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Night-time photograph of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls with printed script, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar, several with eyes closed in devotion. Some hold white cloth bundles at their shoulders. Strings of green mango leaves and banana leaves hang overhead, with bright white stage lights and colourful fairy lights behind. On the right, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth, faces away from the camera toward the devotees. A woman in an orange sari bends forward in the foreground. The setting suggests a pratyaksha pada puja, with devotees paying gratitude to the feet of a spiritual teacher who is not visible in the frame.

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December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of devotees standing in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, some with eyes closed, offering gratitude during Pratyaksha Pada Puja. Men wear orange and saffron shawls over white dhotis and shirts, with white cloth bundles resting on their shoulders, and some have white vibhuti-marked foreheads. A man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Behind them, green leaf garlands, silver tinsel and yellow and orange decorations hang along a festive backdrop. The visible faces and figures in front are devotees; no clearly identifiable a person is shown.2016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with palm-leaf and banana-leaf decorations and string lights overhead. A row of men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-and-red shawls stand on green banana leaves, hands pressed together in anjali, facing forward. Some hold white cloth bundles at their chests. Behind them a larger crowd of devotees in white and some in saffron stands in the courtyard, with a canopy and decorated structures at the back. Consistent with a Karthigai Deepam evening gathering, though no a person is clearly visible.2016-12-12 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copies