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A group selfie-style photo of about ten devotees posing outdoors in front of a concrete wall with a row of small windows or vents. Several adults and children hold a woven basket filled with white jasmine-type flowers, green leaves, and yellow and pink blossoms, with fruit visible. Women wear orange, red and saffron sarees with gold jewellery, bindi and flowers in their hair; one woman in a red face mask wears gold-rimmed glasses. Some people wear face masks, and a man at right in a blue shirt and white dhoti holds the basket edge. A bearded man in the foreground at right shows a tilak and red kumkum on his forehead.

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October 23 20062006-10-23July 01 20142014-07-01Outdoor group photo at a marriage ceremony in a simple courtyard beside a concrete block wall and a red-and-white painted pillar. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white garland with red flowers stands at left, smiling. Beside him a man in a white silk dhoti and kurta with a white and red garland holds his hands together, and a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands center. Other guests in white, cream and pink-and-green garlands, including an older woman with grey hair and an older man with a white moustache, stand in a row, and a woman in a red sari with a pink garland stands at right. Printed and .2007-02-15July 19 20162016-07-19 +1 copiesOctober 23 20062006-10-232008 - Post August - Powerful homa in Sirkazhi by trained AcharyaA photograph of an outdoor devotional gathering with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands centre with palms pressed together before a silver-footed offering stand holding fruit, flowers and a decorated basket. On the left a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with white body markings holds a tall wooden staff. Around them devotees in yellow marigold garlands and saris in red, blue and green, plus white-clad men in garlands, stand with hands folded in anjali. A brass kalasha-like lamp stands at the upper left. The scene suggests a puja-style ritual; the figure in the centre shows distinctive long hair and a rust shawl, but no clear identity cue beyond that. Visible people number roughly twenty.2016-10-26 +1 copiesA crowd of devotees gathers outdoors at dusk, many women in colourful saris with jasmine in their hair and gold necklaces. In the centre, an older woman in an orange sari reaches forward with her hands, while a woman in a maroon sari holds her palms together and a man in a white shirt bends forward offering flowers. Behind them, others in white and pastel clothing stand with folded hands. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing line during a procession.2006-10-23July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees in a ceremonial setting with brass and copper bowls, flower petals and turmeric-yellow offerings on the ground. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a white and red flower garland and sits cross-legged. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and yellow sari, also garlanded, sits with a red bindi and bangles. Behind them a woman in a pink blouse with a red-and-white garland and a small child in red sit near a girl in a yellow top, while a man in glasses and a striped shirt with a rudraksha-style mala sits to the right. Hanging white and cream saris form the backdrop.2006-12-26June 19 20132013-06-19June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copies