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February 16 20092009-02-16Night outdoor ritual photographed with flash-lit crowd. In the foreground a bearded man in saffron robe with orange shawl stands with palms joined, beside a man in white with a lit flame held near. Several monastics in saffron robes and devotees in white clothes, including women in white sarees, stand around a lit oil lamp or aarti flame; a brass kalasha vessel sits at lower right. A striped canopy umbrella and hanging decorations appear at upper left, and petals or flowers fall through the air. A young woman in yellow shawl at left has her hands joined. Lights illuminate the courtyard and a white building wall behind the crowd.2009-02-16February 16 20092009-02-16December 21 20092009-12-21November 21 20102010-11-21Night-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.2010-11-21December 21 20092009-12-21Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees in white clothes gathered on a dim outdoor road, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground, a figure wrapped in saffron/orange cloth faces the crowd from the left, with a few people in the middle holding small offerings and scattered yellow flower petals on the ground. Several people in the back carry red and blue flags, and a lit lamp post and a poster are visible at left.2009-12-21September 26 20092009-09-26Night outdoor scene of a group of devotees standing in prayer with palms pressed together and faces lifted upward toward something out of frame. In the foreground, a woman in a saffron-orange sari with red border stands at left with hands folded; beside her another woman wears orange and red. A man bare-chested except for a white dhoti-style cloth with a red sash stands in the centre. Behind them, women in white and cream saris and kurtas, some holding yellow and orange bags, stand on wet grass near a reflective puddle. A pale statue-free garden of dark foliage forms the background.2015-11-11December 21 20092009-12-21January 01 20062006-01-01