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Photograph taken at dusk or night of a covered outdoor ritual area with white pillars and palm fronds behind. In the foreground a small fire flickers among pink and white flower offerings, with a brass plate and a woven mat on a yellow stool. Several devotees stand in a line: a boy in a colourful patterned shirt and shorts, a man in a white kurta, a man in a white t-shirt and grey trousers, and a woman in an orange and white sari holding a small child. A figure in white stands at the right edge. Their attention is directed toward the ritual fire and offerings.

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September 03 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03January 16 20082008-01-16Dusk photo of a line of devotees standing on a paved open ground at an event venue, facing toward the camera side. A man in orange robes with an orange turban stands at the left beside a small green-roofed guard booth. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris hold ritual items: a woman in a blue-and-white sari holds a brass plate, a girl in a pink dress stands beside her, a woman in a yellow sari with green border holds a plate with flowers, and a man in white holds an orange marigold garland. Trees and a street lamp are visible in the background under a purple evening sky. Several people at the right wear white and cream clothing.2008-02-06Night-time outdoor photo of a crowd walking along a pale paved path between dark trees, lit by distant street lamps. Many men in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk on both sides, with women in saris at right. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching orange head covering walks with hands pressed together in greeting, flanked by men in white. Appearance is too uncertain to confirm who the saffron-robed figure is, and the page's claim cannot be verified from the image alone.2006-12-16January 09 20082008-01-09Outdoor temple scene beneath a large banyan tree with dangling aerial roots. A young man in white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit camphor flame in a brass vessel for a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a red dress. A man in saffron robes stands beside him, bare-headed and holding a brass plate. Around them, men in white and light shirts stand and watch, and a stone platform with a small brass pot sits in the foreground. Aarti is being performed at a sacred tree site.2008-03-25Night photograph of a long queue of devotees standing outdoors on a sandy ground under bright floodlights. Men and women wear white dhotis and shirts, pink, orange and yellow saris, and a red-and-white checked shirt. Several children stand in the line. Behind them a single-storey orange building, parked white vans, strings of small flags and a row of display boards are visible. Partially visible figures are standing further back in the crowd.2011-11-10A temple scene inside a richly decorated Hindu shrine hall with gold and red ornaments and garlands behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green border holds out a silver plate or tray toward a woman in a turquoise salwar with gold embroidery. Beside them a man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands near a woman in a multicolour sari, and a young girl in an orange and green dress stands in front holding a small item. A man in a blue striped shirt and jeans and a woman in a brown sari stand on the right, with a pink floral arrangement and offerings on a table. The gathering looks like a puja or darshan exchange of offerings.January 03 20082008-01-03Night outdoor scene on a paved road with a crowd of devotees standing in two loose lines. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in anjali, with a rudraksha-style bead mala visible at the neck. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, at left foreground, also holds palms together. Many devotees wear white or pale kurtas and dhotis, some women wear sarees and salwar in pink, maroon and floral prints, and lanyards hang from some chests. Dark trees and a lamp post frame the background.2006-12-16December 16 20062006-12-16