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2001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01November 07 20002000-11-07Dense crowd seated on the stone floor of a temple courtyard during a ritual. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-yellow waist cloth tends an offering tray holding bananas, fruit and a decorated pot. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari sits among devotees in white, yellow, purple and pink clothes. At right, a shirtless priest sits before a flower-decorated murti altar with a brass oil lamp. Behind, a tiered altar is hung with marigold and floral garlands, and a rainbow-striped cloth hangs from a pillar. Many people in the background are standing, and some children sit in front, watching the proceedings.2012-04-052001 - Glimpses From Various Programs2001-01-01April 05 20122012-04-052003 - Homa and puja at a devotee's home in TiruppurA temple interior during a ritual puja. Two large decorated deity murtis with floral garlands stand on a raised platform at the back, flanked by orange and yellow ceremonial banners and banana-leaf decorations. In the foreground, a shirtless priest in a wrapped white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits before a cloth-covered offering table holding fruit, bananas, flowers and a brass oil lamp. Around him, a large crowd of seated devotees in white, cream, pink and printed saris and shirts watches the ritual. A bare-chested priest stands near the platform to the left, and several standing men in white dhotis and shirts are visible toward the back.2012-04-05February 11 20082008-02-11April 05 20122012-04-05February 15 20132013-02-15Night-time ritual outdoors beside a building with red walls and a wooden door. A large fire burns in a homa pit, with a rectangular offering arrangement of stacked items in front of it. Several men wear white dhotis, some bare-chested, and stand or sit on striped mats. A seated man in orange clothing and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace tends the fire, while a woman in an orange sari sits nearby. Garlands of white and purple flowers hang on a golden palanquin-like structure at the left, and a golden umbrella stands behind the ritual area. Festive string lights are strung above.2016-03-06 +1 copiesOutdoor open-sided pavilion under a corrugated roof during a Hindu ritual. On a raised stone platform, two bare-chested priests in white dhoti sit before a small fire pit with burning flame, floral offerings, and brass vessels. Behind them, a decorated ornate palanquin or ratha with red and gold draping stands, and a standing priest in white attends. Further back, a golden throne-like peetha with a gold canopy and a red cloth-covered dais holds a deity murti, flanked by garlands and a tall decorative pole. Many seated devotees in white clothes and some in colourful shirts and a girl in an orange-trimmed sari sit on the floor facing the platform. Palm trees and parked cars are visible outside.2015-08-31