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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai

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A photograph at a stone temple shrine in Tiruvannamalai. A bald, bearded man in an orange saffron robe stands at left, pointing toward a small stone shrine or fire pit containing dark offerings and ash, with his right hand raised open. Beside him, a woman in a red blouse holds a folded paper and a green garland. In the centre, a second orange-robed sannyasi with long hair and a green leaf garland bends low over the shrine, head down. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt and two onlookers stand near stalls hung with yellow and orange packets and baskets of offerings, with carved stone pillars and a banner beside them. The scene looks like a puja at a temple shrine.2006-12-04A photograph at a temple courtyard showing a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron wrap bending low over a stone platform with a carved lion-like base, reaching toward an offering or carved stone figure at its foot. A second man in orange with a white cloth draped over his shoulder stands behind him, with a woman in a red sari and another woman beside them. Several onlookers and a uniformed officer stand in the background among pink temple walls and arched gates, with a brass pillar at right.2006-12-04Outdoors in a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a tall pink temple wall, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace and a saffron shawl. He holds a small silver bowl while a younger shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and beaded garland bends forward to offer or take it. Behind them a crowd of white-clad devotees, men in white dhotis and women in orange saris, stands with hands folded. A black stone pedestal with carved lion-like figure sits at right beneath a thatched shade, and a leopard-print mat lies on the stone floor.2012-10-12A photograph inside a temple shrine area with red-and-white striped walls and a red curtain. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands center-left holding a brass tray of offerings, while a standing figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long red and yellow garland and rudraksha-style adornment stands center, hands open, with a crown-like headwear region. A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti prostrates on the floor in the foreground. At right, floral garlands drape over a deity murti and a seated figure in orange. A stone carved panel and brass lamps are visible behind them.2008-08-07A photograph at a stone temple precinct where a woman in orange sari with gold necklace and armlet bends low, pressing her forehead to a carved granite block. Beside her a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, and a man in orange holds a silver tray with a small vessel. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and orange-clad devotees stand against a weathered stone wall with scaffolding and a tiled roof at right.2012-08-17December 29 20102010-12-29August 17 20122012-08-17December 26 20082008-12-26January 14 20092009-01-14September 12 20122012-09-12Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing orange shawls. In the foreground a figure in an orange saree with gold border and an orange head covering bends forward with forehead pressed to a grey stone pedestal, while garlands of yellow and red flowers hang from the stone. Nearby devotees stand with palms pressed together in anjali and some hold their hands at the chest. A man in white with a green cloth bag and rudraksha mala stands in the middle. Grey stone pillars and a pink building with arches form the background.2006-09-24January 14 20092009-01-14