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July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesJuly 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesA night photograph of a large group of devotees standing outdoors in front of a tall bonfire or fire installation lit by warm orange flames. Many people wear white kurta and saree-style garments with red or maroon shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear beaded necklaces. Some hold their hands in anjali mudra or clasp them in prayer, while others stand with hands folded, a few holding water bottles. Strings of colourful tassels and lanterns hang along an arch above the fire. The people form a dense, orderly line in the foreground. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is marked.2016-02-17Night outdoor gathering of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. In the centre a woman in white kurta and white trousers with a dark red shawl and a small pouch on her waist stands with eyes lowered. To the left a woman in a white top and red shawl and another in a blue-and-red sari with red lanyard stand beside her. Behind them devotees in white clothes and red shawls with ID lanyards stand, one woman holding a small child in a white outfit at right. Plastic chairs sit at the left edge, and a dark statue or structure appears in the background. The count is about 14 visible people.2013-07-17Night photo of a row of devotees in white clothing with red-and-orange shawls standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at an outdoor evening gathering. A woman at left raises folded hands near her face; a young girl in the center holds hands at her chest with eyes closed; a girl at left with mouth open holds hands clasped in prayer; a woman in a cream sari with a gold border stands at right beside others in white. Behind them stand more devotees and a stone pillar with a lamp-like base. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people shown.2016-02-07Night outdoor scene of women standing in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, appearing to take part in a devotional gathering. From left: a woman in a pale gold sari with a rudraksha-style necklace, a woman in white kurta and pants with a red-orange shawl, a woman in white with black-framed glasses and a patterned grey-black shawl holding a small paper, a woman in pink top and white dupatta holding a booklet, a woman in white tunic with a gold necklace, a woman in white with a lanyard and a small paper, and an older woman with grey hair in white with a red shawl. A lamp post glows in the dark background, with dark chairs at right and a seated person in white at far left edge.2013-10-15Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees in white traditional clothing with red shawls, standing on a dirt path with hands joined in anjali mudra. Behind them a brightly illuminated, flame-lit structure with hanging tassel decorations and garlands glows against the dark sky. Many participants wear white dhotis or saris with gold borders and red shawls, and several show prayer postures. The scene suggests an evening devotional gathering. Faces are small and distant, and no single individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-02-17Night photograph of a line of devotees in white clothing standing on a dark ground outdoors, some with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in the centre wears a white kurta with an orange-yellow shawl and folds her hands; to the right, a woman in a white top and trousers and others in white garments with rudraksha-style beads look upward. A dim lamp glows in the background beside a dark shrine-like structure. Scene suggests an evening ritual or procession; no clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-30July 07 20152015-07-07December 17 20102010-12-17A night-time group of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar on a stone-paved floor. In the foreground a woman in white with an orange-red shawl and orange beads, and another woman in white with an orange-red shawl and a vermilion tilak, pray with eyes open. Beside them a woman in a white and grey block-print kurta with an orange-red sash wears orange beads. Behind them, younger girls in maroon kurtas with gold trim hold up papers and sing from a booklet, and men in white with orange shawls join in the prayer. The scene suggests satsang or devotional chanting.2013-03-31February 24 20152015-02-24