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Night outdoor scene at a temple courtyard during an evening ritual. On the left, a young man in white dhoti with a gold necklace stands with hands folded beside a bald man in a saffron-orange robe and dhoti. Behind them a crowd of people, many women in white and cream saris with red borders, stands in a line. On the right, a tall bundle of sugarcane stalks and feathery grass is set on a white cloth, draped with a red and gold striped cloth. Strings of lights and hanging orange and red ornaments decorate the pavilion above, and a large curved gold-coloured hoop hangs in the background.

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November 21 20102010-11-21Night procession scene lit by strings of small lights and a floodlight. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a row at left, one bare-chested in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, others in orange dhotis. Behind them, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand in a crowd under decorated arches of red and orange lamps. At right, in the foreground, a large bundle of sugarcane is draped with a red cloth and white cloth on a wooden frame. The setting is an outdoor temple or ashram ground with a canopy and hanging lights.2010-11-21July 24 20142014-07-24May 20 20142014-05-20November 21 20102010-11-21Night outdoor ritual at a dusty ground. A large bonfire of dried reeds and sticks burns at left, flames rising. Behind it, a line of people in white dhotis and shawls stands, some with palms joined. In the centre, a seated figure in orange robes sits on an ornate gold-trimmed chair or palanquin seat. A tall saffron-robed sannyasi with a shaved head stands at right with hands folded, beside women in white saris with yellow borders and orange saris. Ornate umbrellas and a decorated canopy stand at upper right under lamplight. The scene suggests a Kartheekai Deepam fire ceremony; the seated figure's identity is not established from appearance.2010-11-21Night photograph of a standing line of around twenty devotees in an open dusty field, most in saffron, orange and red saris and dhotis, with a few in white. On the right a man in a white kurta holds a lit torch, and a woman in orange holds a multicoloured decorative parasol over the group. Some participants hold their hands together in prayer. A thin pole stands in the left foreground and sparks fly in the upper right against a dark background with a low wall. Several people appear to be carrying objects. The line stands in silent ritual observance.2016-03-02July 24 20142014-07-24July 24 20142014-07-24Night photo outdoors beneath large dark tree trunks where several men gather to receive a flag and rope for the Brahmotsav festival. On the left a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a coiled rope. Next to him a bearded man in white dhoti wears an orange shawl and a man in a checked shirt and trousers holds a folded white cloth bundle. Behind them an older man in white dhoti holds papers. A man in a red-maroon robe holds a yellow-and-green flag. On the right a man in an orange turban and orange robe gestures with a raised hand, standing near an ornate gold-and-brown throne with a carved serpent-hood back.2006-12-20April 28 20172017-04-28November 21 20102010-11-21