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Night outdoor scene at a ritual site with a small canopied shrine or ratha-like structure draped in red and gold at left, a trident on a pole, and a red-painted platform holding a brass vessel and offerings. Many men stand in rows barefoot on round brass plates, hands joined in namaste, dressed in white shirts and white dhotis with red borders. Several wear circular colored badges and beaded malas. A woman in a white sari with an orange border stands at far left near the platform. Orange-robed figures appear at the edges and back.

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February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16Night outdoor scene at a temple-like courtyard. On the left, a figure in orange robes stands beside a small fire pit with flames, tending a ritual fire. Beside it, a tall wooden pole with a looping golden arch and two hanging striped cloth bundles in red, blue and cream rises from the ground. A long line of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Some wear orange or saffron cloth, and a few men at right have white forehead markings. A woman in a beige jacket at lower right also joins her hands. Palm trees are visible against the dark sky. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by the listed cues.2010-11-12December 30 20182018-12-30 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple procession at Adikailaasa, Bengaluru. A decorated palanquin or ratha with gold trim, red draping and an illuminated deity murti is carried past a crowd of devotees in white clothes. Several devotees stand with palms pressed in anjali or hands raised in worship, and brass pots, plates and a kalasha are set out on a small red platform in the foreground. A woman in a white sari with a yellow border stands at left. A bright floodlight and a lamp pole light the scene. Orange-robed figures stand in the background.2009-02-16A night photograph of a large group of devotees in white dhotis, mundus and sarees with gold borders standing in long rows on a paved open courtyard. Several women in white sarees with yellow-gold borders stand at the front, hands pressed together in namaskar. A man in a white shirt holds a red-and-white printed card. At right, a man in white with a yellow-bordered shawl bends low, arranging flower petals or offerings on a brass plate on the ground. A tall golden ceremonial pole or flagstaff rises in the background, and a man wears a red sash and a garland of yellow and orange flowers while holding a small brass vessel. Flower petals are scattered on the pavement.2009-12-21December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNovember 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12Night outdoor gathering of devotees at a temple or ashram, mostly men and women dressed in white with some in yellow. In the foreground a man on the left presses his palms together in anjali with a rudraksha mala, and a bald older man beside him with a white shirt, ID badge and mala also joins his hands. A man in white with a red shawl holds a brass plate and a garland of yellow and red flowers. A woman in white holds a small child. A bowing devotee in white touches the ground, and a woman in yellow and white kneels nearby. On the right a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair walks through the crowd, and a woman in orange bows low in the lower left. A tall golden pole rises at the top right.2009-12-21