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Outdoor photograph of a large rounded granite boulder in the foreground, covered with pink lotus flowers in bundles, scattered white jasmine petals and orange marigold petals. Behind it a crowd of devotees stands on a hillside, many in white dhotis and white kurtas, some women in orange saris or orange shawls. A young man in white with an orange shawl bends forward with hands pressed together in prayer over the flowers. In the background a tall gopuram temple tower rises among trees, with distant hills under an overcast sky. The scene suggests a pilgrimage offering at a hilltop shrine.

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Outdoor photo on a hilltop of a large rough granite boulder covered with pink lotus flowers, white jasmine garlands and scattered petals. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at the rock's edge, a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at his neck. Behind him a crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing gathers on the slope, and a gopuram temple tower rises in the distance above the town, with hills beyond. A woman in white with a bead necklace stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja offering at a sacred rock site.2008-08-02Outdoor photo of a large weathered rock outcrop on a hillside, covered with pink lotus flowers, white jasmine garlands and orange-yellow marigold petals. A young man in a white shirt stands at right with his hands together in prayer, while a crowd of devotees in white and orange-saffron shawls stands behind and beside the rock under trees. A tall gopuram temple tower rises in the background among hills. Several devotees appear to be gathered for a ritual offering or puja at the sacred stone.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo on a hilltop at a sacred site, with a large rough rock covered in pink lotus flowers, white and orange garlands and scattered petals. A woman in white clothes with a rudraksha mala, hands pressed to her face in prayer, kneels beside the rock. Behind her a large crowd of devotees in white and saffron/orange shawls stands among green trees, with a tall gopuram temple tower visible in the distance and a hill on the right.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls gathered on a dusty hillside among green plants and palm fronds. In the foreground a woman in a green blouse and white sari bends low and touches her forehead to a large flat boulder strewn with white flowers and garlands. A man in white with an orange shawl stands beside her, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a handbag stands at left. Behind them, many seated and standing devotees face the rock, and a tall gopuram temple tower rises in the background among hills.2008-08-02Outdoor photo on a hillside with green scrub and a town below. A man in an orange dhoti-style garment with red border leans forward over a large dark rock draped with a white cloth and garlanded with white and multicoloured flower strands, red flowers and green leaves, placing his hands on it. Behind him stand people in white clothes and orange shawls, one holding a camera, and a woman in white at right holds a garland. The scene suggests a ritual offering at a sacred rock. The man in orange is seen from behind with short dark hair; his face is not visible, so no identification is made.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A large crowd of devotees gathers on a green, tree-dotted hillside overlooking a town, with a tall gopuram temple tower rising in the middle distance. Many people wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some sit on the grass while others stand close together. In the lower right foreground, a man in white with an orange shawl and a bead necklace stands near the edge of the crowd, seen partly from behind. Palm fronds and leafy shrubs frame the lower edges of the scene under an overcast sky.2008-08-02