carries a large deity murti or ornate figure framed by a golden arch. Devotees in white dhotis and dark clothing follow along the road, with a tree and a red brick wall in the background.

Night-time outdoor scene at a village street lined with palm and mango trees and strings of lights. A silver van on the left has a white banner reading NITHYANANDAM across its windscreen. A red carpet runs down the centre of the dirt road toward a canopy with striped fabric. White-clad men in dhotis and shirts walk beside it, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a saffron-striped shawl stands at the right edge, shaved head, holding a bundle. A man in a dark shirt stands further right, and a man in a white-and-red dhoti carries a tray. Several people wear orange and red robes. This appears to be a visit arrival with padapuja devotees.

Night-time outdoor photograph of a large crowd at a temple courtyard. Many people in white traditional clothes, mostly men and women with hands joined in namaskar, stand in rows facing a lit stage area. Two figures in saffron/orange robes stand near the front of the crowd on the sandy ground, with yellow flower petals scattered nearby. A tall ceremonial pole rises at left beside palm trees, and a multicoloured canopy umbrella shelters a decorated area at right, with a few devotees in yellow-bordered white garments. The scene suggests a devotional gathering in a temple compound.

March 24 2008

Evening photograph of a open paved courtyard at night with palm trees and a low wall behind. In the centre, a group of about fifteen people in white and pale pink clothing stands in a loose cluster on a striped mat. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge beside a woman in a bright orange sari, both facing the group. On the left, a small white-painted shrine platform holds a stone sculpture of a seated figure beneath a tall brass lamp stand. On the right, a covered wooden cart with an ornate orange-and-gold frame carries a seated figure and a deity image, lit by a bright white lamp. A white stone block with red and white painted base lies in the foreground.

Night-time outdoor photo of a crowd walking along a pale paved path between dark trees, lit by distant street lamps. Many men in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk on both sides, with women in saris at right. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head covering walks with hands pressed together in greeting, flanked by men in white. Appearance is too uncertain to confirm who the saffron-robed figure is, and the page's claim cannot be verified from the image alone.

Night photograph of a group walking along a dark road with a white centre line, apparently on a girivalam circuit. In the foreground a woman in an orange top and orange shawl holds up a camera. Beside her a woman in a white sari with a red-gold border and a woman in a yellow sari walk in the group. Several men wear white dhotis with orange shawls, and a man in an orange robe and orange shawl walks at the right edge. Others wear saffron and orange robes and white garments. About twenty people are visible.

Outdoor photo at a dusty open forecourt beside a white-plinthed shrine with a tall red-and-gold kalasha-topped pillar and a black Shiva lingam wrapped in a marigold garland. Palm trees and flowering plants border a low wall. A silver sedan is parked in front. Seven men stand around the car: several wear white dhoti and shirt, while two wear saffron-orange robes and shawls, one of them stepping near the open car door with his hands joined.