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2001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated) +2 copiesA photograph taken inside a thatched-roof shelter at night, with a smoky, dim interior. A man in orange-saffron robes with a flower garland sits at the centre, holding a lit flame or lamp in front of him, while a woman in a dark sari sits beside him with her hands pressed together. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left holding an offering, and a seated row of devotees, including women in saris and children, sits in the foreground with hands folded. A small altar lamp burns along the back. The scene appears to be a ritual or puja.2001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)Two-panel collage. Left panel: a row of young men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer in a dim room. Right panel: a man in an orange-brown robe holds a lit oil lamp toward a Ganesha murti decorated with marigold garlands, with flower offerings and a small kalasha before it. The collage shows an aarti being performed for Ganesha.2010-09-11A photograph of an outdoor homa ritual under a thatched roof. Smoke rises from a brick-built fire pit in the foreground, with flames and glowing embers visible. Behind it a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding a ladle or offering vessel at the fire. Beside him a seated person in a blue shirt and another in a yellow garment attend the ritual. Several onlookers stand behind a bamboo fence in the background. Foreground offerings include fruit, a brass pot, a garland of flowers and a plate with marigolds on a green mat. Brass and metal vessels sit around the fire pit.Indoor photograph of a small room with white walls where a seated man in orange robes with shaved head sits on a raised platform before a group of devotees. Three framed portraits of a man hang on the wall behind him. Around 15 seated devotees, many women in saris with a few men in white, face him on the floor. A hanging lantern is visible at the upper left.2001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)Outdoor ritual gathering in a village setting with palm trees and thatched huts behind. A shaved-headed monk in a saffron-orange robe bends over a red tray holding a fire with offerings, flowers and small brass vessels, apparently a homa-style fire ritual. Seated devotees on mats in the foreground, including an older man in white with an orange shawl and hands pressed together, and many children sitting in rows behind. Some standing people in white and other colours watch from the back. Text overlay reads copyright and archive source at the bottom right.2009-01-29October 01 20062006-10-01A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long garland of red and white flowers, performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in front of a decorated deity murti draped in orange and blue silk and adorned with flower garlands. Seated and standing devotees in white and orange clothes watch from the background within a covered hall with a painted garden backdrop and potted plants. The scene is a puja with an aarti flame offered before the murti. +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain grey-walled hall where a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with yellow trim stands barefoot, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a table draped in white with a brass dish. Behind him, three framed portraits adorned with marigold garlands sit on the table. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a light blue sari with a white forehead marking also joins with folded hands on the right. Hanging decorative lamps with patterned shades are visible at the top of the room.2011-09-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual with a deity murti decorated with garlands of flowers at right. A young man in orange-saffron robes, with bare upper body and ceremonial gold ornaments, stands at left holding a ritual vessel and making an offering toward the murti. Behind him a man in white dhoti and white shirt stands among other devotees under a decorated canopy. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum with a banner and flowers overhead.