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August 18 20062006-08-18Photograph inside a whitewashed palace corridor with an arched doorway and columns, tiled floor. On the right, a smiling person with long dark hair and swept-back styling wears a flowing saffron-orange shawl and walks beside an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style cloth. On the left, a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread and beaded necklace wears a white dhoti and stands with hands folded. Another man in a white cloth stands in the doorway.2006-11-10December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04November 11 20172017-11-11A photograph of young men walking barefoot along a stone-pillared corridor in a temple-like passage. In the foreground a young man in plain saffron-orange robes with a bare upper body and a white forehead mark walks toward the right. Beside him another man wears orange robes with a red-bordered cloth and a white forehead mark. Behind them several men wear white kurta-style clothes, some with orange or red shawls and rudraksha-type necklaces. A reddish cloth lies folded on a stone block at left, and a small blue-framed doorway is visible in the background.2009-01-29Photograph taken from inside a doorway of a red-brick building looking into a covered hall with a white pillar and a sloping metal roof. In the centre, a man in orange robes holds an open book or booklet with an orange cover, standing barefoot in front of a bed-like table. Around him, several men wear orange robes, one with a full beard in orange, and others wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow scarves. In the foreground, two people stand with their backs to the camera, one in orange and one in white with an orange shawl. The central figure has short dark hair, is clean-shaven, and wears an orange shawl; no distinctive a person cues such as long swept-back hair, crown or malas are clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2009-11-16December 21 20072007-12-21Photograph of three young men standing side by side in a whitewashed hall, all wearing white kurta-style clothing with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha malas. The nearest figure faces left in profile, the middle one looks ahead, and the third stands with one hand extended holding a small metal implement. A decorative painted pillar with floral motifs stands at the top left, and a seated person in white with an orange shawl appears at the lower right. The men appear to be attendants standing in a ritual or assembly setting.2007-08-09Indoor photograph in a plain room with cream walls and a pale door. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak sits at left on a white-covered chair, smiling. Beside him a bearded man in saffron robes stands with hands clasped. At right a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands, hands near his face. A man in a white shirt stands near the door, and a seated man in white clothes and a seated man in a white shirt are at lower center. On the floor a tray holds fruit, flowers and sweets as a puja offering. a person: the long-haired seated figure in orange robes with a red tilak fits the page's identification, though the appearance is only a partial match.2008-04-01A group of people walks in a single file across a hall with a matted floor and pale grey strip, toward the right side of the frame. A woman in the centre wears a black jacket over a white and silver sari, and a woman in front right holds her palms together in namaste while wearing an orange robe and rudraksha mala. Several men in saffron and orange robes with beaded necklaces walk behind, and two men in white dhoti and shirt walk at the front and right edge. Yellow curtains hang at the windows, wall fans are mounted on the walls, and white plastic chairs stand against the far wall. The scene is a photograph of a visit to a hall with a procession-like walk.2008-01-14December 30 20092009-12-30A photograph inside a bare, pale pink-walled hall with a white fabric ceiling canopy and a bare concrete floor. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand on the floor, and a man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left with his hands on his hips. The saffron-robed figure at right, with shoulder-length dark hair and a draped orange cloth, gestures with one hand while speaking, and another saffron-robed figure with long hair stands in front with his back partly turned. Behind them a worker is visible in a doorway. Nothing in the image is readable as a ritual act.2009-12-02