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Night photograph of a devotee welcome at a street-side gathering in a South Indian village setting. A person in a rust-red turban, red-brown cloth draped over one shoulder and an ornate gold-coloured bangle on the upper arm is smiling while two men in white shirts and a man in a teal-green shirt drape white and orange-red flower garlands over their shoulders. Bright lights and strings of decorations hang overhead; a bald man in orange ochre clothing stands at the left edge, and onlookers crowd the background.

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July 01 20142014-07-01Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors at a devotee's house. In the centre, a bare-chested man wearing a rust-red turban, a red-orange cloth wrap and a long necklace of large round bead pendants walks through the crowd. He is garlanded with a long flower garland in red, white and green held up by a man in a teal-green shirt on the right. Behind him, a man in white clothes and another in saffron-orange garments and rudraksha beads are visible. A man in a red-orange garment stands at the back right. Gold armlets are visible on the central figure's upper arm. Bright lights and a camera flash illuminate the scene, with a tree and a whitewashed building in the background. The central figure has a turban and bead necklace, and this is a person cue match but the identification is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-07-01Night-time street scene during a procession, with a crowd pressing close. At centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron garment bows his head while an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti drapes garlands of red and white flowers and green leaves around his neck. Behind them, a monk-like figure in orange with rudraksha beads and a tilak stands at left, and several people in white stand nearby. Red-and-white buildings, string lights and a photographer with a camera line the background, and a window grille with a framed picture is visible at right.2014-07-04July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja ceremony in a room with green walls and a ceiling fan. A smiling woman in a rust-orange sari and a garland of white flowers, yellow lemons and red roses reaches out to touch the head of an elderly bald man with white hair and a green leaf garland, who bows with palms pressed together and holds a folded paper. Behind them, a young shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands near others in white and saffron, and a decorated backdrop with floral garlands is visible at right.2014-07-03Night outdoor scene at a street event lit by bright lamps. In the centre, a smiling man with short dark hair and a tilak mark wears a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha malas and is being garlanded with white jasmine and red flower garlands and a bouquet of pink and purple blossoms. An older white-haired man in white shirt and dhoti, wearing glasses and a mala, leans in to place the garland. A younger boy with a shaved head and tilak, in orange cloth and beads, stands at left. Devotees in white and orange fill the background, with a window and a pale wall at right.2014-07-04A photograph of a temple ritual with a crowd pressing close around a dark stone deity murti draped in white and red-pink flower garlands, with a golden-orange cloth on its shoulder. In the foreground a man in a dark red-maroon dhoti and shawl, a long red-orange head wrap, and a white flower garland stands with arms outstretched, smiling and gesturing. Beside him a shaved-headed man wears an orange-saffron dhoti, rudraksha beads and a white shirt, hands raised. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis fill the background behind a metal railing, several holding up phones or cameras. A brass plate of flower petals and offerings sits at lower left, and a white jasmine garland hangs over a second figure at left. The setting is a covered temple space with a pale blue wall at right.2014-06-29 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple-corridor scene with a central figure wearing a white shawl over an orange-red dhoti and a large garland of white flowers with red and green accents, with yellow-orange tilak on the forehead. Around him stand men in white shirts, a woman in orange with a white flower garland, and saffron-robed priests with rudraksha malas. A shirtless devotee with a rudraksha-beaded chain and a teal cloth gestures with open hands while speaking to the central figure, and a uniformed officer stands at the right. Pale blue temple pillars and iron gates frame the crowd.2012-07-23June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph inside a temple hall where a bare-chested man in an orange saffron cloth is being garlanded with a thick pink flower garland and a white jasmine garland. A man in a white shirt and a man in a blue shirt raise the pink garland over his head while a young boy in a red striped shirt presses his palms together in reverence. Another orange-clad attendant stands at the right edge. Behind them are arched white pillars and a deity murti in an alcove, with a golden altar and a striped cloth visible at right. The scene suggests a garlanding honour during a visit, with several devotees crowding around. The man receiving the garland has long dark hair and a gold bangle on his wrist; his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm an identity, so he is described by role.2012-06-03 +1 copiesAugust 09 20152015-08-09June 05 20122012-06-05