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Night photograph outside a temple street where a line of young girls in maroon and gold-bordered dress stands with palms pressed together in anjali, some wearing gold necklaces and bangles. A woman in an orange and gold saree with a dark border stands among them, hands folded. A uniformed policewoman in khaki with a red belt guards the group on the left, and a cameraman with a video camera films at right. Behind them is a stone temple wall with a lit gopuram-like structure, a Tamil signboard, and a stone figure of a bull and small statues on a raised platform.

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December 20 20112011-12-20Night scene at the entrance of a temple gopuram with coloured sculpted towers, a signboard over the gate and a lit shop front at left. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back hairstyle and layered rudraksha-style mala necklaces walks forward through the courtyard, flanked by a second person in orange robes and a bald head. Along the sides, women in maroon and red sarees with gold ornaments and jasmine flowers stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a grey shirt walks alongside and a uniformed official in khaki stands near the left, while a crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing gathers behind. Metal barriers and a yellow railing line the walkway.2011-12-20Night photo of a group of devotees standing in a line outside a temple at dusk, hands pressed together in anjali. A man in the centre wears a white kurta with a black shawl and has short grey hair and glasses. Beside him a woman wears a white top and magenta skirt with long dark hair. At the right edge a shaven-headed man in white dhoti with a sash and rudraksha mala presses his palms together. Women in saris and salwar kameez stand alongside, and a uniformed female police officer in khaki walks in the foreground. Illuminated shop signs and a lamp glow behind the temple entrance. Several people are barefoot.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20November 21 20132013-11-21December 27 20132013-12-27Night-time outdoor gathering under large trees beside a bright stage light. In the foreground, a line of women in rust-orange saris with yellow borders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand shoulder to shoulder, several with ash marks on their foreheads. Behind them, a cameraman in a dark jacket films with a professional video camera, with other cameras and crew nearby. Further back, several people in white and cream clothing stand among the crowd, including a figure in white near the centre. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-04-24July 13 20132013-07-13 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of a line of people in saffron and orange robes gathered outdoors. In the foreground on the left, a partly visible person in orange with a shaved head stands near a large decorated panel with red and yellow patterns. Several women in orange-red saris with gold borders stand in a row; one woman in the middle left holds a small silver tray with red offerings. On the right, a girl in an orange sari with a red border and rudraksha beads, arms crossed, stands beside a teenage boy and another girl with white tilak marks on their foreheads, all wearing orange garments and beaded necklaces. The background is dark with a red pillar visible.2013-04-24December 27 20132013-12-27Night procession moving up a stone-paved path toward a temple gopuram lit against the dark sky. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks at left. Behind him a group of devotees walks toward the temple; several men in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, with a central figure in orange wearing a long mala and gold chain. Other men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some women wear saris. Yellow metal gates and a stone carved wall frame the right side, and temple lamps glow in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20