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A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe lies prostrate with arms outstretched on a striped cloth, their face hidden. Nearby, a brass oil lamp with a flame and a row of brass lamps sit on a red carpet scattered with white petals. Many devotees in white clothes with white flower garlands sit in rows, some with hands folded in namaskar. A man in a wheelchair sits among them. A young boy in white stands at left. A banner and a cloth-covered wall are visible in the background, and a person stands near a stage at top right. A teal bag lies in the lower right.

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A photograph of a ceremony in a large open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. A seated figure in orange robes with a white and multicoloured floral garland sits on a raised bed draped with a leopard-print cloth; the figure has long dark hair and joins palms in prayer. In front, a man in white dhoti and shirt bends forward, tending a small brass fire vessel with a flame beside a rolled rug. Around them, rows of men in white dhotis and shirts stand or sit with palms pressed together, some wearing saffron shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces. A coloured fringed canopy hangs at upper right, and a framed portrait labelled with a copyright line sits at lower right. Roughly 50 people are visible in the hall.2007-02-24A photograph taken at night inside a hall during a ritual. In the foreground, a devotee in an orange and maroon sari lies prostrate face-down on a red mat and a striped cloth, arms outstretched, with white flower petals scattered around. Behind, seated people in white clothes, including a young boy in white and a woman in orange, sit on the floor with hands folded before a burning oil lamp on a brass tray with flower offerings. Brass lamps and ritual vessels are arranged nearby. A plastic bag lies at the left edge.2005-07-21October 18 20072007-10-18A night-time temple scene with a seated figure in long loose-swept dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, hands pressed together in namaskar on a white-covered seat. Beside and below, a devotee in white with an orange shawl sits on a woven mat, and another man lies prostrate in white on the floor, head toward the seat, as in a padapuja or prostration. Around them, a standing and seated crowd in white and orange garments watch, several with hands folded; a woman in a red sari and a woman in green sit to the left. A pedestal fan stands near the centre, a kalasha-like brass vessel and a brass lamp sit by the carved stone wall, and a red curtain hangs on the right.2007-02-16December 31 20052005-12-31Outdoors under a large spreading tree, a crowd of white-clad devotees gathers closely around a prone figure draped in white and yellow cloth lying on the ground, while a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and brass pots stand on a white-covered table beside. A tall standing man in an orange-saffron shawl and beard stands at the right edge, and several women in orange and saffron sarees kneel in front with hands folded in prayer. Marigold and red flower garlands adorn a golden naga-hooded shape on the left, and petals are scattered on the ground. A purple-and-white banner hangs at the upper left.2005-01-01A ritual gathering in a hall with pale walls and orange-and-white cloth hangings on the wall, seated on striped mats. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with head covered and hands joined in prayer sits facing a ritual arrangement of brass lamps, bananas, fruits, coconut, white flour, flowers and a burnt offering of wood, with a figure in white clothes seated across from her. Behind them, rows of children in white and many women in white and cream saris sit listening, while several people in orange and white robes sit on chairs at the back. Oil lamps and a rich array of offerings fill the centre.2007-10-21Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy decorated with banana leaves, garlands and a Tamil banner. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many with rudraksha malas, kneel and prostrate on a red mat before a small flame in a brass vessel with kalasha-style brass pots. Several devotees in saffron-coloured shawls and orange cloths sit with folded hands, and a row of saffron-shawled children kneels nearby. Red and white plastic chairs line the area; a man in white stands at left with hands folded, and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl stands at right with palms pressed together.2006-11-12A homa fire ritual in a large hall with white walls and a metal roof. A fire burns in a square pit built from white blocks decorated with pink and orange flowers. A person in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits at the right edge of the pit with hands joined in namaste, facing the fire. Around them, a large seated group of devotees in white clothes and beaded necklaces sit on striped mats, with children in the front rows. Brass vessels, fruit and small offering plates lie near the fire. Colourful woven banners hang from the walls.2007-08-12December 26 20082008-12-26A photograph of a large hall where a seated crowd of devotees, mostly women in white and cream saris and some in red and pink, sits on the floor and on striped mats facing a central area. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with a draped orange shawl holds a white pen or stick and a notebook. Beside them, a stack of books wrapped in a blue cloth lies on the floor. In the centre, a silver tray holds a flower-decorated silver vessel with red and white flowers, a brass kalasha-like vessel with a green leaf, and small bowls and plates. Plastic white chairs stand along the left side, and a few children in white sit near the front right.2008-03-21A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a covered courtyard-style hall with pink walls and shuttered windows. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl sits cross-legged, hands folded in prayer, behind a small offering table holding a brass oil lamp, incense sticks, banana leaves with flowers and fruit, and a brass bell. Rows of devotees sit on woven mats: men in white shirts and white dhotis, several women in saris and salwar, some wearing rudraksha malas. Plastic chairs with red frames and a few white garlands are visible. A blue vehicle is parked outside the doorway. The scene reads as a puja or satsang with people in meditative prayer posture.2008-07-11