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Night outdoor temple scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and colourful clothing. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a white headband stands beneath a multicolour umbrella with tassels, holding a ceremonial staff and performing a ritual. Several people in white kneel or stand, one woman in a gold-and-brown sari sits on white blocks, and a woman in yellow holds her palms together in prayer near small brass offering dishes. Strings of flags and a painted panel are visible behind, with a child in a blue shirt at right. The orange-robed figure may be a person, given the saffron robe and white headband, though the face is not clearly visible enough to confirm.

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Night outdoor photo of a temple-style arati procession in an open sandy yard. A central figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with a shaved head and a white tilak on the forehead, holds a ritual stick and joins palms in greeting while walking. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, walk or sway in a line, one holding another's hand. A woman in a yellow sari sits at the lower left beside a white-tiled offering box. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands under string lights and blue-and-white bird-logo pennants, with a large colourful decorated parasol at left and a red parasol at upper right. A tall striped pole flag and an arched canopy are visible in the background.2007-02-11February 11 20072007-02-11Night-time outdoor temple ritual at a Tamil Nadu-style festival site. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl and a gold necklace walks barefoot across a raised path, holding a tall bamboo staff, while men in white dhotis and shirts escort him. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala raises his arm at right, and a metal kalasha-style vessel is carried near the centre. Behind a wooden railing, devotees in white and dark clothes stand watching, one with palms pressed together in namaskar. A colourful painted banner with a white bird emblem and a flower motif stands behind the procession, with bananas and palm fronds around.2007-02-11December 21 20092009-12-21Night-time outdoor gathering at a sandy ground with a multicoloured fringed canopy held over a central figure. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, sit cross-legged or stand around the open area. A man in an orange robe near the center holds a tray or offering, and a woman in orange sits in the middle of the group. A few men in white and orange stand at the left and right edges, and a figure in a blue garment sits near the front left. A wooden pole with a flag and string lights are visible in the background.2008-08-03December 30 20062006-12-30December 21 20092009-12-21Night-time outdoor ritual under a decorated cloth canopy with a striped red-and-white mat underfoot. At the centre, a man in an orange robe and bright orange turban wears a long garland of white flowers with multicoloured strands and holds a small brass bell and a lit oil lamp, leading a group. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in white sari and gold necklace stands near the centre, and a woman at right holds her hands in anjali. Strings of white flowers hang at the right edge beside a bamboo frame. Several onlookers are visible in the background.2007-08-17Night-time outdoor scene on a sandy ground beneath palm fronds and strings of blue-and-white pennants. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas, move in a procession or ritual walk; one man in front raises his hands. On the right a man in a checked shirt presses his palms together, and a boy stands beside lit oil lamps on a white cloth. Colourful striped cloth banners hang from poles on the left and right.2007-02-11December 20 20062006-12-20A large crowd fills a dimly lit open pavilion under a patterned canopy with decorative hanging banners in red, blue and orange. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a garland of yellow and red flowers, is receiving devotees; a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala bows with palms pressed together, while a younger man in white smiles and reaches forward. Many people in white shirts and white clothes stand around, some with hands folded. Overhead lights and a ceremonial red-and-white seat frame the scene.2007-01-12July 27 20082008-07-27