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Outdoor festival ritual scene at a raised stage draped in red cloth, with a seated priest in orange robes and a golden crown-like headdress at right, surrounded by brass pots, a kalasha, small oil lamps, bells and a red wooden stool. A long line of standing devotees in white, checked and colourful clothes stands behind a metal barrier at left, with a camera on a tripod filming. Whisk-like brooms, a basket and cloth bundles sit on a metal table in the foreground. A palm-lined grounds, tall tower and white air cooler complete the setting.

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November 27 20122012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor scene at a festival annadhan setting with a large crowd queuing behind a rope barrier under palm trees, with a row of blue portable toilets behind them. In the foreground, a red cloth covers a low platform where a monk in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged beside a red wooden box, brass pots and small brass plates of food. A man in white shirt and dhoti sits nearby, and a woman in a white sari with a red border stands at a table in the lower left. Several devotees in white, orange and red clothing line the queue, and a decorated deity murti with garlands sits at the right edge.2012-11-27Outdoor Karthikai Deepam festival food distribution scene under a canopy with a banner reading Karthikai Deepam. A long line of people, many in white shirts and mundus, stands at left beside rows of plastic chairs and tables covered with mats. At center, a red-draped table holds brass vessels, a basket and bags, with a man in a saffron-orange garment and white-clad attendants seated and serving. A woman in an orange and white saree and an older woman in a green saree stand at right beside a wooden bench. A white cloth flag, a lattice communications tower and palm trees stand in the background under a pale sky.2012-11-27November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor photograph of a ritual at a festival stall under a striped canopy. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat at left, facing a seated man in a white shirt and a woman in a red sari, who hold their hands out together. An older man in a white dhoti and shirt stands beside them. Behind the stall a deity murti in orange clothing sits on a gold throne, garlanded with marigolds, with a brass lamp stand nearby. Steel pots, a plastic basket and a small red stool lie on the mat. A standing crowd and a white cooler unit fill the background, with a lattice tower and trees beyond.2012-11-27Outdoor temple-style gathering at a Karthikai Deepam celebration under palm trees. A large crowd of men, women and children stands behind a bamboo barrier, many in white dhotis and shirts. In the foreground, a priest in saffron-orange cloth sits on a mat beside a red-draped platform holding brass pots, a kalasha and small plates of offerings, while a young man in white sits assisting him. A woman in a pale yellow sari walks past the platform, and a deity murti garlanded with red flowers is visible at the right edge. Blue portable toilet units line the background.2012-11-27Outdoor temple-style ritual at an open-air pavilion with a red carpet and tan cloth beneath. A young man in an orange robe with rudraksha-style beads sits cross-legged at the center, his hands over a silver-toned object and a pile of white powder, while a crowd of devotees stands in a long queue behind a bamboo barrier. A decorated deity murti or ornate peetha with red and orange flower garlands sits beside him, draped in magenta cloth. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and a seated devotee in checked shirt watch, and brass pots and small offering bowls rest on a red wooden stool. Palm trees and blue portable toilets stand behind the scene, and a banner with Tamil script hangs at right.2012-11-27A large outdoor homa (fire ritual) under a canopy of palm fronds and orange triangular bunting, with a crowd of many devotees seated behind barricades. In the foreground a man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace sits before a red-brick fire pit filled with sticks and offerings, with bowls of flowers, fruit and oil lamps beside it. On the raised dais, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands speaking into a microphone, while an elderly bald man in orange sits beside him and another man in orange sits to the left, the left figure wearing an orange turban and rudraksha beads. Rows of small oil lamps line the dais edge, and a photographer with a camera stands at the right.2009-01-16November 27 20122012-11-27Outdoor ritual under colourful striped canopies with palm trees behind. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a raised platform covered with striped mats, with a seated woman in a yellow-sashed white outfit and a light-haired person in white beside them. A white-clothed table holds brass and silver kalasha pots, flower garlands, puja plates and a small deity murti. A large crowd of devotees in white sits on red carpets facing the platform, and a white-clothed man stands near a white stone shrine-like structure with garlands. A white van with decorations is parked behind.2008-12-24December 24 20082008-12-24