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Night photograph at a doorway of a plain whitewashed building with a blue pillar. A central figure in a rust-brown and gold garment with a red-and-green flower garland and a rust-coloured turban stands smiling in the doorway, surrounded by devotees. Women and girls in white and cream sarees stand near, one girl in white with a white flower in her hair, and a woman in red floral dress watches. A man in white dhoti and another in blue shirt stand nearby. A raised hand at left holds a wooden box or board, with rudraksha beads on the wrist. Palm fronds and potted plants frame the entrance, with green and red cloth hung on a line outside. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person in a darshan setting, but the face and features are not clearly enough distinct to confirm it.

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Night photograph of a procession on a dimly lit street. A woman in a white sari with a red border carries a brass kalasha decorated with white and orange flowers and a red-and-white flower ring at its base, moving through the crowd. Beside her a figure in an orange-brown saffron garment wears a long flower garland and a beaded necklace; another figure in saffron wears a rudraksha-style mala. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand behind, and a banana leaf with a bright red-and-gold cloth draped over an object frames the right edge. Bright headlights and storefront lights light the scene.2014-07-04September 15 20132013-09-15A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors near an orange-painted wall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a white forehead mark, raises a decorated object over the head of a kneeling devotee who wears a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. Around them, several men in white kurtas stand with hands folded in namaste or watching, and a figure in orange and saffron robes with a red-and-gold garland stands at right. A woman in white with jasmine flowers and gold earrings is at the lower right.2014-07-01A photograph of a welcoming ceremony at a doorway with a green mesh-fenced entrance. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre, placing or adjusting a long red flower garland over a figure in saffron-orange robes. Above the doorway hangs a festoon of green mango leaves. On the left, women in white and yellow saris and a girl in red stand with hands folded in namaskar, one holding a flower-decorated item. On the right, women in teal and red-maroon saris hold silver brass plates with flowers and offerings. A signboard in Tamil script hangs on the right. The scene shows a house-visit welcome with garlanding and offerings.2010-01-20July 03 20142014-07-03July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA crowd gathers in a narrow courtyard beneath a banana plant with broad green leaves and a tin roof. At centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala is greeted by men in white shirts and dhotis. A woman in a red-brown sari with a white jasmine garland, and a woman with long black hair decorated with white flowers, stand nearby, and some people hold flower-decorated items. The scene resembles a darshan welcome during a temple-town visit.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a covered room with a corrugated translucent roof and red fairy lights along the wall. Several shaved-headed priests in orange-red shawls with rudraksha malas stand at left and centre, one holding a wooden box of offerings. A woman in a white sari with a red-brown bindi holds a silver pot decorated with flowers and leaves, while a young child in white with a flower in hair stands beside her. Other devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around the group, and a woman with a white flower garland is seen in the foreground. Green doors and a colourful flag line the back wall.2014-07-03July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph, rotated sideways, of a crowded devotional gathering under a palm-leaf canopy. In the foreground a woman in a red top with long loose black hair faces away from the camera. Behind her, many devotees in white ritual clothes wear garlands of white flowers, and a few hold red and white flower garlands. A woman in a red and gold sari and a bald man in white stand close together near the centre. Hanging banners with blue, orange and white patterns line the right side beside a pillared hall, and a few saffron-clad figures are visible at the upper left.2007-12-26A crowded indoor ritual scene where devotees throng around a figure in a rust-red robe draped over a bare shoulder, adorned with gold bangles and a large garland of pink and white flowers. Pink rose petals fall through the air over the crowd. A man in a white shirt on the left looks intently ahead, a man in an orange-brown cloth with a white forehead band stands in the foreground, and a man with bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right while others in white dhotis and saffron-pink garments press forward. A woman in pink and a woman with dark hair also appear among the devotees, with a child at lower right holding flower petals. A photographer's raised arm is visible at the top left. The setting appears to be a hall with blue plastic chairs at the right edge.2017-04-02