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Night-time outdoor gathering at a crowded festival, with a dense crowd lit by distant street lamps and string lights. In the foreground a shaved-headed man wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala on his bare shoulder faces away from the camera, holding a small flame near the crowd. To the left a woman in a dark top wears gold bangles and raises her hands in palm-to-palm prayer while others around her also raise their hands in reverence. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the scene and a golden decorative arch appears at the upper right.

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April 17 20112011-04-17Night ritual at an outdoor temple-style gathering. In the left foreground a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a silver lamp (kalasha-style vessel) with a large flame, while a crowd of devotees behind raises hands in prayer and reaches toward the fire. A large terracotta pot or fire vessel stands at right with smoke rising. Streetlights glow in the background. Devotees wear white and bright saris and bangles. Appears to be a fire offering or aarti.2011-04-17November 09 20112011-11-09Night outdoor photograph of a crowd at a Chitra Pournami gathering at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young sannyasi in white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth and rudraksha mala holds a silver lamp with a flame and gives blessings, with his palm raised toward devotees. Several devotees, some in white and some in blue and green saris, stand with hands raised and eyes covered in reverence. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at left, and a man in white shirt holds a plate at right. Street lamps and smoke or incense haze glow in the dark background.2011-04-17November 09 20112011-11-09April 17 20112011-04-17December 17 20112011-12-17July 01 20142014-07-01January 04 20122012-01-04Night photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors beside a white-walled building under a street lamp. Many men in white shirts and dhotis mill about, and a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala stands at centre, gesturing with an arm extended. A woman in a light sari and gold earrings stands at left, and children in green and yellow clothes are at right. A small framed picture or banner hangs on the wall beside an open doorway.2013-01-06A night outdoor crowd event lit by floodlights and strings of lights. In the left foreground, a figure in an orange robe with gold bangles and a white floral garland at the upper arm stands with an arm extended. Many hands reach toward them from the crowd, some with gold bangles. Devotees in green striped and pink shirts, a woman in an orange top, and others in white clothes press forward, with a stage and rows of people visible in the background.2011-12-20Night procession on a road with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and red-gold sashes, arms raised in celebration. In the centre a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red waist cloth raises his right hand high. Nearby people carry red and orange flags and a small decorated palanquin with gold and orange fabric. Someone in an orange cloth stands at the edge, and a bead mala is visible at the bottom right. Dark background with lit stalls and tall trees.2015-09-15