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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23A dim, brick-walled room with exposed grey cement walls and a doorway opening at the back. A crowd of devotees sits and stands on a green-and-white striped mat, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in white with grey hair and a man in a grey shirt sit with palms together. Standing at right is a man bare-chested in a saffron-orange dhoti with a shawl, wearing rudraksha-style orange beads around his neck, holding a small object in his hand. Several women in saris, a child in pink, and men in white shirts fill the space. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with orange beads stands near the right, and a bald figure is partly visible at the lower right edge.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain brick room during an evening house visit. Seated villagers on a green-and-white striped mat hold their hands in anjali, and a row of standing people behind them, mostly men in white shirts, also join their palms. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a flower garland stands at right holding a mobile phone, beside a standing man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a garland, carrying a small metal object. Several children and a baby are among the people pressed together. A partially visible bald head appears at the lower right edge. Walls are unplastered brick with a wall niche at upper left and a doorway at the back.2014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a devotee house in Pudukkotai with aqua-painted walls and a window grille. A crowd of women in saris, many seated on mats and some standing with palms pressed together, watch a ritual. At right a man in white dhoti and a checked shirt stands beside a priest in a brown shirt and white dhoti who holds a brass tray of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a red sari bows forward with her head to the floor, while a seated woman in a yellow sari sits with palms joined. A small child sits at left. The image is cut off on the right edge.2014-07-01October 07 20112011-10-07June 26 20142014-06-26A crowd of Tamil devotees gathers inside a bare, whitewashed room of a newly built house, with unfinished plaster and openings visible. A green mango-leaf garland hangs above a doorway at left. Several women in white saris and red-and-white borders stand with palms pressed together in namaste; one woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands centre-left. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, some with hands folded. Seated women and children in front wear colourful saris and salwar, and a woman in a purple sari holds a child. Seated devotees fill the foreground, and a smiling woman in a white sari with red blouse and gold jewellery is at lower right. No ceremony leader is visible.2014-06-27A large seated crowd of devotees fills a whitewashed hall at night, sitting on the floor in rows. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha-style malas, while women wear saris in pink, orange, red, yellow and white, some with a red bindi and some with bangles and necklaces. A young girl in a pink dress with braids sits in front, and a small child stands at the left edge. Some participants hold small cloth bundles. A doorway in the back wall opens onto darkness, and a person in white stands near the rear.2007-02-16A photograph of a seated crowd inside a stone temple hall with tall carved pillars and a polished wooden floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows; a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and a woman in a lavender sari sit near the front, several girls wear maroon and gold dresses and beaded necklaces, a man wears an orange shirt, and several men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the right edge. The gathering appears attentive, facing toward the left of the frame.2012-06-052006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and Hosur