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November 27 2012

November 27 2012

A crowded indoor scene where a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe with a rudraksha mala holds a rolled paper, smiling as he speaks to a woman in a green and orange sari. Nearby, a woman in a red sari with a gold-bordered pallu stands beside a woman in a pale blue sari wearing gold necklaces. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and a young man in white with an orange shawl stand near a brown metal shutter door. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, a person cue, though identity is uncertain from appearance.

July 27 2006

A dense crowd of devotees surrounds a figure in an orange saffron garment with a red border, wearing a long garland of white flowers, pink blooms and yellow fruit-like beads, with a flower tucked in the hair. Many people wear white ritual clothes and rudraksha malas; some men wear yellow shawls and others carry tall wooden staffs with white flags and red-tasselled decorations overhead. A woman in a white sari and a man in a white shirt press forward, and devotees raise hands, creating a procession atmosphere typical of a yatra.

October 09 2006

Outdoor photo of a group of devotees gathered closely around a tall framed display board with Tamil text and photographs on a dirt path beside a chain-link fence and green foliage. A man in a plain white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at the right, leaning in to the board, while a curly-haired person in white with back to camera holds a small paper and another man in a white shirt bends over the group. Several women wear sarees: one in a red blouse with a long braid, one in a dark maroon top, one in a yellow-green saree with tilak, and one in a black blouse with an orange-red saree and gold bangles, handing over currency notes. Two older women with white hair and one older man in white are also present, and a woman in teal stands at the left edge. A date stamp reads 20 10 2006.

June 23 2014

April 13 2018

Outdoor temple-precinct gathering under bright sky with palm trees and a open-sided pavilion roof. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees moves through a dusty courtyard: men in white shirts and dhotis, women in white and cream saris with coloured borders, and some in orange and red garments. A man in the foreground wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style mala, and white horizontal tilak marks on his forehead and arms. A side shrine with a glass front, draped red cloth and banana leaves stands at the right. No candidate for the page's named figure is clearly identifiable, so the scene is described by roles only.

Large outdoor crowd gathered along a pathway during an evening gathering, with many people in white dhotis and white kurtas. A tall golden staff or ceremonial pole with a finial stands at left. Several men wear saffron and orange shawls and rudraksha-style beaded malas, and some have vibhuti marks on their foreheads or bare chests. Many people have their hands folded in namaste. Green foliage, a metal railing, and strings of lights appear in the background. Foreground figures include a bald man in white with an orange cloth around his neck and a young woman with a red bindi.

Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered in a dusty courtyard beside a red-painted compound wall with red flags on top. A multicoloured canopy umbrella with blue, yellow and green panels and tasselled edges stands at centre over a blue tarp, with a man in white shirt and an orange shawl bending over it. Around them, people in white dhotis and shirts and women in yellow, orange and red saris stand close together. On the right, a woman in a rust-red sari with a dark rudraksha mala and a tilak on her forehead stands apart and looks toward the group. Several white-clad people sit or stand in the background near a chair. Visible physical people number roughly 20 to 25.