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Devotees stand outdoors in a courtyard with hands pressed together in namaskar during a ritual gathering. A woman in the left foreground wears an orange and white sari with blue bird-logo print and a rudraksha mala, eyes open. A woman in front right, with eyes closed, wears a white sari with gold border, a red bindi, a white forehead mark and a rudraksha mala. Men behind wear white dhotis and shirts, rudraksha malas and white or sandalwood forehead marks. Laundry hangs on a line in the background and a building is visible.

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A photograph of devotees standing outdoors in prayer with palms pressed together at the chest and eyes closed. Most wear white clothing: women in white sarees with gold borders, men in white dhotis and shirts, many with rudraksha malas around their necks. A woman in the foreground has a white vibhuti mark and red kumkum on her forehead and holds her hands in anjali. Behind them are laundry lines with coloured cloth and a white building wall. The scene suggests a devotional gathering during pada-puja or annadhan, though no a person is visible.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13Devotees stand outdoors with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed during a procession. In the foreground a young man in a dark navy short-sleeved shirt and gold bangles prays. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border wears a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, with a laminated ID card clipped to her clothing. On the right a man in white shirt and white dhoti wears a white vibhuti band across his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Behind them more devotees in white clothes, some with cards, also pray. A corner of white wall and a bright-lit ground appear behind them.2009-02-13Outdoor gathering of devotees in white ritual clothing with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground a young man in a white kurta wears a rudraksha mala and wristwatch, and a young woman in white with a pendant mala and kumkum on her forehead stands beside him. Other devotees in white, a woman in an orange sari at right, and a man in a dark shirt with gold bracelet stand behind them. Behind is a white corrugated-roof building with colourful cloth hanging on lines, and a faint date stamp reads 12.07.2008 09:57.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13Outdoor photo of a large crowd of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste during a ritual gathering. Most wear white kurtas, dhotis and saris, with a few in saffron-orange, and some wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the foreground wears a white sari with gold border and folded hands. An older man in front wears a white shirt with a multicolour sash and a gold wristwatch. Behind them a concrete building with a corrugated roof, a blue water tank, palm trees and a brick wall fill the scene under a hazy morning sky. Rose petals are scattered on the paved ground. Dated 12.07.2008 in the corner.2009-02-13A crowd of devotees dressed in white stands outdoors with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. In the foreground, an older man with grey hair wears a multicoloured striped shawl over white clothes, gold wristwatch and gold bracelet. Beside him, a young man with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a white sari with gold border stand in devotion. Behind them, a partially built brick wall and a tin-roofed structure sit under a bright sky with palm trees. A timestamp reads 12.07.2008 09:57.2009-02-13Outdoor photo of a row of men standing with palms pressed together in namaskar on a rooftop at dawn, with a green-walled building and trees behind them. Most wear white kurta-style clothes; one standing near the centre wears a saffron/orange robe with a shaved head and a sandalwood-marked forehead, and another wears a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala. Several have gold bangles and beaded malas. Green leaves lie on the rooftop floor beneath their bare feet.2009-02-13A photograph of a crowd of devotees standing outdoors in namaskar, palms pressed together at the chest, during an early-morning gathering in front of a white single-storey building with a corrugated roof and a blue water tank behind it. In the foreground, a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a gold wristwatch and bangles closes his eyes and holds his hands in prayer, with a red tilak on his forehead. To his left, an older man with grey hair and a white moustache, wearing a white shirt and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, stands with his hands folded. Behind them, men and women in white clothes also stand in prayer, and a man on the right wears a white tilak across his forehead and a chain. Palm trees and a brick wall appear in the background, and a date stamp in the corner reads 12.07.2008.2009-02-13Outdoor photo on a flat rooftop at early morning under a hazy sky, with a green-walled building and palm trees behind. A group of men in white kurta-style clothes, several with yellow shawls, stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron robe stands centre, hands folded, with a gold bangle. In the foreground, devotees bend low in namaskaram and a green leaf plate with offerings sits on the floor at lower right, with scattered petals.2009-02-13February 13 20092009-02-13Outdoor photo on a rooftop at dawn with palm trees and low buildings behind. Several devotees in white ritual clothes are gathered, most kneeling or bending forward at floor level near a silver vessel. A gray-haired man in white with a beaded necklace and a woman in a yellow shawl and white sari stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in the foreground in white with an orange cloth bends to pour or touch something from a metal pot. Other attendants in white, one in a red headscarf holding a small steel bowl, and a staff member in a white shirt with a blue lanyard observe nearby. Padapuja and annadan procession activity appears to be taking place.2009-02-13