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Night-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard lit by a bright lamp and strings of colourful lights. In the foreground, a row of people stand with palms pressed together in namaste on green banana leaves scattered with flowers. A barefoot girl in a white dress with a red shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with white pompom ornaments in her hair, sings with eyes closed. Beside her a man in white dhoti and red-orange shawl holds his hands folded, and a woman in red headwear and red-orange garland stands with hands joined. Other participants in white and saffron stand behind, with seated devotees in orange further back and a framed deity image glowing at left.

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March 06 20162016-03-06March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +2 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard with banana leaves laid on the ground. A row of boys and men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-red shawls stand with palms joined in namaste, several holding white cloth bundles or white items. A foreground boy in a white shirt and white shorts with a red-orange checked shawl stands barefoot on a leaf, eyes lifted. Behind them seated devotees in white sit on the ground, a bright light glows overhead, and a person in orange robes stands at left. Appears to be a welcoming or padapuja-style ceremony with barefoot participants on leaves.2016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesMarch 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a large crowd of devotees at an outdoor temple courtyard, many standing with palms pressed together in namaskar and some with hands raised. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts, with red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Many stand on fresh green banana leaves set on the paved floor. In the foreground, a woman in an orange saree with a red border bows low, and a sprawling crowd of onlookers fills the background under strong lights and strings of colourful lights. A tall decorated pillar or shrine structure rises at the top centre. No identifiable individual is marked as a person in this image.2016-01-02March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight outdoor scene with a row of men in white dhotis and white shirts, each wearing a rust-orange shawl over the shoulder and white vibhuti marks on the forehead, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Several hold white cloth bundles at their shoulders. In the foreground a figure in an orange saffron garment with bare shaved head bends forward, presenting a woven basket on a bed of green leaves. Behind them, other people in white and orange stand among string lights and decorations.2016-07-18