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Outdoor ritual on a stone-paved ground with a crowd standing behind. A long-haired man in orange robes with a gold-and-bead necklace sits cross-legged and extends his hand toward a brass plate of yellow flowers and offerings. Men in white dhotis with orange-gold borders sit beside him with palms pressed together in prayer. A shaven-headed man in orange and gold garments kneels at the front-left near the offering plate. Onlookers in white shirts, a man holding a camera, and women in saris stand in the background. The scene reads as a devotional gathering with puja-style offerings.

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December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor ritual scene on a stone-paved ground with a crowd standing behind. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with gold borders and a gold-beaded mala, sits cross-legged with hands reaching toward a seated devotee. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls sit with palms pressed together in prayer. Standing spectators in western shirts and a man holding a camera watch from behind. In the foreground, shaven-headed men in orange robes and gold-bordered garments face the scene; a silver plate holds flowers and offerings and a yellow flower garland lies nearby.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor temple scene in Tamil Nadu with a crowd of men and women standing and watching behind a stone wall. In the foreground, several devotees in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange-robed sannyasis sit on the ground with hands folded in anjali. A man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and bows with his head down; a person with long dark hair and an orange-and-gold shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, sits in the right foreground with palms pressed together. A silver tray holding flower petals, kumkum and offerings sits on an orange cloth before them. Photographers and onlookers in shirts stand in the background. Ritual worship or darshan appears to be taking place.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor ritual photograph at a stone temple structure with a visible flame. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange cloth with gold border sits with hands folded, his back to the camera. Beside him, a long-haired person in orange garments with gold trim and a beaded necklace sits with palms pressed together. Three priests in white dhotis with gold borders and beaded necklaces sit in prayer behind them. A metal plate holds offerings, and a small bowl sits on the ground. Standing devotees and photographers with cameras watch in the background. This appears to be a fire ritual during a puja.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor temple-side ritual photograph. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with a yellow border kneels with palms pressed together before a brass lamp with a bright open flame. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl sits with hands folded, and another in white with a bare chest and beaded necklace kneels in prayer. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange and yellow garments with a beaded necklace sits with palms together, his face lowered. A silver tray of yellow flowers and rice sits on the stone floor, with small bowls of kumkum. Behind them a standing crowd of devotees and photographers watches, including a man in white shirt and a man in blue jacket, and a woman in white sari. Dark carved stone pillar at left.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor ritual scene in front of a pink temple wall. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits cross-legged on the ground with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders kneel with hands folded. Behind them, a standing man in a blue jacket and a man in a red-checked shirt watch, one holding a camera, and a row of standing devotees in saffron and white stands along the right. In the foreground, a brass plate of offerings sits near a saffron-robed figure seen from behind. The long-haired figure in saffron is a visible candidate with distinctive saffron and bead cues, but the appearance is uncertain, so the role is given as devotee in prayer.2010-12-29