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Photograph taken inside a corrugated metal shelter with yellow pipe railings. A man with long wavy hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red robe draped over his shoulders, sits on a concrete ledge smiling and raising a hand in greeting; a bare-chested man in orange wrap and rudraksha mala stands behind him. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas, sit or stand; one man holds a white cloth bundle, another kneels with hands pressed together and white paste on his face. On the right a man with long dreadlocked hair and a rudraksha mala sits beside a drum. On the wall a yellow sign and painted Tamil and English writing are visible. The white-robed devotee on the left is decorated with garlands. The scene appears to be a gathering during a pilgrimage or ritual procession.

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January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photograph taken under a curved white corrugated shelter with yellow metal railings. A man with a dark beard wears a rust-orange saffron wrap and sits on a concrete bench, smiling and gesturing with his hands. Around him stand devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white shoulder cloths, forehead tilak and vibhuti; one man at left holds a black cap and gestures with raised palms, and a woman in a white sari stands at right. A younger man at right wears rudraksha malas over a white dhoti with gold border. A man in an orange top with a long plait stands behind the seated figure. A man at lower right with white-marked face and long hair sits near the bench. Yellow and paper notices are pasted on the bench and a wall bears painted numbers. Their appearance is ambiguous, so the seated man is described by role only.2018-01-04Photograph of a crowded, covered walkway with yellow metal railings and grey corrugated walls, possibly a shelter on a pilgrimage route. A man in a rust-red saffron wrap at the centre smiles broadly and raises his right hand in greeting, seated on a concrete ledge. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shawls crowd close; one man on the left wears a dark cap and holds his hands together, another in an orange cloth has long dreadlocks and rudraksha beads. A woman in a white saree with gold border stands at right, and a bare-chested man with beads smiles at the far right edge. Some figures are partially cropped, and a reclining person is visible at the lower right.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A photograph taken inside a covered open-sided shelter with a curved white metal roof and yellow railings. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a beard sits on a concrete bench wearing an orange-red ochre robe draped over the shoulders, holding a rudraksha mala in his hands and smiling with eyes closed. Around him several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with white vibhuti bands and tilak stand close, one with palms pressed together in namaskar. A young man in an orange-red cloth and glasses stands behind, and a man with white hair in a white dhoti stands on the right. Other people in white and cream saris with flower garlands and beaded necklaces surround the group, and a person in the lower foreground holds a small tray. Printed yellow notice stickers and handwritten marks are visible on the bench behind the seated man.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A crowded photo inside a covered, yellow-railed shelter with corrugated metal walls. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe and orange wrap sits on a concrete ledge, smiling and gesturing with one hand, with a red-saffron dhoti-clad man beside him. Around them, devotees in plain white dhotis and white shirts stand close, some with white cloth bundles and sacred white paste on their faces. A woman in an orange sari with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands behind them, and a figure in orange-red robes is at the right edge. Hands, phones and a crowd of onlookers fill the foreground. The seated bearded man's identity is not established from appearance, so no presenter is labelled.2018-01-04January 04 20182018-01-04A covered shelter with a corrugated metal roof and yellow metal railings, where a group of devotees gathers around a seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a beard. He sits on a concrete bench with his hands folded, smiling. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, and devotees in white with white shoulder cloths and sandalwood marks on their foreheads surround them. A red pole with a flag is in the foreground, and a man at left has dreadlocks. Several devotees in saffron and white stand nearby. The wall has chalk markings and a small yellow notice is attached to the bench.2018-01-04A photograph inside a covered shelter with a white corrugated metal roof and yellow pipe railings, with cracked painted walls. A man with long dark hair and glasses stands at the back wearing an orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth, rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Seated in front, a bearded man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha beads smiles and gestures with his hands. A man in white ritual clothes with a white shawl and gold bracelets stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another man in a white shawl sits at right. Several devotees in white and orange clothing surround them. A stone bench behind carries painted writing and a small yellow notice.2018-01-04