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Night photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering under a striped canopy of red, pink and green cloth draped over a bamboo frame, with banana leaves at right. A man in a reddish-orange silk shawl and dhoti, with rudraksha malas around his neck and sandalwood or ochre marks on his forehead, stands smiling and holds a green leaf and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Several devotees in white, one in a teal sari and women with white jasmine garlands in their hair bend forward toward him, receiving the offering. a person cues: reddish-orange shawl, multiple rudraksha malas and ceremonial adornments in a ritual setting. Two people at left in white shirts and dhotis, plus several others in the background.

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Night-time photograph under a decorated canopy with striped and paisley-patterned cloth and a leafy frond overhead. A bare-shouldered man with a shaved head and vibhuti on his forehead wears a rust-orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala, with a gold armband and bangle, and smiles toward a woman in a white sari with a red border and white flower garland in her hair. Behind him a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at the left edge, and a woman in white with a mala is at the right, offering or receiving leaves and flowers in what appears to be a devotee reception or padapuja setting. Four people are visible.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03Night-time photograph of a garlanded man in a rust-orange robe standing under an arch of banana plants with hanging banana flowers, at a devotee's house during a pada puja visit. He wears a heavy red and yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial necklace of coin-like pendants, and his long hair is swept back. Behind him stand a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bald man in orange robe. At left a woman in white holds a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel. An older woman in a green-and-white sari stands at right, and onlookers crowd the courtyard.2014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a devotional gathering under a draped canopy with purple, pink, green and white striped fabric and mango-leaf decorations. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a bare upper arm and an armband stands near the center. A woman in a red-orange sari seen from behind, with flowers in her dark hair, faces a man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing an orange garland and a tilak, who smiles and holds his hands in namaste; another man in a brown shirt also joins palms. An older man in a pink-red garment with a tilak sits at left. Flower petals are scattered on the woman's hair and shoulders, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind the tent.2014-07-01A photograph of a devotee gathering under a striped canopy at night, with a green-walled building behind. A woman in the foreground with hair in a bun and flower petals scattered on her hair and back wears a rust-red and orange garment, and her hands are pressed together in anjali. Two shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one bare-shouldered with beaded bracelets. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a white sari with gold border, and a woman in a blue sari press palms together, some with tilak and garlands. Green mango-leaf torans hang from the roof and a kumkum-marked red floor carpet lies below.2014-07-01October 30 20162016-10-30July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03