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A photograph taken outdoors at a courtyard ceremony, the image rotated sideways. In the foreground a man in a white shirt wears a dark beaded mala with a pendant, his wrist bearing a gold bangle. Along the centre, several seated and standing devotees in pink, yellow, orange and white clothing sit near a decorated colourful kolam or rangoli on the ground. At the left, a tall painted cylindrical kalasha-like pillar with floral and geometric patterns in red, blue, yellow and orange stands beside a wooden post. A man in white dhoti and shirt sits at the lower left with folded hands. A green-trunked palm and a concrete wall frame the scene, with a date stamp reading 11.18.2008 11:16 in the lower right.

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A photograph of a seated congregation under a covered open-air pavilion with orange and yellow festoon bunting overhead. In the foreground, several women in white saris with orange shawls sit on the ground with hands pressed together in prayer. A man in a white shirt sits on a red plastic chair beside a wooden pillar, and a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat. Behind them, rows of people in white clothes sit on red chairs and mats, some with hands folded. A printed banner hangs on a fence in the background, and a painted decorative panel with a blue and yellow pattern stands near the pillar. Dozens of people are visible in the scene.A large outdoor group of devotees sits on the floor and on red plastic chairs under a covered pavilion during a ritual, with orange and yellow bunting strung overhead. Most wear white clothes; several women wear white saris with gold borders and a woman in front wears an orange shawl. Many have hands pressed together in prayer, and some sit with eyes closed. A decorated pillar with colourful painted patterns stands at center, and a white banner with printed text hangs behind the crowd. Seated near the pillar, an older man in a white shirt and trousers with a lanyard and a younger man in white sit in the front row. A small photo timestamp reads 11.18.2008 10:34.2008-11-18Outdoor ceremony in a courtyard with a striped blue-and-maroon cloth spread on the ground and a colourful kolam floor design at the right. Several women sit in front on the cloth with hands pressed together in prayer; one wears a dark red sari, another an orange sari, others white saris and head coverings. Behind them, rows of men in white shirts and dhotis sit on red plastic chairs and on the ground, many with palms joined. A line of orange and red triangular pennants hangs across the top, and a white banner with printed text is visible at upper left. Trees and a yellow boundary wall with white buildings stand behind. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 11:02.2008-11-18November 07 20002000-11-07Night aarathi scene in a temple hall with a crowd of devotees standing and seated on the floor. In the foreground, several people in white clothes sit on the floor; a young man in white with an orange shawl and long rudraksha mala sits at right, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits in the lower right. A woman in a yellow shawl and white dress sits center-left with a mala, while others in white sit behind. Beside them stand a tall brass oil lamp stand with multiple tiers of lit lamps and brass ritual vessels on the floor. Standing devotees in white shirts and a woman in a pink sari and a woman in white fill the background, with a red wall and gold-toned pillars behind. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 23:30.2008-11-18A nighttime outdoor gathering under a corrugated metal roof supported by bamboo poles, with a crowd of devotees seated and standing on a mat. In the foreground, two men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged beside a woman in a blue-violet silk sari with a red-bordered pallu. Behind them, rows of women in white saris and men in white and colourful clothes sit and stand, with children in blue and pink. A tall decorated pillar wrapped in yellow, green and orange fabric with painted flowers, elephants and birds stands at right, beside a whiteboard and a hanging cloth. Small signs are hung on the poles.January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor ritual on a raised golden platform beneath trees. A man in an orange-saffron kurta with a red dhoti stands at the right, leaning forward and holding a small lamp or fire vessel near a flame. Behind him are golden deity murtis draped in garlands, with a golden makara-style pillar. Devotees in white clothes sit at the front; a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, and a man in a striped shirt stands nearby. A brass vessel sits on the platform edge. A framed photo, a bell and orange flags are visible, and a black banner with Tamil text runs along the platform. Several people are visible, clustered at the front and sides.2008-11-18Outdoor photo of a crowd seated in rows of red plastic chairs under trees at an open-air event. Foreground: an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and a woman in a grey sari sits at left. Centre: women in white and cream saris sit in chairs, one woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered hem. Behind them, men and women in white shirts and white clothing sit or stand, many wearing lanyards. Orange bunting and orange flags hang from trees overhead, and a black banner with white lettering is strung between trees at right. A white car and a parked vehicle sit in the background along a dirt road. A timestamp in the bottom right reads 11.18.2008 11:09.2008-11-18November 18 20082008-11-18 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white temple hall during a ritual. Many devotees sit on the floor in rows, mostly seen from behind, with women in colourful saris (orange, green, purple, red) and men in white shirts. A dark deity murti stands in the doorway, adorned with flower garlands and a blue-and-gold cloth, framed by tall decorated pillars with painted panels and banana-leaf and palm decorations. Strings of white flowers and a gold lamp stand, with rows of small white lamps or offerings on the floor in front. A priest in white stands in the sanctum entrance. The scene suggests alankaram and arathi, with a ceremonial overhead canopy of marigolds.2006-01-23An outdoor gathering in a sunlit courtyard with orange and red pennant strings strung overhead and a white banner with blue printed text on a pole at left. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon-and-red sari sits on a striped mat beside women in orange and white saris, all with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them, rows of red plastic chairs hold seated devotees, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with palms joined. A younger group in white kurtas sits on the raised platform at right near a painted floor rangoli in pink, orange and green. Trees and white buildings form the background.