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October 20 2006

July 02 2004

A small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.

A photograph taken inside a small room where a group of devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar before a home shrine. A framed picture on the wall shows a seated figure in white with a red heart motif, garlanded with green leaves and red flowers. On the cabinet below, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame is held by a person at left, while a framed image of a bearded figure in a pink-lilac robe and a smaller framed deity picture sit nearby. Standing devotees wear white clothes; one woman has a black mangalsutra-style necklace and wears a white sari, and an elderly woman with glasses and white hair stands at lower right. The page is a photo of a shrine ritual in a home setting.

Indoor photo of devotees standing in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a shrine. On the left a shaved-headed man wears an orange-red ochre robe with gold border. Behind him stand men in white kurta-style clothing, one in white with a dark lower garment, and on the right a woman in a white sari with a teal border and a tilak on her forehead. On the back table, framed pictures show a deity in red and a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by marigold garlands, with a brass lamp in front. A small blue chair and a dark board with Tamil writing sit at left. The room is dim with string lights visible beyond.

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A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in an orange and red robe holds a lit flame toward a framed deity image garlanded with white and yellow flowers on the right. A woman in an orange sari and red blouse holds a tray of red offerings. Two men in white dhotis, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a man in white with a red shawl stand watching. A small wooden table holds fruit, a kalasha-like vessel, and offering plates. The scene resembles a puja with aarti, though the man with the flame is not clearly identified.

A photograph of a long line of men standing in a hall with white fabric ceiling draped overhead and tall striped decorative poles with hanging orange and yellow fabric panels. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and grey trousers presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered, while a man in a plaid shirt bows his head with hands folded. A man in a white shirt holds a framed printed portrait of a woman and a yellow tote bag hangs from another man's arm. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them in an orderly queue along a purple and orange carpet. Several participants appear to be in a darshan or satsang line.

July 14 2009

A photograph inside an open-sided thatched pavilion with bamboo blinds and a green-painted metal frame. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace stands at left, hands folded. An older woman in a cream sari holds a long bamboo pole with an orange cloth streamer, and a brass vessel rests nearby. Several seated men wear white clothes with orange shawls, and one seated devotee in white with an orange shawl sits in front with hands together. A large framed portrait on an easel shows a bearded figure in white headwear, and a table holds banana leaves and offerings.

Indoor photo of a small whitewashed room with a red-brown floor. A standing devotee in an orange-red garment with a white flower garland performs an aarti, holding a lit brass oil lamp over a white-cloth table set with brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and offerings. Behind the table, a framed portrait with a garland shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red bead necklace, draped with a magenta cloth. Two women with folded hands stand to the side: one in a pale yellow sari, one in grey; a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left with palms joined in namaskar. Orange and red flowers decorate the wall.

A photograph of a large hall with a tiled floor and a tiled roof supported by pillars, where a group stands in prayer on orange mats with blue-and-purple woven runners. In the foreground, several men wear white kurtas and white dhotis with hands pressed in anjali mudra; one man on the right wears a red-beaded necklace and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, women in saris and salwar kameez, one in an orange shawl, stand with hands folded. At the left, a small framed portrait and a wall display are visible. The setting resembles a satsang or bhakti yoga session.