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Night photograph of an outdoor courtyard with brick paving where a large crowd stands in rows facing toward the right. Many people wear saffron-orange robes, while others wear white traditional dress with gold borders, and some wear dark green tops. Bright floodlights and strings of multicoloured fairy lights hang above. In the foreground, two stainless-steel stanchions with chains carry banana-leaf and yellow flower garlands, and a striped woven mat lies on the ground at right. The people appear to be standing in reverent postures with hands folded.

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Night photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering on a paved brick courtyard. In the foreground, two banana plants with green leaves are tied with yellow flower garlands and stand between metal stanchions linked by chains. Behind them, a large crowd of people in saffron-orange robes stands with palms pressed together in anjali, while others in white dhotis with golden borders stand among them. A video camera on a tripod is visible at centre, and string lights hang along the top of the frame. Printed copyright text appears at lower right.2017-10-19December 24 20112011-12-24March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor gathering at a temple courtyard with a large crowd. In the foreground, an orange-robed figure bends forward at the lower right, with another orange-clad person seated beside them, and a brass vessel is visible at the right edge. Rows of devotees stand on green banana leaves with hands pressed in anjali, wearing white dhotis and saris with red shawls and white forehead markings. A tall decorated kalasha stands in the background, with bright floodlights and strings of lights overhead and palm and banana plants around the courtyard.2016-01-02March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesDecember 24 20112011-12-24Night photo of a large crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in prayer, many gazing upward. Most wear white dhoti or sari with orange-red shawls and white forehead markings. Strings of coloured lights glow in the background, and flower petals and green leaves lie on the ground. Several children stand among the adults. No single figure is identified as a person.2016-01-02 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at dusk of a large crowd standing in rows on bare dirt ground with palms in the background. Many people in front have their hands joined in namaskar or anjali mudra. Women wear saffron and orange saris and white saris with yellow or red borders; men wear white kurtas, white dhotis and khaki shirts, one in an orange shirt. A tall yellow pole on the right holds a decorated cloth banner with colorful floral patterns and orange fringe, near a red metal framework. The scene suggests a ritual gathering, but no specific person is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-11-21A pooja hall under a thatched canopy at night, with strings of coloured lights overhead. A large crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Many men wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, while a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered upper cloth stands at the right and a woman in a white sari and bead garland stands in the centre with hands folded. Trays of food offerings and small oil lamps are arranged on the floor in front, and a deity murti sits under a decorated canopy at the right. A printed copyright line appears on the right side of the photo.2017-07-07December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copies