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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering under an open-sided pavilion with a red-and-white metal roof. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace holds a wooden stick, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a line of women in orange and green saris stand in rows holding sticks or rods, and a seated figure in orange and a flower garland sits on a raised platform beneath a decorated canopy with a seated devotee nearby. Decorated ceremonial pots and floral and colored ornaments hang near the canopy. The ground is covered with white kolam-style rangoli designs and painted lines, with colourful striped mats along the edges. A few other men in white stand at the left edge.

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January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a pavilion event with a seated man on a raised dais under a decorated canopy, wearing a red-orange garment, a tall red turban-like headwear, and a large white-and-red flower garland with a rudraksha-style necklace. Around him, a line of women and girls in saffron, orange, pink, teal and blue saris and salwar sets, several holding slender sticks, stand on striped mats beside a sand floor decorated with white and colored kolam-style patterns and a large symbolic drawing. Yellow-and-red ceremonial umbrellas with emblems frame the dais. Several people in orange and white attire stand at the sides, and a small figure on the left wears white. The pattern and sticks suggest a ritual dance performance.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a large open-air pavilion with an orange-saffron clad assembly kneeling and standing in rows with hands joined in namaskar. A seated man at the centre on a raised red-and-purple striped platform wears a dark red garment, a large gold-toned necklace, and a white and pink garland; a striped canopy with yellow fringe and red-and-gold emblems stands above him. Robed attendants and a child in white dhoti stand on either side. The floor bears white kolam designs and rangoli in pink, purple and blue, with Tamil script drawn in white powder across the ground.2018-01-14Outdoor hall with a red-and-white steel frame and a sandy floor decorated with white kolam designs and Tamil text drawn in white powder. A seated figure in dark red-brown robes with a long white flower garland sits on a striped cloth-covered dais beneath a decorated canopy and yellow-and-red floral umbrella-style standards. Around him, a line of women and girls in orange and red saris, blue and turquoise saris, and orange tunics with beaded necklaces kneel and hold sticks upright in a rhythmic stick-dance pose. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands at left, and a person in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands at the edge. A woman with a hair bun and printed headband sits in the lower foreground beside marigold petals.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14 +3 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14A long open-air pavilion with a corrugated roof shelters a large group of women and girls in orange and saffron saris, with some in green, pink, blue and white, lined up on striped mats and raising brass ritual implements toward a sand-coloured ground. On the ground are large white kolam designs, including a kalasha-like motif, a lamp pattern and Tamil lettering. At the left a few younger boys in orange cloth stand near a decorated canopy with flags, and at the far left back a standing man in red-brown clothing wears a garland of beads. The scene suggests a festival ritual performance during Pongal celebrations at a temple-like adheenam.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14