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Night photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard lit by warm yellow lights on tiered stone architecture. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands at right holding a large silver tray heaped with pink and white flowers and garlands, offering it toward a group. Beside him a woman in a bright orange-red saree with gold jewellery and flower garland stands near a saffron-robed man with a bare shaved head and rudraksha-style beads, both at the centre of a crowd. Behind them a tall figure in saffron robes is also visible. A dense crowd of men and women in white and light clothing surrounds them, many looking on or taking photographs with phones. Several pillars and a small shrine structure frame the scene.

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Night procession at a temple courtyard with a lit gopuram-style shrine and illuminated structures behind. At centre, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads walks with a group of priests and devotees; the surrounding men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a shaved-headed youth in white with gold borders walks in front. A woman in a white sari carries a tray of pink flowers and offerings, and a crowd fills the background.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05Night street scene of a crowd gathered around a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, smiling and receiving an offering. A bare-chested priest in a rudraksha mala and orange cloth holds a bundle of white flowers and purple blooms wrapped in cloth. Around them, devotees in white shirts, orange and red garments press close, some with gray hair, others with beards. Vehicle headlights and tall street lamps light the scene, and a decorative tasselled banner hangs at the upper right. The central figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.2009-01-11August 02 20082008-08-02Night procession scene at a street crowd. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a basket of white flowers with purple blooms, flanked by others in saffron and white. Behind him a man in a red shirt with a tilak holds a tall wooden pole, and bare-chested men with rudraksha malas stand in front. A dense crowd of men and women in white and colourful clothes fills the background under street lights, with parked vehicles at right.2009-01-11July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple hall with carved pillars and a fluorescent tube light overhead. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching shawl draped over his head stands at right, wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace of rudraksha malas, his arms bandaged with white cloth. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes holds a brass vessel with pink and white flowers. Behind them a priest in white clothes and a red-and-white sash stands near a woman in a dark blue-and-maroon sari with gold bangles, who holds a flower garland and presses her hands together. Another man in orange with an orange cloth stands at far left and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph taken inside a temple hall with warm lighting, showing a crowd of devotees behind several men in front. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with white hair and glasses holds a large woven basket of pink and yellow flower petals, as if for an offering. Beside him, a man in a peach shirt with a white forehead band holds petals in his hands. To the right, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white with a mala stand near a man in white shirt photographing with a camera. Behind them, women in saris and men in white and light shirts stand near painted pillars with yellow and blue decoration and a painted deity figure. Many people are visible in the background.2006-10-30June 05 20122012-06-05July 13 20092009-07-13