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Night photograph of a large outdoor pad-puja gathering. In the foreground, a figure seated on a white-draped platform wears a large orange-and-white face, a crown of white and green flowers, and garlands of yellow, pink, purple and white blossoms with a rudraksha mala and ornate silver necklace; the face and clothing suggest a deity murti or statue rather than a living person. Rows of small black lingams with white cloths are arranged across the ground before him, lit by floodlights under a dark sky with a moon and hills behind. Several small figures stand at the edges near parked vehicles and a building, too small to count reliably.

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Night outdoor satsang at a large open ground under street lamps and a crescent moon. In the foreground stands a deity murti draped in garlands of yellow and maroon flowers, with a red cloth, silver necklace and rudraksha-style beaded mala, seated on a white draped platform with a striped cloth. Behind it, hundreds of seated devotees in white clothes face the murti, and shipping containers and parked vehicles line the background.2012-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a temple-like ground under floodlights, with a hill silhouetted against a moonlit sky. A large central seated figure, a deity murti or statue, is adorned with multicolour garlands of marigold and mixed flowers, rudraksha-style beads, and a white and yellow cloth draped over its base. Hundreds of identical small white-clad figures in rows. Several standing figures in white appear at the edges of the field. White pillars and shipping-container-style structures line the background, and a white SUV is parked nearby.2012-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor field filled with rows of white-cloth-draped shivalinga sculptures, each with a dark top, lit by floodlights and a crescent moon over a dark hill. In the foreground, a large central deity murti with a wide orange face mask, trident-like ornaments and a silver tilaka is adorned with garlands of yellow marigolds, purple and white flowers, a rudraksha mala and silver ornaments, draped in an orange cloth. A white-and-pink striped dhoti-cloth lies on the platform below. Parked vehicles and light poles stand behind the field. No people are visible in the scene.2012-01-08Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering at a hill-backed site. In the foreground, a large adorned murti of a deity stands with a face painted in white and red, an orange headpiece, and a white and gold ornamental torso. It is wrapped in thick garlands of yellow, pink, magenta and white flowers, with a rudraksha mala and a striped cloth draped at the base. Behind it, rows of hundreds of seated figures in white garments sit on mats in orderly lines. A dark hill rises under a moonlit sky, with floodlights, a parked white van and a row of marigold-decorated pillars nearby. Two people stand at the right edge near the structures.2012-01-08Night photograph of an outdoor ritual ground at Thiruvannamalai under a moon-lit sky with a dark hill behind. A large central deity murti of Shiva stands on a raised white pedestal, its face and head decorated with a crown-like headdress, orange cloth and thick garlands of yellow, purple and white flowers, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Hundreds of rows of white-clothed devotees sit on the ground facing it, many wearing white dhotis and some with shaved or covered heads, with bright floodlights and shipping-container walls around the grounds. The scene suggests a night pad-puja or darshan gathering.2012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08January 08 20122012-01-08April 06 20122012-04-06January 08 20122012-01-08April 17 20112011-04-17April 06 20122012-04-06