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Outdoor ritual gathering on grass with a red mat. A young man in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, sits smiling on a carved wooden seat with his hand raised in speech. Beside him, a bearded man in white dhoti and kurta with an orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Trays of bananas on green leaves sit in front of them, with metal vessels and pots behind. Several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand and sit in the background, with white plastic chairs nearby. A poster of the event is not shown; this is a photograph of a puja setting connected to a ritual offering.

Outdoor ceremony on a red mat. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth turban, orange sleeveless robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged on a woven mat near a carved wooden chair, smiling. Beside him, a bearded man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits with palms joined in namaste. Brass plates of bananas on green leaves lie on the mat, with steel pots and bowls of food behind them and a banana-leaf plate in front. Other white-clad attendants stand in the background, and white cloth covers a table.

Outdoor ritual gathering on grass at a Salem ashram inauguration event. A man with long dark hair, an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a woven mat at left, smiling, with a wooden carved chair behind him. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and white kurta with orange shawl offers bananas from a brass plate on a green leaf. A young man in white kurta and white dhoti with orange shawl kneels at right, presenting a plate of bananas. Standing and seated onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watch from behind red plastic chairs. Red cloth covers the ground beneath the ritual.

November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration

November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration

Outdoor ritual at a rocky field under a tent decorated with purple and white pennants and a Tamil banner. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, a saffron turban, long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl and offers food to a kneeling man in white dhoti and shawl with orange borders. Several men in white dhotis and shawls stand around, some with rudraksha malas. Banana leaves hold fruit, sweets and prasad on a mat, and a red carpet covers the ground.

November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration

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Outdoor ritual gathering on a red cloth with woven mats. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl, with a wristwatch and long hair, sits cross-legged and holds a banana leaf plate of sliced fruit. Beside him a bare-chested figure in orange cloth and an orange turban sits on the red cloth, while a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels and reaches toward the plate. Other people in white clothes with orange sashes stand and sit in the background, and a metal lamp and brass vessels are visible.

A seated ritual gathering on a mat-covered floor in a shaded open hall, with a crowd of standing and seated onlookers behind a rope barrier. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a forehead marking sits on a mat before a white-clad man seated on a green-framed chair with a white head covering. Another orange-robed man kneels nearby with hands folded, and a bare-headed figure in white sits in the foreground. A tray of fruit, a leaf plate and offerings sit on a cloth-covered table at right. a person: the long-haired orange-robed central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala.

Outdoor ritual on a striped mat and grass. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a saffron head wrap, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits on a wooden stool, holding a steel bowl of cooked rice and food. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts stand holding steel plates of rice, and a steel pot is in view at right. In the foreground a person in orange lies prostrate on the ground, with red flowers and a banana leaf nearby. Scattered rice grains lie on the grass and mat.

A photograph of a ritual food offering on a covered open-air platform with a blue tarpaulin roof. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a carved wooden chair, reaching toward a steel plate of food. A man in white dhoti and saffron shawl kneels before the seated figure, hands cupped, receiving food. Another person in white with an orange shawl stands behind them with palms joined. Banana leaves hold rice, yellow sweets and vegetables on a blue striped cloth. Cement wall and plants are in the background.