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Evening scene in an open paved courtyard with a hill behind a large white tented pavilion decorated with striped pillars and lights. Many people walk across the pavement, including women in saris and a man in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth. At right, three people in white clothes with yellow-striped borders sit at a table with papers and forms, while a woman in a cream sari and a white-clad man stand nearby. Strings of lights glow in the trees. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

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June 08 20172017-06-08Evening photograph of an open-air event under a large white tent with a pale pink interior, lit by floodlights and strung with colourful striped poles along its roofline. Devotees in white dhotis and cream shirts, a woman in a red blouse and green skirt, and a girl in a yellow top and braided hair walk across a paved courtyard toward the stage area. A tree-covered hill rises behind the tent under a dusky blue sky. No individual is recognisable as a specific figure, and no one on the stage can be clearly seen. Small signs flank the tent entrance.2017-06-08December 14 20062006-12-14December 30 20182018-12-30Outdoor ashram courtyard with a bare brown hill behind it and palm trees on the left. Many people in white ceremonial clothes, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, move among tented stalls with striped and maroon canopies. Two large orange-and-yellow parasols stand on the left and right foreground, and a brass lamp stand with a lit oil lamp sits on a table at right. A woman in a white sari with a shoulder bag walks in the foreground beside a man in a blue shirt and dark trousers. Red flags fly from poles at upper right.2017-03-11Night photograph of a procession moving through a temple precinct lit with strings of lights and decorated with marigold garlands and orange-yellow fabric canopies. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a rust-red dhoti and a bead necklace, walking beside a companion in a cream dhoti with an orange shawl. Around them, men in cream and saffron clothing and a man in a white shirt follow along metal barriers, while a gopuram tower glows with lights at left. A man in a white shirt in the foreground gestures. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2006-12-04May 08 20162016-05-08A photograph inside a dimly lit open hall with a corrugated metal roof. On the left, a golden arched frame surrounds a deity murti with a red-garmented figure and a standing figure beside it, behind a gold curtain. In the foreground, a line of devotees stands with hands together, mostly women in white clothes with orange scarves and lanyards, plus a few men in white on the right. A striped woven mat lies on the orange floor, and a small wooden stand with a book is at right. Some people wear saffron or orange sarees and shawls.2013-03-18Evening outdoor photograph of a devotional procession at dusk on a dirt ground with street lamps and trees behind. On the left, a lit silver-and-white palanquin or deity murti stands on an orange-draped table beneath a colourful fringed parasol, with small oil lamps glowing. Devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls stand in rows facing the deity with hands folded, including women in white sarees and a shaved-headed person in front. A young boy in a striped shirt and a child in dark clothing stand among them. No figure matching the a person description is clearly visible, so no candidate is identified.2010-01-05Night outdoor ritual at a large open-air ceremony under white canopy and stage lights. Dense crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders, sit on the ground in rows. A bare-chested man in an orange cloth stands in the centre holding a leafy stalk aloft, and several people in saffron or orange and teal clothing move among the crowd. A woman in a teal and white sari kneels with hands together near a child in a white top and jeans. Behind them a decorated stage with red and white draping, a small kalasha, and a backdrop of lit panels. A figure seated at the far right in white is partly visible; no identity can be confirmed from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted. Banners in blue and yellow frame the back of the grounds.2017-03-11Night photograph of an open-air outdoor event on a reddish-brown dirt ground beside a blue tent structure with lit interior and draped white fabric. Many men dressed in plain white ritual clothing, including white shirts, white dhotis and white kurtas, walk and stand around the grounds. One man in the foreground wears a white shirt and white dhoti and carries a yellow paper or folder; another in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the centre. Lights hang from the tent ceiling. No deity, throne or stage figure is clearly visible. Approximately 30 people are visible.2006-12-14December 13 20072007-12-13