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December 26 2013

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Outdoor temple courtyard crowd gathered around a large dark stone Nandi bull statue draped with an orange and gold cloth and marigold garland, set on a red-and-white pedestal. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear red or orange shawls and scarves, and some hold orange flags. A small girl in a green skirt and an older woman in a sari stand at the right edge. In the background a shrine with an ornate golden canopy and palm trees stands under a pavilion roof. A figure in orange robes appears near a gold-framed seat at the upper left, but identity is uncertain.2013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26December 26 20132013-12-26An outdoor ritual gathering under a tin-roofed shelter with palm trees behind. Two priests in saffron-orange dhotis stand at the front facing a raised altar table decorated with marigold and rose garlands, flower petals, a brass pot and a small oil lamp. The priest on the left has a shaved head and white ash markings, with a bare upper body; the priest in the center wears an orange turban and an orange shawl, hands folded in namaskar. Around them about forty devotees, mostly women in white saris and men in white dhotis and shirts, stand with folded hands, many wearing red and white garlands. A red-draped seat and a decorative cloth stand at the left edge.2015-08-09Outdoor temple courtyard gathering during a ceremony. A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-cushioned seat in the centre, with a gold-framed shrine behind. Many people in white dhotis and white garments, some with red scarves, crowd around with hands raised, and saffron flags are held aloft. A dark stone bull statue draped with an orange cloth and marigold garlands stands in the foreground. A shrine with a deity murti sits at the upper left, with palm trees and a rail of red-and-white pillars.2013-12-26A photograph of a procession moving through an open-sided tin-roofed pavilion with a line of orange pennants overhead. On the left, a large painted white and pink statue of a deity with a crown and jewelled ornaments stands beside a row of small lit oil lamps on a stand. Many people in white ritual clothes walk in a line; a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a red-bordered shawl walks at the centre, and a man in an orange saffron robe with a long garland of flowers walks beside him, with children and women in saris and salwar kameez around them. A pale-patterned kolam design is drawn on the floor. Onlookers stand along the back.2006-12-29December 26 20132013-12-26A photograph of an outdoor Pongal celebration under a tin-roofed pavilion decorated with hanging palm-leaf toran and banana fronds. A large black stone Nandi bull statue draped in an orange-red cloth with white flower garlands sits on a red pedestal in the foreground. Several women in orange saris and men in orange robes and white dhotis move among the crowd, some carrying items, while a seated figure in red-and-maroon robes sits on a gold-framed throne at left beside a small orange table. A colourful rangoli floral kolam decorates the floor at left. Several people in white and orange clothing gather nearby under the hanging decorations.2016-01-15Outdoor temple ritual at a person ashram with a large crowd of devotees seated on colorful striped mats. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls and orange headwraps, while others wear saffron robes. Many have shaved heads and red or orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Behind them stands a dark stone deity murti or altar draped with white and orange garlands, with a red brick shrine on the right holding a small figure. A cameraman with a tripod films the event on the left, and palm trees and a white vehicle appear in the background. A large white canopy overhead shades the gathering.2017-09-27 +1 copiesDecember 15 20112011-12-15March 22 20082008-03-22A photo of an outdoor procession under a corrugated metal canopy with red-painted posts, palm trees behind. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, several carrying long brass staffs, flags and a ceremonial parasol. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange robe with a turban-like head covering walks among them, and a figure in red and gold robes stands nearby. Men in white play wind instruments, and a ceremonial golden palanquin or chariot structure sits at right. A small fire pit with ash sits at left, and a speaker is mounted on a post. Onlookers and a child in pink stand in the foreground.2015-01-13