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June 19 20142014-06-19A photograph of a large crowd of women in a procession outside a whitewashed building with a blue sign reading "மறைமலை அடிகள் அரசு மேல்நிலைப் பள்ளி" (Maraimalai Adigal Government Higher Secondary School), Embalam. Most women carry silver kalasha-style vessels topped with yellow coconut-like offerings and white flower garlands with green leaves, as in a Poorna Kumbha offering. Foreground women wear white saris with red or gold borders, an orange sari, a yellow-green silk sari, and gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads. Several older women stand at the right in white saris. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd scene.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA dense outdoor crowd of devotees gathers on a sunny street in front of a school-style building with a green facade and a sign reading a Tamil government middle school. Many women wear saris in yellow, orange, pink and green, some carrying flower garlands and brass pots. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands in the foreground, and men in white shirts stand among the crowd. Posters on the wall to the right show a portrait of a saffron-robed figure and Tamil text. Several people have folded hands in reverence.2014-06-29 +1 copiesOctober 16 20062006-10-16A photograph of a crowd of women and children standing outdoors in a roadside line, many holding small silver vessels decorated with flowers. Women wear saris in green, teal, purple, white with red borders and pink tones; a young girl wears a yellow outfit. Men stand behind, and a large blue-and-white banner with Tamil text and a seated meditating figure hangs on a pole. Trees and a concrete wall are behind the crowd.2007-01-12A procession of women in traditional saris walks along a dirt road in front of a blue-painted building with a red awning and a palm tree. In the centre, a woman in a mustard-yellow sari with a red-and-gold border carries a brass tray of flowers and green leaves topped by a red and yellow decorated kalasha pot. Around her, women in white saris, orange and green borders, and lavender prints walk with garlands and bindi markings, and a blue bus and white van are parked behind. A green signboard with Tamil lettering is visible in the background.2006-10-28June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesPhoto 116877052014-07-04April 29 20122012-04-29 +2 copiesA group of women in saris stands in a small interior hall before a shrine niche with a golden arch and a framed picture, a Tamil inscription above it. In the foreground, a woman in a red and gold sari and mustard border holds a brass tray heaped with white and pink flower garlands. Beside her, a woman in a green floral sari holds the garland tray; a woman in teal blouse and blue striped sari holds a leaf-laden tray, and a woman in a white sari with green border holds a plate of pink petals. Each wears an orange and green rosette badge. A man in white at the right holds a camera. Ritual devotional gathering.2006-10-28June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesPhoto 11687500 +2 copies