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Indoor photograph of a ritual in a small room with framed religious pictures on the wall and a ceiling fan above. A man in an orange saffron robe with a shawl and a beaded necklace, with a tilak on his forehead, stands at a table with a basket of coconuts, a metal pot, a plate of flowers and offerings, and a ceremonial tray. Several men in white shirts and a yellow scarf surround him, one of them holding out his hand to receive a offering. A deity image with lights is visible in the background.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadIndoor ritual scene in a temple hall with white pillars and a red-and-brown patterned floor. Two smiling young men in white dhotis with yellow shawls and red-brown rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the floor. A person in saffron-orange robes kneels at the left edge, tending to them over a silver tray holding fruit, flowers and small oil lamps. A framed portrait of a bearded man sits on a wicker chair behind them, and a green-leaf and flower arrangement stands at the left. Colourful woven textiles hang on the pillars.March 04 20082008-03-04Indoor photograph in a narrow, plain whitewashed temple corridor during a devotional ritual. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a purple-bordered cloth, with a garland of red flowers at his neck; he holds his hands together in namaskar. A younger man in a green-and-gold patterned dhoti-style cloth, bare-chested with a sacred thread and gold armlets, stands beside him with a Vaishnava tilak on his forehead and offers his palms outward. Other devotees in white shirts and bare-shouldered men crowd in from the foreground, and an older man in glasses and a white shirt watches from behind. Hands reach toward a small object being passed.2008-07-29September 18 20122012-09-18A crowd of men at a temple entrance surrounds a brass tray holding a poornakumbham, a pot wrapped in mesh and topped with yellow marigold garlands and mango leaves. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder places his hands over the pot. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a white forehead mark watches. On the right, a man in a saffron robe wearing a heavy gold necklace and bangles stands next to a figure with long swept-back hair and a saffron wrap, whose tall garland of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves is prominent. Several men in white shirts and white forehead marks stand around.2010-01-082008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadIndoor photo of devotees gathered at a temple-like hall with pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A woman in a lime-green saree with orange border stands at left beside a man in a white shirt and dark patterned lungi who holds small items in his hands. A man in a checked shirt stands behind him. At right, a man in a white shirt cuts fruit with a knife on a blue-covered table, where a steel plate holds sliced mango and other offerings with pink flowers. Other people and a lit shrine area are visible in the background.A photograph of a temple welcome at Tiruvannamalai. A man with a bare chest, rudraksha malas and a red-and-orange cloth reaches forward with palms pressed together over a brass plate holding a yellow flower garland and leaves. Beside him, a man in a saffron robe with a gold chain and a long green-and-red flower garland smiles and extends his hand. Around them, men in white shirts and saffron-clad devotees crowd close, and a bald elderly man in the foreground is partly visible. The scene is a devotional greeting with garlands and offerings.2010-01-08