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Night photograph of a street gathering. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange garment and a heavy garland of yellow beads with white and red flowers, smiling while gesturing toward the garland. Around them, men and women in white clothes, including a woman with an orange flower hair ornament, stand close. A man in an orange top and a man in a green-striped shirt are nearby. A red and white STOP sign and a parked vehicle with partial lettering are behind them, and a bouquet of flowers is visible at the lower right corner.

Night photograph on a roadside at a busy junction. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red tilak mark on his forehead, smiles while receiving a large garland of yellow-green fruit with a white flower garland, held up by a devotee. Around him, people in white shirts, a man in a green checked shirt, and a woman in a maroon sari with a flower-decorated hair bun crowd close. Another saffron-robed person stands behind at left. Red and yellow signboards and a STOP sign are visible in the background, with a bouquet of flowers and a coconut at lower right.

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January 18 2010

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Outdoor photo at a gated entrance beside a silver SUV. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hairstyle stands at centre, wearing a thick garland of white flowers and round yellow-green fruit beads and an orange shawl, smiling as he receives greetings. Beside him a bearded man in an orange robe and glasses stands near. A man in white dhoti-style clothes with a rudraksha mala stands at left. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt with a wristwatch folds his hands in greeting at right. A woman in a cream sari holds a brass plate with flowers and offerings at left, and a woman with a white flower in her hair in a cream sari with green border stands front centre. Several other people are visible at the edges.

August 02 2008

A nighttime photo at a roadside entrance beneath a blue sign reading in Tamil, welcoming everyone. A man in an orange robe stands beside an open silver car door, his head bowed as a man in a white shirt drapes a white flower garland over him and presses red kumkum on his forehead. A young woman in a white blouse and orange shawl holds a bouquet of flowers. A young woman on the left wears a yellow shawl and presses her palms together in greeting. A man in white with a red forehead mark and a pendant necklace smiles in the background. The car has a silver exterior with a partially visible water bottle inside.

July 12 2009

A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.

June 23 2014

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Night photograph of a dense street crowd, with many people in white shirts and dhotis and some in saffron. In the centre, a man in a saffron robe with long dark hair smiles while people reach toward him, one offering a garland of white flowers. Beside him, a man in a red shirt and a bare-chested man with white tilak marks and rudraksha-style beads stand close. On the left, a man with curly hair and a white shirt holds a wooden pole. Overhead, a dark sky, street lights and vehicles can be seen. Around 40 people are visible, many partially out of frame.

Evening outdoor event at a crowded gathering, with a person in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top at the right, wearing a long white flower garland studded with yellow marigold-like beads, standing on a raised vehicle or platform. He smiles and reaches down toward a crowd of devotees. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a yellow sari at lower left have their hands raised, folded in namaskar, or extended to receive offerings. A man in a checked shirt and a man in white hold a rolled white paper or document. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and colourful saris stands under strings of lights and banners.

January 18 2009