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Photograph of a group of men standing outdoors at night with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. They wear white dhotis and white kurtas with orange-red shawls printed with dark script, and some have white garlands around their necks. Several men have sacred ash or markings on their foreheads. Strings of multicoloured lights hang overhead. A faint logo appears in the upper left corner.

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Four men stand in a night gathering with palms pressed together in namaste, under a string of multicoloured fairy lights. Each wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered edge and a red-and-orange shawl printed with dark script, draped over the shoulders. The men at left and centre have white cloth bundles hanging at the chest, and the man at right wears a white kurta with a white flower garland and a gold bracelet. Several other people stand behind them in similar white garments and red shawls, and red fabric decorates the frame at upper right.2017-07-08July 08 20172017-07-08December 22 20162016-12-22July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesNight photo of a devotional gathering under strings of multicolour lights. Several men in white dhotis and red-orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer; the man at centre has rudraksha beads visible. A man in white at right holds a silver plate of flowers and fruit. Behind them a decorative silver-and-green umbrella is held over a garlanded framed image of a figure with white hair, flanked by yellow and red flower garlands. A man in red-orange clothing bows low in the lower right corner. Other people stand at the left edge.2017-07-08December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of devotees standing in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, some with eyes closed, offering gratitude during Pratyaksha Pada Puja. Men wear orange and saffron shawls over white dhotis and shirts, with white cloth bundles resting on their shoulders, and some have white vibhuti-marked foreheads. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Behind them, green leaf garlands, silver tinsel and yellow and orange decorations hang along a festive backdrop. The visible faces and figures in front are devotees; no clearly identifiable a person is shown.2016-12-22July 08 20172017-07-08Night-time photograph of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls with printed script, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar, several with eyes closed in devotion. Some hold white cloth bundles at their shoulders. Strings of green mango leaves and banana leaves hang overhead, with bright white stage lights and colourful fairy lights behind. On the right, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, faces away from the camera toward the devotees. A woman in an orange sari bends forward in the foreground. The setting suggests a pratyaksha pada puja, with devotees paying gratitude to the feet of a spiritual teacher who is not visible in the frame.2016-12-22A night-time photograph of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar during a gathering. Foreground left, a man with white forehead paste and an orange-and-gold patterned shawl stands with eyes closed. Centre, an older grey-haired man in white clothes and an orange shawl with a printed pattern holds his hands in prayer with his eyes closed. Right, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl and white forehead markings also holds his palms together. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange shawls stand in a crowd. No identity is asserted for any individual; the figures are shown as devotees in prayer.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22July 08 20172017-07-08