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Outdoor photo on a hillside garden among boulders and green shrubs, with a city visible in the distance. A devotee in white clothes with a yellow-bordered dhoti prostrates face-down on a striped mat beside large rocks, before a small brass pot or lamp and a tray with white offerings. Around them, about two dozen people in white kurtas and dhotis, yellow shawls, and saffron or orange saris stand and sit, some with folded hands. A man at left wears a rudraksha mala and white shirt. Orange flowering trees frame the right edge, and a small yellow building sits behind the greenery.

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Outdoor photograph of a rural ritual gathering on dry, reddish-brown earth among young trees and large boulders. Several people stand in a loose cluster on colourful woven mats, some in white dhotis and shirts, one in a saffron/orange robe, and a woman in a white sari with a green-trimmed border. A man in a pale pink shirt and another in a blue-striped shirt stand at the left edge. A man in white kneels with palms pressed together at right beside a rock. A white cloth-covered offering and small brass items sit on the mats in front. A low concrete building with a tiled roof stands behind the trees. No clear identification of any individual is made here; the scene shows devotees gathered for a puja-style observance.2008-05-19Outdoor photo of a large group of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls gathered on a dusty hillside among green plants and palm fronds. In the foreground a woman in a green blouse and white sari bends low and touches her forehead to a large flat boulder strewn with white flowers and garlands. A man in white with an orange shawl stands beside her, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a handbag stands at left. Behind them, many seated and standing devotees face the rock, and a tall gopuram temple tower rises in the background among hills.2008-08-02May 19 20082008-05-19April 02 20032003-04-02A photograph of a temple-yard ritual under a corrugated metal canopy with green leaves hanging above. A man in a green shirt and yellow dhoti bends forward, pressing his head toward a seated priest in white. Beside them, a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands with a hand on the chest, while a woman in a white sari with gold border looks on. An older man in a cream shawl holds a silver tray of yellow grains, and a bearded man in red garments stands at right. Several onlookers in white, pink and orange surround the group. A video camera is raised at top right.2009-01-07Outdoor photo of a rocky, dry hillside shrine area with scattered boulders, small palms and shrubs. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near a tree, with an orange flag fluttering from a pole. Nearby, a man in a white dhoti sits on a striped mat beside a row of brass kalasha pots. Another man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right beside a canopied altar draped in orange and red cloth. A sweeper in white clothing works at the lower left, and a few other people in white or saffron move about the grounds. The setting suggests a ritual or puja at a shrine site.2008-05-19December 23 20072007-12-23September 28 20082008-09-28August 02 20082008-08-02May 19 20082008-05-19August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor shrine under a large banyan tree. A large deity murti stands on a rock-and-stone plinth, adorned with yellow and red marigold garlands and an orange drape. An elderly man in a pink-and-white checked shirt and dark trousers bows with folded hands before the murti, while a younger man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at left. Behind them, several people in white and light clothing stand with hands folded in prayer. A brass oil lamp and metal vessels sit on a white cloth at the base, beside a black-and-white painted serpent figure. A notice board is set into the rocks.2008-03-25