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Night photo of a courtyard in front of a whitewashed building with a stepped platform and a doorway hung with colourful streamers. Strings of lights run along the roofline. Around eight people stand on the concrete ground looking upward: a man in a blue jacket and white dhoti at left, a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a white sari with a pink border, and several men in white dhotis with orange shawls. In the centre a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse stands with hands on hips. Right of the steps a man in white with an orange shawl holds an orange cloth, and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and mala stands at far right. A pair of sandals lies on the ground near centre. The scene reads as a gathering or ceremony after dark.

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December 21 20072007-12-21Night outdoor gathering on a bare concrete ground lit by string lights strung across the scene. A central figure with long, loose dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment over a red top and stands barefoot with palms pressed together at the chest. Around him, a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, many with orange shawls or scarves draped over their shoulders, and some women in white sarees with orange and gold borders stand in rows facing him. A man in a dark blue jacket and white dhoti stands at right, and a white van is parked at left beside a low building. Participants wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The event appears to be a devotional gathering in progress.2007-12-21December 21 20072007-12-21Night outdoor scene on a paved courtyard strung with rows of small multicolored fairy lights. A tall figure with long dark hair stands centre-front in a bright orange-saffron dhoti and a red-orange upper cloth, barefoot on the ground, with a long dark mala-style necklace. Around him, roughly a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, stand in loose formation looking ahead, while a man in a checked shirt stands at right. A white van and a low white building with lit doorways sit in the background. Appearance-based candidate is a person, given his long hair, saffron clothing and beaded necklace, but the image is ambiguous.2007-12-21Night photo of a procession at an ashram, with people in white dhotis and shirts walking along a sandy path past a whitewashed building edged with red and white stripes. Strings of coloured lights decorate the building and the lit sign above the doorway. Several men wear orange shawls over white clothing, and a child in white stands near the front. Some people raise their arms. A figure in the middle wears an orange shawl and white garments, but the visible cues are not distinctive enough to confirm any identity, so the candidate remains uncertain. Festive lighting marks the evening Navaratri celebration.2007-10-12December 21 20072007-12-21Evening scene at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white-washed walls edged in red. Large banners of a saffron-robed, turbaned figure flank the structure, and a circular portrait hangs at the top. A woman in an orange sari and orange shawl walks down the front steps with a solemn expression, while white-clad devotees follow and stand around the steps, some with hands folded in namaskar. A man in an orange vest and white dhoti stands at the left edge. Oil lamps glow inside the pavilion behind them.2007-02-25February 25th 20072007-02-25December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 02 20082008-08-02April 04 20082008-04-04A dim temple hall with a dark stone floor. In the left foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange turban with rudraksha mala stands barefoot. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with red shawls, stand in a line behind him. On the right, a man in a flowing orange robe gestures with his hand, and another person in orange stands at the right edge. A brightly painted deity panel with goddess imagery hangs on the back wall, and oil lamps hang above it.2009-08-11