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Candid photo at a crowded indoor evening gathering. A woman in the centre wears a pink and red sari with a floral print, a red bindi and gold earrings, holding a yellow sweet or food offering. A man on the left in a white shirt with dark trousers holds a yellow food item and looks down. Behind them a bald man in a white sleeveless vest stands beside a shirtless man wearing a gold chain. A plastic water bottle is visible near the centre. A partly visible person in white appears at the right edge, with a pale concrete pillar behind.

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November 07 20002000-11-07August 15 20082008-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor photo of devotees gathered at a temple-like hall with pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A woman in a lime-green saree with orange border stands at left beside a man in a white shirt and dark patterned lungi who holds small items in his hands. A man in a checked shirt stands behind him. At right, a man in a white shirt cuts fruit with a knife on a blue-covered table, where a steel plate holds sliced mango and other offerings with pink flowers. Other people and a lit shrine area are visible in the background.A photograph of a healing or blessing exchange at an indoor event. On the right, a man with long dark hair and an orange-yellow shawl over his shoulders reaches forward and offers a small yellow flower to a young girl in a pink top, who holds out her cupped hands. Beside her, a boy in a pink shirt leans in with his hands raised. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a man in an orange robe stand watching, and a white table holds small items. The scene is bright and slightly overexposed. The right-side figure matches the page's Swamiji reference by long hair and orange shawl, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate present in person.2008-03-04November 07 20002000-11-07Night photo at an outdoor stall where devotees receive prasadam. A woman in a white blouse with a long side braid and glasses stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. Behind a small table of plastic-wrapped sweets, a man in a white shirt and dhoti-style trousers stands among the crowd. A young girl in a blue skirt and a boy in a dark shirt eat from small cups or spoons. A woman in a dark green sari holds a child. At right, a young man in a white shirt with a red thread on his wrist reaches toward the offering. Motorcycles and dark trees are visible in the background, with flowers on the table edge at bottom.2010-01-19A dense nighttime crowd of Tamil devotees fills a street during a procession in Pondicherry. Women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, many with white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads and gold necklaces, stand packed together. A young girl in a white top and a toddler in green are visible, and a man in a white shirt in the right foreground holds a leaf tray of bananas as an offering. Partially visible figures fill the background.2006-10-14Night photo at an outdoor stall with a white-clad woman on the left, hands pressed together, standing at a white table with flowers. In the foreground a woman in a white saree with red floral print and red border, with a red bindi and gold earrings, stands beside a man in a white shirt who touches his forehead with his fingers. Behind them, a crowd of people, including children, moves among parked motorcycles under a street lamp. A white banner hangs at the left edge.2010-01-19March 09 20202020-03-09A night-time outdoor photograph at an open-air serving table beside a green wire mesh fence and trees. Three people are visible in the foreground: a man in a white shirt on the left, a young woman in a beige salwar with a green dupatta holding a small steel vessel, and a middle-aged woman with glasses and a red-orange sari with a gold border. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. The table holds rows of small pink-tinted cups arranged on trays, which are being filled or served.2010-01-09Photo of a crowded evening puja or prasadam distribution at a temple-like setting. A young man in white dhoti and shirt on the left, with a dark rudraksha-style necklace, stands beside a woman in a white and yellow sari holding a brass plate. Devotees, including women in blue and green salwar-style outfits with kumkum and vibhuti marks, and children reach forward with cupped hands and small bowls to receive offerings. A boy in a striped shirt and a girl with hair in a bun are in the foreground. Yellow and orange light and a poster edge are visible behind.Outdoor evening crowd scene where a bald man in an orange saffron robe with rudraksha beads stands on the left, holding a folded dark woven cloth on a blue and white bundle. Beside him a man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a gold bracelet, looks down and holds a small white paper or envelope. Around them a dense crowd of villagers presses in: women in colourful saris (yellow, red, pink), older women, boys and young men in shirts, a man in red shirt, and a man in white at lower right. A yellow pole and rope stand in the background.2012-01-04