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March 10 2013

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A night-time outdoor gathering of many seated devotees, mostly women in white saris with dark borders and some in saffron or orange garments, sitting on a reddish-orange mat before a raised ornate golden shrine. On the shrine stand two deity murti adorned with garlands and crowns, one in red and one in gold tones, framed by a gold arched backdrop with a glowing lamp-lit canopy. A tall kalasha-style pillar stands to the right, and standing devotees with folded hands line the back of the crowd. Fairy lights glow faintly in the distance. A standing figure at the rear wears a white shirt and a saffron-clothed attendant is visible at right, the scene reading as satsang or puja.2013-03-10Night outdoor gathering of devotees seated on an orange mat before a golden arched shrine. On an illuminated red-and-gold platform sits a large seated deity murti with a crown, holding a trident-like staff, adorned with red garlands; a smaller figure sits beside it. Many women in white saris, some with red or orange blouses and garlands, sit cross-legged, and standing men in white shirts and dhotis watch from the back and left. Trees and a tall lamp post frame the scene. The statue is a murti, not a person, and the exact identity of any person is not determined from appearance.2013-03-10Night outdoor gathering at a temple-style ground where a large crowd sits and stands in rows on an orange-tiled floor. Many women wear white saris with red or saffron borders, and others wear orange or saffron garments, some with rudraksha malas and tilak marks. A few men in white dhotis and shirts stand at the back. On the right, an ornate golden shrine holds a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati with red garlands and decorated crowns. A standing man in white on the left faces the crowd. Lights glow in the dark background.2013-03-10Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like open stage with a tin roof. A deity murti stands in a golden arched frame decorated with marigold garlands and flowers, set on a red-draped platform with a kalasha-like brass vessel and oil lamps. Two priests in saffron/orange robes perform puja; one in front seated on a mat, another standing behind holding a lamp or aarti flame. Around fifty devotees sit on the floor in white and pastel clothes, with women in saffron and pink saris and some with braided hair. A red-cushioned chair stands empty to the right. Several people sit in the background near musical instruments.2013-09-30January 20 20092009-01-20January 20 20092009-01-20Night-time outdoor gathering in front of a two-storey white building. On the left stands an ornate golden ratha-style palanquin with carved panels, holding two painted deity murti figures in red and green garments, draped with orange cloth and flower garlands. In the centre a figure in saffron/orange robes stands with raised hands, facing a seated crowd of devotees in white clothes. Many people sit on the ground in rows, some with folded hands, and small brass ritual items rest on the mat before the speaker. Several saris in red, orange and blue are visible among the crowd. A banner with photos hangs along the base of the palanquin.2009-01-20Night-time outdoor puja under a corrugated metal roof in an open courtyard. On a raised white platform, saffron-robed monks sit in front of a gold-framed shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands, and a deity murti with a lit oil lamp. A large ganesha murti with a red crown sits on a pedestal on the right. A seated man in a maroon robe sits on an orange chair beside it, while saffron-robed attendants stand nearby. Seated devotees in white dhotis and red-bordered shawls, some women in saris, fill the foreground, watching the ritual. Smoke rises from a fire pit in the centre.2014-09-06Night outdoor gathering on bare dirt ground with patches of grass, a large crowd of devotees standing in front of a red velvet throne set on a striped rug. A seated figure in orange robes sits on the throne, with a fringed canopy on a pole behind. Standing devotees wear white and orange or saffron garments, some with orange shawls and folded hands in prayer. Several monastics in orange robes stand near the throne. A small framed portrait is visible at the right edge of the crowd. The scene appears to be a public satsang or darshan at night.2010-11-11Night photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine lit by a bright lamp, with two richly decorated deity murtis draped in red cloth and garlands, one wearing a tall crown. A priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shirt stands on the steps tending the shrine, while a woman in an orange sari with a white garland faces the shrine with hands folded. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris stands in front with palms pressed together in prayer. Red and orange flags and a brass kalasha-style lamp stand nearby, and a black board with white Tamil text sits at the base of the platform.2009-01-20Night photograph of an open-sided temple shrine under a white and pink canopy, with a corrugated roof above. Inside, a raised shrine holds deity murti decorated with garlands and a gold arch, with bull figures carved above. Devotees crowd the front: several men bare-chested in white dhotis, women in white saris with gold borders, and one woman in orange sari. A plain dark-brown wall-less frame and a fence sit behind. Some people hold items near the shrine.2017-09-05Night-time outdoor ritual with a seated group of devotees in white clothes and red-and-white sashes facing a decorated shrine. Garlanded deity murti with flower garlands stand on a gold-framed altar, and a large Ganesha murti sits on a pedestal at right. A man in orange and blue sits in the front row on a plastic chair, and a robed figure in orange sits on the mat among the devotees, with an empty blue plastic chair in the foreground. Priests in white sit before the altar, and a figure in white walks at the far right. Oil lamps and flower offerings are arranged on the platform, with a patterned mat underfoot.2014-09-11