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January 20 2010

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Night photograph of an outdoor satsang or darshan setting lit by a few bright lamps. A man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits on a raised platform behind a low table draped in cream cloth, holding a small brass vessel over a brass tray with red flower petals. Three devotees in front of him, a woman with grey hair and glasses in white, a man in a white shirt, and a man in yellow, sit with palms extended toward the platform. A yellow decorative canopy and a black loudspeaker stand behind. The man on the platform is a priest or teacher presenting blessed water, with no visible basis for identifying him.2010-01-22Night-time ritual photograph at an outdoor temple-style space lit by overhead lamps. A bare-chested devotee with a gold chain and rudraksha-style beads kneels on a striped mat, while a standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a gold sheet over his head. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and a multicoloured striped shawl, with an orange cloth at his waist, extends his hands toward an offering. A flower-decorated tray, kalasha-like vessels, marigold garlands and a pink flower arrangement sit on a low table, with smoke drifting through the air. Red pillars and foliage frame the background. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja-type ceremony, with three people visible.2017-09-05March 02 20182018-03-02Outdoor ritual on an orange-draped cart decorated with flower garlands and colourful embroidered panels. A young priest in white dhoti and a cream turban sits cross-legged, applying sacred ash or sandal to his arm while pouring from a small cup over a brass plate. A devotee in a mustard-yellow shirt sits opposite with palms pressed together in prayer, holding a small brass vessel. Brass bells and a brass plate sit on the orange cloth. Behind them is a deity murti in a decorated shrine framed by red and yellow garlands and a gold-brown cloth. Yellow-orange flags and a vehicle stand in the background.2011-08-31October 16 20072007-10-16Night photograph of a temple-style procession stop in front of an ornate golden deity shrine draped with white and yellow flower garlands. A priest in white dhoti and an orange shawl with a sacred thread and a red-and-white forehead mark holds an oil lamp that is burning, while a man in a short-sleeved yellow-orange shirt and white dhoti stands beside him. A small girl in a green top watches at left. Behind the shrine, a framed portrait shows a figure in a white turban, and a printed banner above shows another person in white with a Tamil caption. Stone-looking steps and speakers complete the setting.2006-10-09A photograph inside a temple shrine room with white plastered walls. A priest in a white dhoti-style garment and a yellow shawl, with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, offers a plate of fruit or prasad to two young men in plaid and striped shirts who stand at a gilded golden pedestal or altar. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind them, including one showing a bald man in saffron robes with a crowd. The priest is performing a puja offering while the two men receive or present offerings.Night-time photograph of a shaven-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a vibhuti tripundra on his forehead and a gold-toned bead necklace, seated on a raised wooden platform. He rests one hand on the head of a young boy in white kneeling before him, while his other hand holds a small gold cup. Behind him hang colourful patterned cloth banners in green, red and yellow, and a deity murti is decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands and draped in turquoise cloth. On the platform are a silver pot, a decorated vessel, a banana bunch, fruit and offerings. Women in yellow and saffron saris with red bindi and vibhuti sit with palms joined in prayer at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-11-19Night-time outdoor event lit by a row of overhead floodlights, with a large crowd seated behind. A man in a white turban and white dhoti, with a white and green flower garland and a yellow-edged cloth over his shoulder, reaches forward with his hand toward a seated man in a checked white-and-grey shirt, who holds banknotes and offerings in both hands. At left, a man in white clothing with a red-and-white shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands beside a bamboo-and-leaf decorated stage backdrop. Marigold and other flowers lie on the ground near the offering. The turbaned figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2005-11-21Outdoor ritual scene in a courtyard with an orange-painted floor. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders kneels on a raised orange platform, bare-chested from behind, receiving or tying a thread at the wrist of a man in a striped shirt and glasses who wears an orange shawl. Around them seated devotees in orange shawls sit on the ground. On the platform are brass plates with offerings including fruit, a bowl of rice or grain, and a leafy banana-leaf setting. Behind, a large gold-painted ornate chariot or palanquin structure and a wooden cart are visible, with green plants and red-and-green tassels hanging above.2012-05-03Night-time outdoor scene at a procession or pooja in front of a crowd. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with his back partly turned. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with maroon border, a gold necklace, and white vertical tilak on his forehead holds a brass plate of offerings. A man in a white striped shirt and glasses leans in to receive from the plate.2010-11-20October 12 20072007-10-12