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February 12 20062006-02-12An outdoor exhibition stall decorated with blue and white banners, multiple printed photo panels and Tamil text, with a leafy bamboo-and-palm arch and a small Christmas-style tree hung with ornaments. A group of about fifteen people stands in front of the display: several men in white dhotis and shirts, women in white saris, and a girl in a yellow dress, most with hands clasped. A small altar with flowers, a framed picture of a deity and a lit lamp sits at the centre foreground. A banner-bearing portrait of a turbaned man with a white beard appears on the blue banners and a central sign, and a man in a red turban and white robe appears on a top panel, presented as printed images rather than people in the scene. A sign reading PATTANAM and the number 4 stand on the left.2005-12-09February 12 20062006-02-12A photograph of seven men in white dhotis and white shirts standing in a row before a wall with blue-and-white posters and a red-and-white Tamil banner. Most wear round red-and-gold rosette badges pinned to their shirts. The man on the far left wears glasses and a sacred mark on his forehead, and the man second from right wears glasses. Behind them to the right, a figure in orange clothing stands partly visible. The banner and posters show Tamil text announcing an event.Outdoor evening ceremony at a temple-style stage decorated with marigold and red-and-yellow garlands. Three gold-trimmed thrones are visible, with a seated deity murti in red-and-gold ornaments on the left and smaller figures on the others. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged on a mat, smiling, while a man in white kurta sits beside him holding a brass bowl of flowers. A standing man in a yellow shirt and grey trousers, barefoot, bends forward to offer something from a plate. A woman in a lavender sari stands at the right by a board of printed names and dates. A flower rangoli lies at the lower left, and footwear is scattered on the grass. A portrait of a saffron-robed figure appears on a hanging panel at the upper right.2005-12-09Outdoor street scene at a Tamil Nadu event, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with gold borders lines a dirt road. A woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a brass tray with a kalasha-like arrangement, flowers and offerings, while a small girl in white stands beside her with hands folded. A large banner behind shows a framed portrait of a smiling woman in orange and Tamil text reading Kalpaga Tharu. Bamboo scaffolding, string lights and a tent canopy appear at right, with parked motorcycles at left.2009-08-03January 12 20072007-01-12A group of nine people stand in a plain room with a blue wall and corrugated roof, arranged in a line on a floor decorated with a colourful rangoli and a yellow line. In the centre, an older woman in a white sari and a white-clad man on the left hold a small object between them while a man in a pink-and-white checked shirt and grey trousers reaches in to receive it. Most others wear white shirts or kurtas with rudraksha-style necklaces, and two women wear saris, one cream with a dark border and one green. A wall calendar and a framed photo of a multi-panel display are visible behind them, with a green and green-striped cushion on a table. No person's identity is stated; the scene appears to show a presentation or exchange among devotees.2009-08-19Outdoor event at a bamboo-roofed pavilion with purple signs reading ASP Registration and Information Centre. On the left, a man in an orange-saffron shawl with long hair and beard stands with hands together, facing a figure in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and a white head wrap, who wears a gold-bead garland and holds a small object. Behind a white-covered table stacked with leaflets, several people in white clothes with rudraksha-style beads and small pink badges press their palms together in greeting. Banners on the right show framed photographs of meditating figures and a sign reading Ananda Sthaana. Visible people: about nine, including those at the table and the one standing at left.2005-12-09July 28 20082008-07-28June 24 20142014-06-24 +3 copiesAugust 03 20082008-08-03