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July 28 2008

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December 20 20102010-12-20A crowd of devotees with raised, folded hands in a temple hall during collective worship. Many men are shirtless or wear white dhotis; several have sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms, and some wear rudraksha malas. Foreground figures include a man with long blond hair and a bald man with arms raised in devotion. A man with short grey hair, rimless glasses and a rudraksha mala stands centre with palms joined, and an orange cloth is visible at the lower edge. The setting is crowded and warmly lit.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA crowd gathers outdoors under green foliage at a festive gathering. In the centre, a middle-aged man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a pendant on a chain, stands among bare-chested young men wearing white dhotis and blue sashes over their shoulders, several with thin neck chains. Behind them, villagers in white shirts, saris and printed blouses watch, and a young girl in a yellow dress stands at right beside a drum player. A black speaker cabinet sits at upper right.2008-07-28A night-time gathering of shirtless male devotees wearing orange dhoti-style lower garments, rudraksha malas and wrist bands, with white sacred ash markings on their bodies and foreheads. Several are smiling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. On the left, a bearded man with long tied-up hair and a tie-dye cloth around his neck stands bare-chested. Behind them is a red corrugated wall and lit building windows. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-29A seated satsang audience of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-and-white shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas. A man in front centre, with white hair and a white tilak, wears a gold pendant and rudraksha beads. Others on the left and right raise hands in gesture, and some sit with eyes closed. A young man on the right has a tilak on his forehead. The setting is a crowded hall with patterned mats. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the speaker is not in frame.2017-05-19December 31 20182018-12-31Outdoor procession scene at dusk on a dirt road lined with a red carpet. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, play large drums (thavil/mridangam-type barrel drums) with sticks. Behind them stands a line of people in white shirts and white dhotis, with tall orange and saffron flags on poles and a chain-link fence and low wall at the edge. Drumming accompanies the Jayanti Brahmotsavam celebration procession.2008-12-29Outdoor festival procession of many people on a dusty road in warm late-afternoon light. In the foreground a young man with a white tilak and red bindi and a black beaded necklace looks toward the camera, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti. Behind him an older man with grey hair, orange-marked forehead, gold chain and maroon shawl stands among drummers. At right a drummer beats a drum with a stick, and a woman in pale blue robes with flower garland is nearby. Behind them a white horse with decorated saddle and a festival vehicle are visible, with orange and yellow ceremonial banners on poles and balloons overhead. Many participants wear white dhotis, yellow and orange shawls, and sacred marks.2008-12-29November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a nighttime temple procession in a narrow stone-paved corridor lined with painted shrines and lit by warm lamps. A young man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a long garland of gold beads, walks at the centre holding a small silver rod while smiling. Beside him an older bald man with a crown-like headband, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and orange-brown cloth is bent forward toward a man in a white checked shirt and brown lungi who is reaching out. Drummers in white dhotis with gold borders carry round blue-and-gold drums decorated with white birds. Other devotees in white and orange garments, a woman in a white sari, and flower garlands fill the frame.2012-05-10December 20 20102010-12-20July 17 20082008-07-17