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March 05 2017

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February 24 20162016-02-24May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20162016-02-24May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph at a temple doorway with weathered stone walls and a dark wooden entrance, a stepped gopuram visible through the gate. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulder, an orange turban and a long garland of yellow-orange flowers stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas surround him; one at right wears a red-and-gold embroidered shawl. A young boy in white stands at far right, and a bald man's head is in the foreground. a person is the central figure, distinguished by the orange turban, saffron cloth, long hair and flower garland, with devotees around him in ceremonial white.2006-09-24A procession walks down a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved granite walls and a tall gilded pillar or flagstaff at the centre. Men and women in white dhotis and shirts, many with rudraksha malas and small rosette badges, move forward in a dense group. A figure near the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and a long rudraksha mala. Behind him a person in a bright orange turban and orange garment walks among the crowd. On the right a sign board reads in Tamil and English, and a notice panel hangs on the wall. Several people in the foreground are cut off by the frame.2007-08-17Several men walk through a stone temple corridor lit by warm lamps, with garlands and colourful striped pillars at the entrance. Two central figures wear saffron-orange robes with gold or beaded necklaces and tilaka marks on their foreheads; one carries a ceremonial gold vessel. Men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stand around them, while two women in blue and light-blue salwar kameez stand at left near a carved stone pillar. The floor bears colourful floral kolam designs. Appearance-based identity is uncertain, so the central figure is described by role only.2012-05-10Devotees walk through a covered temple corridor with painted ceiling panels and hanging striped valances with yellow fringe. A man in orange robes and a gold-coloured headband, hands joined in anjali, leads a procession; a companion in orange carries a brass kalasha-style vessel. Several men in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, follow barefoot. A woman in cream sari and red-brown bangles walks behind. On the right, an elderly man in white with folded hands stands near a stone sculpture of a figure with palms together. A woman in an orange sari with a camera on her shoulder watches on the left.2012-05-08October 21 20152015-10-21May 04 20172017-05-04A crowded indoor room with ceiling fans and framed pictures on the walls, where devotees gather for a puja. In the right foreground a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth and a shawl holds a small object and applies sacred ash, with rudraksha malas visible. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a white tilak stands with folded hands, and in the left foreground a woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking leans forward. Several other people in orange robes and white dhotis with forehead markings stand behind them. A video camera on a tripod is set up in the center. About 20 people are visible.2017-06-09Photograph of a covered temple colonnade with a crowd of devotees in white clothes and red-orange satsang-style neck cords. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a large white and multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, a bearded man in white and several older men in white and a woman in a white sari with a red cord walk alongside. A bald man in a cream shirt stands in the foreground facing the group, and a woman in white with a red cord is in the lower right. Shop stalls and a blue dome are visible in the background. Tone and presentation are consistent with a procession or walkway at an ashram gathering.