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April 08 20052005-04-08December 20 20062006-12-20December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A dimly lit night photograph of a group standing on a dark road. In the centre, a figure wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white flowers with red blossoms stands with an arm around a man on the left, who wears a white kurta and has a beard. To the right, a man in a light grey-white shirt and white dhoti stands beside them. Another person is partly visible behind the saffron-robed figure. A faint red light glows in the distance.2005-07-24Night procession on a dirt road with many people in a crowd behind and around a central figure. A bald man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and orange shawl, wearing a gold necklace and a long bamboo staff with an orange pennant, walks in the centre. Men around him wear white shirts or white kurtas and mundu-style white dhotis, several with rudraksha mala necklaces; one wears a white shirt and another a plaid shirt with a checked lungi. A man on the far right wears a striped shirt and presses his palms together, and a woman in a pale floral sari stands to the right. Street lights and dark trees form the background, and the scene reads as a devotional walk or temple procession.2007-02-11Night street scene photographed on a roadside with a dark tarmac road, a white car with headlights on and a motorbike behind the group. Several bald, shaved-headed men in white dhoti-and-shawl ritual clothing with maroon borders stand and walk on the road, while others in saffron-orange robes stand among them. A man in a light grey shirt and dark trousers walks in the middle of the road, and an older bare-chested man with a white cloth over his shoulder stands on the kerb at right, next to a man in a yellow shirt in the foreground. A person in a red garment is partly visible near the centre. Street lamps and a lit building are in the background.2011-09-08February 11 20072007-02-11Night-time outdoor photo of a group of people gathered on a dark ground. In the centre, a man wears a white head cloth and cream shawl over white kurta and dhoti, his hands clasped in greeting with a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes who is bare-shouldered. Around them stand devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, and a person in a green top at left. The orange-robed figure has long swept-back dark hair, which matches the a person cues only loosely, so identity is uncertain; the central figure in white is a devotee-style person in ordinary white ritual clothing.2007-01-31February 11 20072007-02-11Night photo on a dark road at the roadside, with a white car and street lamp behind. A central figure in saffron/orange robes with a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold-edged saffron shawl stands facing a group of men in white dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested or with cloth over the shoulder. The man in orange holds up a small garland or mala toward the group, and one man on the right carries a white folder. Others in the group wear white with gold or red borders, and a man in a green plaid shirt stands among them. Yellow-and-black kerb markings line the edge of the road.2011-09-26Night photograph of a group standing outdoors on a dark path. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, gesturing toward others. A man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a bare-chested figure in a loose orange wrap stand close together; a figure in a saffron wrap with a smiling face and hands pressed together is at centre, and another in orange robes with a dark red shawl stands to the right. A man in white robes with a red-striped sash and a woman in a lavender sari with pink border stand at the edge, and a few other people are partly visible in the shadows. a person cue is a bare-chested figure with a swept-back hairstyle and distinctive orange wrap, but identity is uncertain.2008-07-10A nighttime outdoor gathering of men in white dhotis and white shirts or kurtas, standing behind wooden barrier poles in dim light. A tall man in the centre wears a white kurta and dhoti with gold border, with a rudraksha-style mala and vibhuti on his forehead, arms folded. Beside him a man in a brown vest and white shawl stands near a metal stand. Behind them an ornate silver deity murti or palanquin is decorated with yellow flower garlands under a canopy. A man on the far left wears an orange shawl. Dark background and white-clad devotees suggest a procession or ritual waiting area. Festival-style bunting hangs overhead.2006-12-30