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2003 - Homa and puja at a devotee's home in Tiruppur

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Indoor photograph in a room with a speckled grey-white granite wall and a framed floral print hung above. A man in a sleeveless white vest, white dhoti with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala with a pendant sits centrally with a forehead tilak and spectacles. To his left, a man in a white shirt sits low on the floor, leaning toward him with a tilak. On the right, a woman in a deep blue sari with an orange blouse and red bindi sits with hands folded. Chances to identify the central figure as a person rest on appearance: the rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant are the cues present, but the frame is not distinctive enough to confirm.A photograph of a seated couple at a ceremony, with a crowd of seated devotees behind them. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and white shirt with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder, and smiles broadly with his hands folded. The woman beside him wears an orange and gold-bordered sari with a blue-and-maroon lower section, rimless glasses, gold jewellery and bangles, and presses her palms together in namaste. Both wear long garlands of white jasmine and red flowers. Scattered rose petals and small brass plates lie on the ground around them, and many other people in white and cream clothing sit nearby with garlands.2006-12-26January 01 20192019-01-01October 15 20082008-10-15Two devotees sit side by side in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, praying. The man on the left has grey hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, a black rudraksha mala, a gold bracelet, and wears white dhoti-style clothing with a reddish-orange border. The woman beside him has hair tied back, wears a tan blouse, a small earring, and a gold bangle, and kneels near a white cushioned surface. The blue and white patterned backdrop suggests an indoor satsang or meditation hall.2011-10-10January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a seated audience at a satsang gathering. In the foreground, a smiling man with grey hair and glasses wears a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, with a garland of yellow and red flowers around his neck, and holds the garland at his chest while petals lie on his white clothing. Beside him a woman in a coral-and-pink sari with a yellow flower garland and red bindi presses her palms together in anjali. Behind them, other devotees in white and orange shawls clap, and a woman in a blue sari sits at the left edge. The room is filled with seated people, many in orange and white. a person's appearance is not confidently established, so no identification is made.2014-05-10A photograph taken at an indoor ceremony, showing a woman in the left foreground with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a light beige sari with a green border, a rudraksha mala, and bangles, her palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside her, a bald older man in a white shirt sits with his head bowed, and blurred dark-haired people fill the right foreground. Behind them are a wooden lattice screen and a dark speaker. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2004-07-02A candid photograph taken indoors in dim light. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with shaved head, white vertical forehead markings, a red bindi and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas over a green shawl sits beside a woman with long dark hair and a red forehead mark, dressed in white. Behind them, a man in a white shirt with red tilak leans in. The setting shows white-clad figures and a doorway in the background. The man's appearance lacks distinctive presentation cues beyond a generic priestly look, so identity is uncertain.2006-12-27February 09 20122012-02-09February 09 20122012-02-09A photograph of a homa and puja at a home. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the top left. In the centre, a man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his body sits with hands folded in prayer beside a brick fire pit with pink flowers and a brass vessel. A grey stone shivalinga sits on banana leaves before him. Seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis surround the pit, a woman in a blue sari sits left, a woman in purple sari stands behind, and a garland of white and red flowers hangs in the foreground. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on the floor.