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A crowd of Tamil devotees gathers inside a bare, whitewashed room of a newly built house, with unfinished plaster and openings visible. A green mango-leaf garland hangs above a doorway at left. Several women in white saris and red-and-white borders stand with palms pressed together in namaste; one woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands centre-left. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, some with hands folded. Seated women and children in front wear colourful saris and salwar, and a woman in a purple sari holds a child. Seated devotees fill the foreground, and a smiling woman in a white sari with red blouse and gold jewellery is at lower right. No ceremony leader is visible.2014-06-27August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a large hall with white walls and a corrugated roof where a crowd stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing forward on striped green and red floor mats. In the foreground a woman in an orange and blue-bordered saree with a white-and-blue emblem folds her hands, beside a woman in a pale yellow saree and a woman in a white saree with a green border. Behind them devotees in white shirts, white dhotis and white sarees stand in rows, some wearing name badges. Colourful striped hanging banners and a wall clock are visible. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present in the scene.2011-10-08A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with pink-washed walls. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a large red flower garland stands on a red patterned mat, hands at chest level, with a swaddled baby cradled in white cloth held by a woman beside him. Around them, devotees in white and cream sarees with gold borders, one in a purple saree with orange border, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand close together, some with palms pressed in namaste. A young girl in a pink dress and another child stand in front. Wall posters show a goddess with lotus and a framed portrait hangs on the wall. The central figure appears to be a person, identified by the saffron robe, the flower garland and the long swept-back hair.2010-01-20August 08 20092009-08-08A home interior in Tamil Nadu where a group of about twenty-five seated women and children sit on a colourful floral and patterned rug, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Women wear sarees in orange, maroon, purple, red and green. Two standing men in white shirts and a man in a checked shirt watch, and a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with bare chest and rudraksha-style necklace stands at right beside a woman in a gold-bordered white saree. Framed religious pictures hang on the yellow wall, and an arched doorway leads to a green room.2014-06-27A photograph of a group of devotees standing with palms pressed together in namaste inside a bright, plain room with white walls, a ceiling fan and a wooden door. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace stand with hands folded, while a man in white clothes and a dark rudraksha-style mala stands beside them. Behind them, several people in white kurtas and white dhotis, many wearing a long pendant necklace, stand in prayer on a colourful striped mat. An elderly woman in a pink sari stands among them. Strings of green leaves hang at the doorway. A logo appears at top left.2009-09-15A crowded room of devotees with hands pressed together in namaskar, standing and seated, during a devotional gathering at a centre. Women in saris stand at the back, including one in a red floral sari and another in a lilac sari, and a woman in a magenta sari with green border holds hands with a woman in white. A woman in an orange sari carries a small child in white. Older men in white shirts sit in front, several with grey moustaches, while a boy in a blue checked shirt stands near a white door. On the wall above the door hangs a framed portrait of a bearded sage; no clear identification of any living person is made from appearance. A notice board hangs on the right wall.December 17 20062006-12-17February 28 20162016-02-28February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesIndoor scene in a home with a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in saffron, purple, green and white saris, with hands pressed in anjali, while men in white shirts and dhotis stand or kneel at the front. A man in a white shirt and dhoti bends over a brass plate of flowers and offerings on the floor, and a woman with jasmine garlands in her hair kneels beside him. Decorative gold-yellow garlands hang on the grilled doors behind, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame, so the figure is not attributed.2014-06-27