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Night-time photograph of a devotional gathering outdoors at a temple-like site with a red-painted shrine structure and garlanded pillars behind. Standing in the foreground are several adults: a fair-haired man bare-chested with rudraksha malas, a woman in a white and grey patterned dress, a woman in a cream and gold blouse and white sari, a woman in a saffron-orange sari with gold bangles, a woman in a maroon sari, and a woman in a cream sari with gold border. Several children sit on striped mats, one boy wearing an orange-and-black turban, and a child in a purple shirt. Seated devotees in saffron and white clothing sit on striped mats in the background, with a yellow flower petal on the mat in front. No visible figure is clearly identifiable as a person.

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Night outdoor scene of a line of devotees on a striped woven mat walkway, some in white kurtas and white dhotis with rust-red shawls, others in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, including a young boy in orange. A woman with blonde hair in a white top and red shawl stands centre. Metal stanchions line the path, and a saffron and white flag hangs at right. Several people in white and red shawls stand at right, and a small wooden staff lies on the mat.2016-02-07Night-time outdoor ceremony on a striped multicoloured mat with scattered yellow flowers. Four young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps stand in a row with rudraksha malas and long dreadlocks, their bare chests marked with white ash lines. Behind them, more saffron-clad figures sit and stand near a reddish stone pillar with a garland. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a child in a striped orange-and-white turban stand near seated spectators. Trees and lights frame the scene.2017-09-07June 23 20172017-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a nighttime ritual gathering under a roofed pavilion strung with multicolored fairy lights. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with hands pressed in anjali, holding a small object, while beside her a man bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a long wooden staff and a notebook. Behind them, a large group of people in orange-red robes and white clothing stand with palms together in prayer. Plates of food offerings with banana leaves sit on a low platform at lower left, and a small blue-decorated shrine is partly visible at the left edge.2017-07-07 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor gathering on an orange-tiled courtyard where many people sit on mats for a discourse. In the foreground, a row of girls in red, maroon, green and orange salwar or dance-style clothing, some with vibhuti and gold necklaces, sit attentively. Behind them women in yellow, orange and white saris sit near an orange stepped platform with a copper kalasha-like finial and a dark deity murti draped in white cloth. A seated man in white clothes is at the right edge, and a standing man in a white shirt walks through the background. A plain fabric-covered seat is visible; no clearly identifiable a person figure is seated there.2011-10-05Night-time photo of a group of young girls and women in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, many with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A girl in the centre is being touched on the head by an adult woman in a patterned blue top and white trousers, while a fair-haired woman in white shirt and white trousers with an orange sash stands arms folded to the right. Behind them are a red and blue curtained backdrop and a carved wooden structure with a red-cloth figure at the top right. Several girls stand in a line in the foreground, and a few more adults appear in the background.2013-04-24Evening photograph of a dense group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste on a striped multicoloured mat at a temple or ashram hall. Many children in saffron and orange kurtas, sarees and dhotis with gold borders stand in front, some with rudraksha malas. An older woman in a cream sari and a man with glasses in white stand among adults in white kurtas and red-orange shawls at the back, with a lit stage light above. A young man in a rust-brown kurta with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant stands at right with hands folded.2016-02-16February 16 20162016-02-16July 07 20172017-07-07Night outdoor scene at a temple-like ground with dirt floor and scattered rubble, lit by street lamps. In the foreground, several women in saffron-orange sarees wear rudraksha malas; one carries a clay oil lamp with a lit flame, another holds a small lamp in both hands. Behind them, women in white sarees stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a blue saree stands nearby. A long mat runs down the centre path, lined with lamps. Further back, many people in saffron and white stand in the dark, and a garlanded deity murti with red-and-gold draping sits on a stone platform at right. Karthigai Deepam lamp-lighting is suggested by the oil lamps.2017-12-02Night photo of a crowd standing at an outdoor temple event lit by a string of red lights above. In the foreground a young man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a heavy gold chain stands with his hands clasped. Beside him a shaved-headed man in a plain orange saffron robe stands facing forward. Women in yellow shawls and white or green-bordered saris and men in white clothes stand nearby, and a parked van with a person signage is behind them. A bright ceremonial bell-like object hangs on the right wall.2010-11-21July 07 20172017-07-07