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Outdoor ritual at dusk in a covered open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, three young men in orange dhoti-style garments with gold bands and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand holding brass plates with offerings and lamps, one with hands folded. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari holds a microphone, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands nearby. On the right, a golden ornate throne with a canopy stands beside a tall decorated stalk and a brass kalasha on a raised platform. Several people in red and orange robes stand or sit near the throne, and cattle are visible in the background. Offerings and rangoli-style patterns mark the ground.

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Outdoor temple-style ritual in an open courtyard beside a roofed shed, at dusk. Many people in orange and saffron clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, several holding small brass plates and offerings. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands centre, hands folded, near a tall green sugarcane stalk with leaves planted in the ground. Two men in orange, one wearing a white tilak, hold a microphone and a tray. Behind, a figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy wears red garlands and red-orange cloth. Brass pots and banana-leaf plates with sweets sit on the ground, with white kolam designs drawn in the dirt and a bucket at right. A cameraman films at left.2016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16Outdoor ritual photograph on bare earth with a fire pit in the foreground holding a kalasha-like pot and sugarcane stalks tied in a tripod frame. Two figures in orange saffron garments stand on a pink and blue cloth mat before a brass plate and offerings, one holding a raised object. Behind them a large group of devotees in orange and white clothing, some with hands in anjali, stand beneath a row of colourful decorated umbrellas, with a brick wall and a parked vehicle in the background. Several young girls in orange dress stand at right. Kolam-style white designs mark the ground and stone basins sit at left.2016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16January 15 20182018-01-15Outdoor ritual scene at dusk beside an open-sided shed with a tin roof and concrete pillars. A black-and-white spotted cow stands at right, facing left, near a green-leafed sugarcane stalk tied to a tripod-mounted stand. On the left, several young men in orange dhotis and saffron shawls with beaded necklaces hold brass plates and offerings. Behind them, people in white and red-orange garments stand in a line, some with their hands folded. A man in a yellow-orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at center by a tripod, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pillar above. Clay pots, a blue drum and a small brass vessel sit on the ground. The setting appears to be a cow-worship or gau puja rite, with sugarcane and offerings prepared near the animal.2016-01-16January 16 20162016-01-16A Pongal celebration in an open-sided hall at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. Central figure, a bare-chested man in a maroon-brown dhoti and rust turban, wears a pink and white flower garland and stands with palms joined before a fire pit of stacked clay bricks. Around him, women in orange saris stand and sit with hands folded; one woman holds a brass tray of flowers and flame, another rings a handbell. Fresh yellow marigold garlands and red petals decorate the ground, and a brass pot sits near the pit. A tall sugarcane stalk stands behind them against red pillars. Several children in white dhotis and orange clothing stand on the left, and a man in white stands behind the central figure, with a red-and-white striped canopy overhead. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a homa-style fire ritual. The central man's appearance is not clear enough to confirm the a person candidate.2018-01-14October 10 20172017-10-10 +2 copies