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November 05 2010

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November 05 20102010-11-05 +1 copies2001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)Evening outdoor ritual on a sandy ground. A young shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange dhoti and a saffron shawl, with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a silver plate and offers it to a long-haired figure in an orange robe draped with a leopard-print shawl and fringed edges, who extends a hand over the plate. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a yellow shawl stand at the edge, and a shaved-headed man in white and orange stands at right. A red-banded pole or post is in the foreground. a person: the long-haired figure in orange with leopard shawl and the ornate gold cues fits the page's identification, but this is an appearance-based label only.2010-11-192010 - Photo Album +1 copiesMay 03 20122012-05-03 +2 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05May 03 20122012-05-03Photo 11744428 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05May 03 20122012-05-03 +1 copiesJanuary 09 and 10 2001 - Day 1 and 2 of Chandi Homa in KavunthapadiOutdoor fire ritual at night under a canopy. Several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis and bare upper bodies sit around a rectangular fire pit, tending flames and pouring offerings. Behind them a seated row of devotees in white and a figure in saffron robes sit under the open pavilion. Brass and steel bowls, plates of fruit and offerings line the foreground, and palm trees stand in the background.2010-09-11 +1 copies