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Outdoor gathering in white ritual clothing where devotees sit on blue plastic chairs while others stand around them. A woman in a white sari with a gold-coloured border and a gold necklace sits with eyes closed while a man in a white shirt touches her head and another man in a white shirt supports an elderly bearded man in white. A woman in a mustard-yellow sari with a long braid sits in the foreground, and a white car and flowering shrubs are behind.

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April 17 20112011-04-17August 19 20072007-08-19Outdoor gathering under trees at dusk with a crowd of devotees seated on white and blue plastic chairs on a dirt ground. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, stand and move among the seated people, placing hands on their heads in blessing. A woman in a white sari with a black mala sits in the foreground, and nearby a woman in a red sari receives a blessing. A woman in a turquoise sari holds a child, and a woman in yellow sits at right. A parked dark SUV is visible at left.2011-04-17Outdoor gathering of devotees seated on blue and green plastic chairs. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a cream border and a red bindi sits with a black beaded necklace. Beside her a man in a light blue collared shirt keeps his eyes closed while a man in white clothes, with a green ID badge and a rudraksha mala, places his hand on his head in blessing. Behind, another person in white with a mala holds a hand on a seated man's head. Other onlookers stand at the edges, some wearing wristwatches and dark clothes.2011-04-17An outdoor healing camp under a tiled awning beside a blue-painted pillar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands with both hands on the head of a seated woman in a patterned top. Beside him, a woman in a white sari with a red bindi holds her palm over the head of another seated woman. Seated figures include a woman in a yellow blouse with hair in a braid and a flower, and a child in a dress. Plastic chairs and onlookers in white clothing are visible in the background.2007-08-19August 19 20072007-08-19February 15 20092009-02-15April 06 20122012-04-06Outdoor photograph at a gathering under a thatched shelter with green trees behind and a blue vehicle at right. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center with his back to the camera, facing a crowd of women seated on white plastic chairs. A woman at left with a red bindi and red-bordered sari folds her hands in namaste. A woman in a lavender shawl with a long braid stands at left foreground, while a woman in a teal sari with white flowers in her hair stands at right. Several women in pink, black and red saris reach forward with hands extended, and a woman in a yellow sari holds a small brass vessel. Men in light shirts stand in the background. No deity, a person candidate or ritual object is clearly identifiable in the scene.2006-10-28Outdoor gathering under a rustic pandal of bamboo poles and palm-leaf shade at Pattanam. On the left, a seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and a matching orange head wrap with a gold-edged border, with a bare shoulder and forearm resting on the seat; the figure appears to be a person seated as the honoured guest. Around him, a dense crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, many wearing rudraksha malas, presses close. A woman in a red-and-maroon sari stands at the centre-right with palms pressed together in namaste. A tall yellow-and-orange decorated pillar with floral panels rises in the background, and men in white and khaki stand among the crowd.2008-07-28July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30