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Night photograph of children seated in long rows on a sandy ground outdoors, facing left toward a wooden stand. Many children wear white and cream clothes, while some wear pink, yellow-green, red and navy tops. Brass plates, lamps and small offering dishes with flowers and white camphor-like pieces are laid out along a mat in front of them, and some lamps are lit. A person in white stands at the left edge beside a carved wooden chair-like object.

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Dusk outdoor gathering on sandy ground beneath a large banyan tree with aerial roots. Many children and teenagers sit cross-legged in rows, most in white clothing, with some in colourful striped or patterned outfits. Small brass oil lamps, lit and arranged on plates, sit in front of them. In the centre a girl in a red and blue garment sits with eyes closed. At right a woman in white with a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a mat near a carved stone serpent and a red-painted stone deity murti. A metal pole stands among the seated group. Whole scene shows roughly 100 people visible, so count range is 100+.2006-05-05A photograph of a ritual puja set out on woven straw mats on bare ground, with rows of brass and copper vessels, small lamps, a kalasha-style pot, bowls of red kumkum and white flowers, and offerings arranged in front of seated participants. Along the right, many children sit in white and coloured clothing, including a girl in an orange top with white dhoti-style cloth, while a man in a checked shirt sits at the far back. The setting appears to be an open outdoor camp area with a purple striped mat at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.2006-05-05December 30 20092009-12-30September 20 20062006-09-20A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall at dusk showing a long row of women sitting on the floor in rows, each with brass oil lamps lit before them, along with small brass plates, bowls and flower offerings. Many women wear red, orange and yellow saris; the woman in the foreground in white has her palms pressed together in prayer. At the right, a man in a white shirt stands holding a camera. At the back, a few people in white dhotis and white clothes stand near a wooden table and equipment, with a yellow-clad figure among them. The setting resembles a lamp puja gathering.2011-04-05December 23 20052005-12-23Night photograph of an outdoor ritual hall decorated with string lights and hanging tassels. A figure in white robes sits on an ornate red and gold throne at the far end, holding papers, with a second seated figure beside him. In the foreground a long table draped with white cloth and orange-blue runner holds brass bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, bundled dried twigs and offering items. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: children and young adults in white and orange-red saris and white kurtas, some wearing rudraksha malas and holding pink flowers, with many more people visible in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20062006-09-202009-glimpses-of-kodikkan-ratha-pada-yatraNight photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a temple-style ground lit by string lights and street lamps. Rows of devotees sit on mats in white, red, orange and yellow clothing, many with hands folded in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth sits before a brass lamp stand and offering plates. Tall white pillars and a raised platform stand at the left, and a sea of people in white stretches back into the dark.2011-04-17Night outdoor gathering at a paved courtyard with many devotees in white traditional clothing. In the foreground, several women sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, some in white saris with coloured borders, one in an orange-yellow sari and another in a red-maroon sari. Behind them, a large crowd stands in white dhotis and shirts, and a row of brass lamps and ritual vessels sits on a dark metal table at the right edge. Small lights glow in the background, and a standing devotee at upper left also holds hands together in prayer.2012-11-27Outdoor ceremony under a large spreading banyan tree. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a purple mat at the left edge, seated in front of a wooden carved stand, with a tall orange-tipped staff beside them. Rows of children and young adults in white clothes sit on the ground with hands pressed in anjali, many with brass oil lamps and small offering plates arranged on mats in front of them. Lit oil lamps and plates of offerings are placed along the foreground. Dozens of seated participants fill the background among the tree trunks.2006-05-04