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April 17 2011

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Night-time outdoor gathering at a crowded festival, with a dense crowd lit by distant street lamps and string lights. In the foreground a shaved-headed man wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala on his bare shoulder faces away from the camera, holding a small flame near the crowd. To the left a woman in a dark top wears gold bangles and raises her hands in palm-to-palm prayer while others around her also raise their hands in reverence. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the scene and a golden decorative arch appears at the upper right.2011-04-17November 09 20112011-11-09October 14 20062006-10-14Night outdoor photograph of a crowd at a Chitra Pournami gathering at Tiruvannamalai Adheenam. In the foreground, a shaved-headed young sannyasi in white dhoti with a saffron-edged cloth and rudraksha mala holds a silver lamp with a flame and gives blessings, with his palm raised toward devotees. Several devotees, some in white and some in blue and green saris, stand with hands raised and eyes covered in reverence. A woman in white with a rudraksha mala and tilak stands at left, and a man in white shirt holds a plate at right. Street lamps and smoke or incense haze glow in the dark background.2011-04-17November 09 20112011-11-09Night photograph of a dense crowd of devotees at a street event in Pondicherry during the Kodikann Yatra. In the foreground a person in white clothes with an orange saffron shawl over the shoulder faces the crowd, reaching forward toward many outstretched hands. Men, women and children crowd together; women wear bright yellow, orange, pink and green saddis, and several have white vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads. Some hold up flower petals or offerings in their palms.2006-10-14Night photograph of a large outdoor gathering under bright floodlights, with strings of yellow and green festive garlands and bunting overhead. A crowd of men and women in white shirts, white dhotis and white sarees fills the foreground, many with hands raised. A woman at left in a cream sari with a long braid raises an arm, and a man in a white turban stands near her. Orange-cushioned seats line the far background behind rows of devotees, with a banner and a canopy at right.2010-01-08August 09 20152015-08-09January 06 20132013-01-06January 04 20122012-01-04April 17 20112011-04-17January 04 20122012-01-04