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A row of men stands outdoors on a dirt ground under a corrugated metal roof, pressing their palms together in namaskar in front of a black ornate gate with gold detailing. Several wear pastel or plain shirts with lungis or dhotis, some barefoot, and one at the right wears a pink striped shirt. Green leaves hang at the top corner, and a pink-walled building with a barred window stands behind them.

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Kailasa coimbator december 28th 2021Kailasa coimbator december 28th 2021A photograph of a group of men standing in a line outdoors near a dusty road and a parked vehicle. Most wear white dhotis and white or light shirts, with some arms folded. Several appear to be volunteers or temple workers listening to instructions. The setting looks like a rural village street with a low wall in the background. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible from appearance alone.2012-05-30A photograph of a group walking along a dirt path lined with young trees and a low orange brick wall on the left. In the foreground, several men in casual shirts and trousers walk alongside a group in white. A bald man in white kurta and white trousers, with a lanyard around his neck, walks near the centre, and another bald man in white robes with a dark bag strap walks to his right. Further back, women in white and orange clothing and more men in white walk along the path under green foliage. No a person candidate is distinctively identifiable by visible cues, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.2010-09-05Photo 11730574 +2 copiesA group of people walks along a dusty dirt path lined with green trees, shrubs and a low terracotta-coloured wall on the left. In the foreground, several men in casual shirts and trousers, one in a blue shirt and another in a striped blue shirt, walk toward the camera. Behind them, a bald man in an off-white kurta and a man in an all-white outfit with a lanyard walk together. Further back, more people in white clothing, including women in white saris and a figure in a white shawl, continue along the path beside wooden fence posts.2010-09-05Outdoor photo of a group of men standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a gesture of greeting or prayer, on an orange mat in a dirt courtyard. In front, a man in a yellow-and-cream checked shirt and white dhoti stands at left; a man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands centre; a man in a teal-and-white striped polo shirt stands right. At far right, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds his hands together with a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. Behind them stands a man in a purple top, and an orange building with a red door, a framed portrait, and a garland of flowers hangs at upper left.2011-02-25April 06 20122012-04-06A group of devotees sits on mats under an open-sided shelter with red pillars, performing a puja with brass plates, small oil lamps and offerings laid out before them. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border, brass-coloured rudraksha mala and gold chain, hands pressed in anjali, sits at left. Other men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with malas, and women in pink and teal salwar kurtas sit at the front, several wearing blue surgical masks. A woman in a yellow top sits at lower right. Nobody in the scene shows distinctive a person cues, so no candidate is identified. Dry earth, a tree and laundry lie beyond the shelter.2021-06-03A photo inside a temple hall at dusk showing a group of about eight men standing in a row beside a decorated Ganesha murti. The murti has a white trunk-shaped face, a crown, a purple beaded garland and a green leaf backdrop, seated on an orange cloth draped over a platform. In front lies a banana-leaf offering with bananas, fruits, sweets, nuts, coconut pieces and kumkum. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor. On the right a bare-chested priest in white dhoti presses his palms together in prayer. Others wear red, orange and white shirts and white veshtis. A pillar and tiled floor frame the scene. Ganesha Chaturthi puja is visible.October 09 20062006-10-09January 21 20092009-01-21