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Night-time outdoor gathering of devotees in a garden, with string lights strung overhead and a potted palm in the foreground. Several men in white ritual dhotis and white shirts stand in a line, one wearing an orange-yellow waist cloth, reaching forward with hands extended toward an offering. Women in colourful saris stand behind them, and a small oil lamp flame glows on the table near the front. The scene appears to be a devotional satsang or ritual distribution.

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November 18 20152015-11-18January 20 20192019-01-20Night outdoor scene at a temple-like courtyard with a reddish wall and green shrubs behind a wooden fence. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate bangles and earrings, with a white tripundra forehead mark, stands on the right facing left and receives an offering from a man in white. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, one holding a small brass vessel and another with a white cloth tied over his head. A bare-armed figure in saffron stands in the centre of the group. a person cues are the saffron clothing and rudraksha mala of the central figure, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-11-24Night-time photograph of a crowded outdoor festival gathering under a canopy with hanging coloured cloth banners and electric lights. Many men and some women in white dhotis, shirts and sarees fill the frame. At centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a small dark vessel decorated with marigold flowers and leaves, while another hand reaches to touch it. A yellow cloth covers the ground, and a brass oil lamp sits at lower left.2007-01-12Night-time outdoor scene at a procession or pooja in front of a crowd. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with his back partly turned. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with maroon border, a gold necklace, and white vertical tilak on his forehead holds a brass plate of offerings. A man in a white striped shirt and glasses leans in to receive from the plate.2010-11-20August 02 20082008-08-02December 23 20062006-12-23Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21November 18 20152015-11-18A dim, nighttime outdoor ritual at a cremation ground-like site with reddish earth and scattered yellow and purple flower petals. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti pours water from a clay pot onto the bare head of a bare-chested man in a white dhoti, who stands with hands folded. Nearby, a brass plate and a small object sit on the ground beside a lit lamp. To the right, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a bare chest, stands among other men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man holds a round metal item. Several onlookers stand in the background, some in white clothing.2011-01-14Evening vilakku pooja at an outdoor temple setting. In the foreground, a bare-chested sannyasi in an orange wrap holds a lit flame over an offering, with a silver vessel nearby. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand in a line with palms pressed together in devotion. Small clay oil lamps and flower offerings sit on the ground, and a draped white seat with a red cloth is at right. Devotees line the background under trees at dusk.2006-12-31Night-time outdoor photo at a ritual site on bare ground strewn with straw. A row of people stands in the foreground. On the left, a man in a striped shirt stands with arms folded beside a man in white dhoti and shirt. At centre, a figure in a bright orange-red saffron wrap and rudraksha mala stands with hands together, and a man in orange robes and a mala stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a tray or vessel and another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people in white clothes stand behind them under a strip of multicoloured prayer flags. Bright flash glare sits on the centre.2011-01-14