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April 29 20192019-04-29Outdoor photograph of a man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a gold ring, offering a brass tray of pink flowers and sliced bananas to a shirtless priest with dark hair tied up, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red dhoti. Beside him stand a younger priest with a bead bracelet and a bearded attendant in a red-brown cloth, with a white-shirted man and a man in a blue checked shirt behind them.2019-04-29Outdoor photograph of a ritual offering at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. A man in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown wrap, with long dark dreadlocked hair, a flower garland and gold ornaments, stands in profile and reaches toward a brass tray of red and yellow flowers held by a bearded man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha beads. Behind them a bare-chested young priest with white vibhuti on his forehead watches, and yellow flowering shrubs and a corrugated shed are in the background.2018-01-14A photograph of an outdoor devotional offering at a leafy setting with yellow flowers behind. A man in a maroon-red turban, maroon silk dhoti-style wrap and gold-toned ornaments with long pink and white flower garlands and beaded bracelets reaches toward a brass tray of red and yellow flowers held by a bearded man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and dreadlocked hair. A younger attendant in saffron with a sandalwood-marked forehead and rudraksha beads stands behind them.2018-01-14Outdoor photograph under a leafy tree at a ritual. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt and light trousers reaches over a silver tray holding red flowers and a small lit oil lamp, while a young man in an orange saffron cloth with bare shoulders and rudraksha beads on his arm holds the tray and a silver vessel. Behind them stand an older man in white with rudraksha mala and a sacred mark on his forehead, a man in white dhoti with arms folded, an orange-clothed figure, and people in the background. Several people are visible, with the orange-clothed young man having dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban and white sacred markings on his arms.2019-04-07December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple hall. In the foreground, an elderly man with white hair and a white shirt holds his hand over a brass tray of red flowers and offering items. Facing him is a bearded man with long hair tied up on top of his head, bare-chested, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and wrap, a rudraksha mala and beaded bands on his arms, a white tilak on his forehead, holding the tray. Behind them, a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and figures in saffron turbans stand near a drum. Gold pillars and a gold throne frame the scene.2019-04-07Outdoor ritual photograph of a man with a large black turban-style head wrap and red and rudraksha malas over an orange-red cloth, holding a silver tray with silver oil lamps while being handed the tray by a bare-chested assistant in orange cloth with beaded armbands. Several other men in orange and white clothing with tilak markings stand around, some with hands folded in prayer. A gold-coloured throne or seat is partly visible at left, and greenery and a red-brown canopy fringe frame the scene. a person is visible in appearance-based form, identified only by his black head wrap, red and rudraksha malas and orange-red clothing, and he is handling a tray of lamps as a ritual participant.2016-01-15Outdoor photo under a leafy tree. A young sannyasi in an orange saffron cloth with a tall black tied turban and rudraksha bracelets holds a silver tray of red flowers, a small oil lamp and a brass bowl, while an older man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a red thread on his wrist extends his hand toward the tray. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and gold chain, and another in white with vibhuti marks, stand watching, along with an onlooker in an orange cloth. A bare-bodied sadhu with white markings on his arm is partly visible at the left edge.2019-04-07Outdoor ritual scene with devotees in saffron and rust-coloured robes and rudraksha malas. On the left, a woman in rust-red sari with a white cloth hanging from a rope presses her palms together in namaskar, with a red kumkum mark on her forehead. In the centre, a young man with a leopard-print headband and bare torso holds a silver tray of flowers, small brass bowls and a spoon. Another devotee with a tall black dreadlocked turban in orange cloth stands to the right beside a flower-covered basket. Several other people in orange and rust robes stand behind, some with hands folded, under a fringed umbrella and palm trees.2018-12-22 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20172017-01-01Outdoor procession with saffron-clad participants. In the foreground, a bare-chested young man with long tied-back hair and white body markings holds a red-painted pole, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a gold chain. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala carries a gold tray of flowers and offerings, with white markings on his chest and forehead. Behind them a child in orange and a rudraksha mala walks with others in orange. On the right, a large printed portrait on card shows a smiling man in a red turban and red robe with rudraksha beads, hand raised in blessing; the portrait is not a physical person. A red-and-gold canopy and colourful striped pillars stand behind. Green trees fill the background.2016-09-09 +1 copies