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September 29 2009

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A large group of women stands in open courtyard in front of a white temple building with a red canopy decorated with orange and yellow flower-like motifs overhead. Most wear white and cream saris or white salwar-style outfits with yellow shawls, several with hands folded in anjali mudra. Some hold objects, and a few wear orange sashes. A signboard above the doorway reads Sri Ananteshwara Temple, and a cross-street sign in Tamil script is on the wall beside it. Potted plants and a dark metal post frame the scene. No a person candidate is visible.2009-09-29A photograph of a dirt courtyard outside a white-walled building with the sign "SRI ANANDESHWARA TEMPLE" above an entrance. On the right, a row of people in white clothes stands with hands folded in namaste near a draped table holding flowers and offerings. A figure in orange robes with an orange shawl stands in the foreground facing the table, and several people in white and orange or yellow shawls stand in a line on the left, some in saffron and yellow sarees. Two large colourful umbrellas with fringed borders stand over the entrance area. Several people in the crowd on the right have their hands joined. Palm trees and greenery surround the courtyard.2009-06-17Outdoor procession in front of the white Sri Anandeshwara Temple entrance, with a red and yellow umbrella and decorated canopy over the doorway. A long line of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stands on both sides of a dirt path, palms pressed together in greeting. On the right, a figure in orange robes and an orange shawl stands facing them, with another orange-robed person beside him and a devotee holding an orange flag. Palm trees and a signboard reading Sri Anandeshwara Temple appear behind the scene. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2009-06-17December 30 20062006-12-30A photograph of a procession on a sandy path beside palm trees, with a large red and yellow ceremonial parasol (chhatra) held aloft above a group walking together. In the foreground a shaved-headed young man in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl stands next to a tall pole-like staff. Behind him women and men in white garments, yellow shawls and saffron or orange sarees and cream sarees with green borders follow, some wearing rudraksha-style beads and necklaces. Ornate yellow and red umbrellas and a red-and-blue decorated banner frame the scene under a tin-roofed structure.2010-10-05Outdoor temple courtyard with palm trees and a white-and-red painted platform at right. A large group of about thirty women stand in rows on a tiled and kolam-decorated stone walkway, hands folded in namaskar or prayer. Most wear white saris or white kurtas, with some in orange, yellow, pink and red saris and orange stoles. Several wear white shawls and one wears a saffron-orange stole. A dark stone deity murti stands at the left edge, with a blue and orange cloth draped above. A white van and a whitewashed wall are visible behind the crowd, and a few men in white stand at the back.2010-07-23A photograph of a covered open-air courtyard at an ashram, with a tiled floor and a corrugated metal roof supported by red steel posts, decorated with hanging colourful tassel ornaments. A long line of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing stands or walks across the courtyard, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Women in cream, yellow and white saris and men in white dhotis and white shawls are visible. On the right, a group of monks or priests in saffron and orange robes stands near a red structure and a tall decorated pillar, with palm trees and a stone statue in the background.2011-08-23A photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered under an open-sided tin-roofed shelter with red support posts and hanging coloured tassels, on a brick-paved courtyard. Many people stand in rows with hands folded in prayer. Men in white dhotis and a shaved-headed man in a white-and-red sash lead the front, women wear saris in orange, yellow and green, and a man in white kurta stands near the right. Palm trees and a tall kalasha-topped pillar rise behind, with a cart and a parked car visible. The image is a photo of an ashram gathering.2011-08-23Outdoor festival procession at a temple area under bright daylight, with palm trees behind. Many devotees in white clothes and dhotis crowd around a raised ritual cart or palanquin draped in red cloth. Several figures in saffron-orange robes stand near the front, one holding a tall ornate umbrella with green, yellow and red panels above a decorated pillar-like object. Saffron-robed attendants with bare arms stand around the cart, and some devotees in white watch from the side. Festival banners on poles and a temple signboard are visible at the upper left. The scene shows a deity procession during a temple festival.2008-12-23Outdoor gathering of devotees standing barefoot on a dirt path beneath a corrugated metal canopy hung with orange, red and multicoloured fabric streamers and a tall decorated wooden pole. Many people in white and cream traditional clothing, with women in white saris bordered in orange, green and yellow, stand with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. A man in a white and maroon dhoti holds a tray of offerings and a woman carries a small brass plate. Palm trees and small red-roofed buildings frame the scene behind them. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.2010-11-06August 27 20162016-08-27December 24 20082008-12-24