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A person in an orange-red ochre robe bows deeply at a red-and-white temple shrine, hair swept back, wearing a long garland of white flowers and green-red floral strands. Beside them stand red-draped white statues, one with a crown and a seated figure in red with gold trim, with a brass lamp in the lower left. Potted plants and a red-and-white pillar with a Tamil sign behind.

2012-06-03 +1 copies

A photograph of a shrine area with a red and white striped low wall and a black inscribed stone panel bearing Tamil script. A person in an orange-red robe with gold-bordered wrap and bare feet bows deeply, forehead to the stone, with a rudraksha mala hanging from the neck and a bangle on the wrist. The person wears a garland of white jasmine and red flowers. Beside them stands a white and blue seated statue wearing a blue turban and garlands of red and white flowers, with a bead necklace. A brass vessel sits on the ledge, and a potted plant and palm fronds appear at the right edge. A sandy ground with a mat and white kolam-style lines lies in front.

2015-05-05 +1 copies

A woman with dark hair in a bun bends forward, forehead pressed to a grey stone, her face lowered toward the stone. She wears an orange-red blouse and matching sari-style garment with a golden border, a long white flower garland with red blossoms and gold beads around her neck. Behind her, a red cloth hangs, green foliage fills the background, and another woman in a red sari with gold bands and bangles stands at the edge of the frame. The setting looks like an outdoor temple area, with a dark stone ledge in the foreground. The act appears to be an act of reverence at a stone or deity form.

A person with long dark hair wearing an orange and gold saffron garment bends forward with their head resting on a stone ledge, one hand pressed against the stone, in a devotional gesture before a shrine. On the ledge sit brass vessels, a silver plate and a red cloth. Behind them stands a white statue of a seated figure in a yellow robe and yellow turban, its hands raised in blessing, and a second white figure wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Brass oil lamps and a red-and-white floral arrangement decorate the shrine, with greenery and a red railing behind.

2011-08-19 +1 copies

A photograph of one person in orange saffron robes bending forward at a carved grey stone ledge, pressing their forehead to the stone in a reverence gesture. Their right hand rests on the ledge and a dark rudraksha mala hangs from their neck. A garland of pink, white, green and yellow flowers hangs from the carved stone pillar behind. The orange-and-red walled courtyard and a wooden-slatted door sit behind them. The person's head, hair and face are turned away from the camera, and their chest is bare beneath the draped orange cloth.

A devotee in an orange-saffron sari bends forward at the waist with forehead pressed against the top of a red-and-white painted stone enclosure. The devotee wears gold bangles, a gold necklace and gold earrings, with hair tied in a bun. Beside them, a white statue of a seated figure in orange garments and floral garlands sits in the enclosure, and a tray of pink and yellow flowers is held at the right edge. A dark stone plaque with Tamil inscription is set into the wall. Mats and a palm plant are visible at the lower right, in an outdoor setting.

A man in an orange saffron sannyasi-style garment with a maroon edge bends forward at a stone temple ledge, resting his forehead on the carved stone. He wears a long rudraksha-style beaded mala with gold accents around his neck, and his dark hair is tied in a topknot. A white vibhuti mark is visible on his forehead. On the ledge behind him sit brass lamps, a small brass vessel and incense sticks sending up smoke. Orange and red walls and carved stone pillars frame the temple setting.

A photograph of a temple courtyard where a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl bends forward with hands pressed toward a carved stone platform, possibly in a touching or offering gesture. The figure has long, swept-back dark hair and a gold headband; the appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and adornment suggest a probable Swamiji (probable), shown in person. The figure stands on a leopard-print mat before a stone plinth with floral carvings. Behind, several people in white dhotis and white ritual clothes, some with orange or red garments and shawls, stand with hands folded near a red-walled building. A deity murti draped in orange and yellow flower garlands and a kalasha-like brass vessel stand at the right, with brass lamps and offerings on a stone ledge.

November 18 2010

2010-11-18 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with red-and-white striped plinths. A person in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap bends forward with hands raised in reverence before a dark stone deity murti draped with white and red flower garlands. A smaller black murti and a golden ornate arch frame the scene, with trees behind. A photographer in white clothing stands at left with a camera. The bending figure has long hair tied up, a saffron cloth wrapped across the body, and rudraksha beads at the waist, and appears to be performing padapuja-style worship.

A photograph of a devotee in an orange sannyasi-style garment bending forward at a red and white painted stone shrine wall, pressing her head and forehead to a folded blue cloth on the ledge. Her dark hair is tied back, she wears gold hoop earrings and a rudraksha-style bead strand at her waist, and she is dressed in saffron with yellow trim. Behind her, black stone pillars are draped with pink, green and red cloths, and a Tamil-script plaque on the base reads a shrine name. Dry ground and a sunlit courtyard surround the scene.

A photograph of a person in an orange saffron robe with long, dark, swept-back hair bowing forward at a grey stone platform decorated with carved scroll motifs and heaped with flower garlands in red, orange, yellow, purple and white. A rudraksha mala hangs from the bowing figure's neck. Behind the platform stands a red-clad deity murti beneath gold-coloured railings, with a red and white striped wall and orange curtains in the background. The person stands barefoot on a patterned mat in a temple courtyard, with petals scattered on the floor.