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Night outdoor evening event with a large seated crowd on plastic chairs and mats behind rope barriers, lit by tall floodlights and strings of lights. In the foreground a bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with beaded necklaces carries a brass plate with red offerings and a small lamp, walking through the aisle. Behind him white-clad devotees, women in saris and salwar, and people in mixed Western and Indian dress sit attentively.

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December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor ceremony with a large seated and standing crowd of devotees, many in white traditional clothes, hands joined in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, gold necklace and armbands, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) raised before him. Two men in saffron/orange robes stand at the right edge. Strings of lights and warm lamps glow in the background.2011-11-10A large outdoor night gathering of a crowd seated on plastic chairs and mats under floodlights, with a raised platform in the foreground. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and upper cloth sits cross-legged before a fire pit (homa) with yellow-wrapped bundles, fruits and banana leaves offerings, and a microphone stand. Nearby on the left stand figures in orange and saffron robes with garlands of yellow flowers, plus a drum. The audience wears mostly white and mixed colours, and a tent-lined compound extends behind. Many people are visible, though the exact count is uncertain.2011-12-08 +1 copiesNovember 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08November 10 20112011-11-10Night-time outdoor gathering with a very large crowd of devotees seated on the ground and in chairs, many in white clothes, facing a raised ritual platform. In the lower left, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a garland stands beside a fire pit with a lit flame and flower-decorated offering trays with fruit and banana leaves. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before the fire, with microphones and a camera operator nearby. A tall camera crane hangs over the crowd, and strings of lights line the grounds under a dark sky.2011-12-08 +1 copiesNight outdoor homa at Tiruvannamalai under string lights. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth stands at the brick fire pit, holding a steel plate with a red cloth and offerings. Another saffron-robed priest stands beside him, and a bare-chested man with white sacred markings and a beaded necklace kneels in front, hands folded. Banana leaves and a brick fire altar with flames sit in the foreground. A large crowd of white-clad devotees, many with palms joined, fills the background, and a cameraman on a tripod films the ritual.2011-11-10