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Outdoor photograph of a crowd of women and girls clustered around a small brass vessel with an open flame. Many wear white blouses with green saris or green tops, and several have plaited or sleek hair and small gold earrings. One woman in the centre wears a green sari and a long gold chain and holds her hands over the flame. Others around her cup their hands or stand with palms joined near their faces. A man in a yellow shirt stands at the right edge, and a few men and boys stand behind on a roadside with a white wall and a passing bus. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A crowd of young women in white blouses and green saris presses together outdoors at a roadside, several with vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. One woman in the centre holds her hand near her face, and a light smoke or incense plume rises from the lower right. Behind them, a man in a light shirt stands with arms folded beside a white wall and a small yellow poster, with a child visible at the top left. The page describes a Kalpataru convention at Erode, but no a person candidate is visible in this frame.2009-01-31A crowded outdoor street scene in daylight where a group of young women in green and white saris and salwar crowd around a woman in a white top and white skirt wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala. A man in a white shirt stands beside her, and several women hold small printed cards or photo cards, one reaching out with an open palm. Behind them a wooden fence and a signboard reading APTECH are visible. Several people are partially visible at the edges.2009-01-31A street procession in a small Tamil town. In the foreground, a large group of young women in green saris with white blouses stand close together, many with hands pressed in anjali, some with a small child held by a woman in the middle. Behind them, men and boys in white shirts and dhotis stand along the roadside, and a few hold orange-saffron flags on poles. A bearded older man in white and a man in a turban are visible at left. Shopfronts with painted signs and a vehicle appear in the background. Visible Tamil signage and posters line the street. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or procession.2009-01-31January 31 20092009-01-31October 08 20132013-10-08A street procession on a dusty village road in Tamil Nadu. In the foreground, many women in matching teal-green saris and white blouses stand close together with hands pressed in namaste, several with eyes lowered. Behind them, men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and sarongs carry orange saffron flags with a blue emblem on poles. A woman in an orange sari and an older man in white hold flags; a woman carries a baby in white. Thatched huts, a white temple-like building with a small shrine, and a truck with an orange banner stand in the background. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible, so no one is labelled as him.2009-01-31A photograph of a large crowd of young women and girls standing outdoors on a path lined with green trees and shrubs. Many wear saris and salwar kameez in orange, pink, teal, blue and lavender, and several have glasses and lanyard badges. In the centre, a man in white clothes with his back to the camera holds a small flame or lamp near a young woman in a pink sari, while others watch with downcast or attentive faces. A white van is visible at the upper left.2006-10-12A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram setting with palm fronds and a red-and-yellow striped umbrella overhead. In the foreground, a man in orange robes and a large gold necklace holds out a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame, while women in white saris with yellow or orange shawls stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, a row of devotees in white clothing watch, and a golden ceremonial staff rises near the umbrella. The people visible number roughly a dozen or more.2009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23October 06 20122012-10-06Outdoor photo at a shaded campus area beside a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, offering it to a woman in a white saree with an orange blouse who extends her hands over the flame. Another woman in a blue top bows her head and holds her palms toward the lamp. A woman with a long braid in white clothing stands at right, and more devotees in orange and saffron garments stand behind. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering at a temple grounds.2010-07-08November 18 20152015-11-18