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January 15 20162016-01-15May 04 20172017-05-04Outdoor courtyard with paved floor during a Pongal celebration. Women and girls in orange and saffron saris with gold borders, and others in white saris, stand and sit around a tall pole-like arrangement of sugarcane stalks with leaves tied to frame, near a clay pot and a pile of straw. A man in white kneels and tends a clay pot on the ground. Several women in deep red-orange robes stand near the center. A banner and parked vehicles appear in the background, and red pillars frame the covered area.2016-01-15Outdoor procession of devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and sarees with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sandalwood/vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A young man in the right foreground raises his arm and holds a red-and-pink stick, while a child in orange in front holds a pink wand. A woman in a white saree with gold border stands centre, and a man at left bends forward holding a red stick near a clay pot. Behind them, decorated orange-and-gold umbrellas and ornate parasols with peacock-style emblems are carried above the crowd, under trees and a temple gopuram. A walkie-talkie is clipped to a man's belt.2016-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15Outdoor procession scene with many people in saffron and orange robes and white clothes. In the foreground, a young sannyasi in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a brass tray of fruit, including bananas, apples, grapes, an orange, and a halved coconut, along with sweets. Beside them, a smiling man in orange with a gold chain and rudraksha-style mala presses his palms together. Behind, ceremonial gold staffs and an ornate red and gold canopy umbrella are carried. Devotees in white and orange crowd around under trees, with a white building and palm fronds in the background.2008-12-23November 16 20152015-11-16 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on sandy ground during a religious festival. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style gold ceremonial garlands wears a saffron-orange shawl and holds his palms together. His appearance (long swept hair, ornate gold garlands, saffron garb) matches the a person cues, so he is labelled a person in this description. Beside him a young man in saffron robes and gold garlands holds a silver tray of fruit, coconut and flowers. A man in orange carries a tall golden ceremonial staff topped with a trident, and attendants in white dhotis and kurtas stand around. A woman in a yellow sari and gold bangles is seen at the lower right near offering plates. A green and red decorated canopy hangs at the top right.2008-12-23January 15 20162016-01-15A large group of seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas, sits on the ground outdoors during a ritual gathering. Women in orange saris and men in white dhotis and orange shawls face forward, some with hands pressed in prayer, while brass vessels, small bowls and kalasha-style pots are arranged on mats before them. A red pedestal with a dark deity murti draped in orange and garlanded stands at the upper right amid green trees.2016-08-18A courtyard gathering of many women in saffron-orange saris and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. Most sit closely on steps and the ground, watching a shrine area with an ornate silver-and-wood canopy and carved golden pillars. A figure in orange stands at the upper left beside the canopy. In the foreground a woman with long hair sits and holds prayer beads. Brass pots, a kalasha-like vessel, a camera on a tripod and personal bags lie near the seated women. Red walls and a tree frame the scene.2017-08-08 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11