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December 30 20072007-12-30A festive ritual scene in a decorated temple hall with orange triangular pennants strung beneath a corrugated roof and colourful painted pillars behind. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland and long swept-back hair raises a silver lamp with flames high in both hands. Beside him a drummer plays a red-and-white barrel drum, and several men and women in white dhotis and saris stand with folded hands or raise lamps. On the right a young man in white with an orange shawl sits near a carved wooden throne-like seat and a silver puja tray with a kalasha, flowers and offerings.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph inside a temple shrine with grey stone walls, a hanging brass bell at right, and a red fringed cloth canopy overhead. At left, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A man in orange robes with long dark hair bows forward with both hands pressed to his head. Beside him, a priest in a white dhoti and shawl holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings, while another man in a red shawl stands behind. Several onlookers in white shirts and orange garments watch from the sides.2010-08-09Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA night-time outdoor puja at an ashram. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border bends forward at a table laid with bananas, mangoes and fruit on gold plates, performing offerings before a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow, red and green flowers. A devotee holds a lit torch on the left, and a man in a saffron-coloured cloth stands nearby. Several people in white ritual clothes with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a blue sari watches. Speakers and foliage fill the background.2013-01-09July 20 20102010-07-20Outdoor photo at dusk of a temple courtyard with a stone wall and thatched bamboo shelter behind. A kneeling man in orange robes with long dark hair and a beard bows forward, hands extended over a silver tray, while attendants in orange and saffron garments and rudraksha-style necklaces stand around him. A bald priest in white ritual cloth with a sash stands at left with palms pressed together. Devotees, several in white, saffron and sari-clad women, watch from behind. A stone slab on the right is garlanded with pink, yellow and white flower strands, and brass plates hold fruit, flowers, a lamp and offerings on the ground. Identity is uncertain because the kneeling figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive.2011-12-20December 08 20112011-12-08August 08 20092009-08-08Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style setting. A person in an orange-brown robe with a gold-bead necklace and a red-orange shawl stands at right with palms joined, a red bindi on the forehead and gold bangles on the wrist. Beside him, a young man in saffron-orange cloth with a light sash and a bald head, palms joined, holds his hands near his chin, another young man at left in orange cloth with a white headband and white markings on his forehead. A flame burns in a white-rimmed bowl on a stone slab, surrounded by a brass plate, silver lamp stand, a bowl of pink petals and a large flower-garlanded object with marigolds and roses. Other people stand in the dark background.2013-05-27