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2002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01A night-time photograph on a paved brick ground. In the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a saffron head wrap and a long rudraksha mala kneels beside a brass plate of bananas, flowers and offerings, while a person in white clothes sits beside them. Loose white and orange flowers lie on the bricks. On the right, a bearded man in an all-white kurta sits on a woven mat with his hands resting on his knees, and several people in white stand behind him. Bamboo poles run along the left edge.2002-11-19December 25 20052005-12-252002 - Glimpses From Various Programs2002-01-01November 19 20022002-11-19December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 06 20092009-08-06February 16 20072007-02-16Night photograph of a kneeling man in an orange-saffron cloth and saffron head wrap, holding a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings aloft in an aarti gesture, with a long rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest. Beside him a bearded man in white sits with hands clasped, and at right an older man in white sits on a stone step. In front lies a small offering of bananas, flowers and coconut halves on a dark stone floor by a brick wall, with a white-and-purple logo at top left. Three physical people are visible. a person: the saffron-clad figure with saffron head wrap and rudraksha-style mala performing aarti, identity appearance-based only.2002-11-19Outdoor ritual puja on grass beside a green truck and hills. A person in a saffron-orange robe with gold border sits on a leopard-print cushion, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala, holding a silver bell and offering white flowers over a golden pyramid-shaped peetha/yantra stand. Coconut halves, bananas, silver vessels and a kalasha-style pot sit on a cloth before him. Behind, two men in white dhotis hold tall silver-topped staffs, and a man in white kurta kneels with a silver cup. a person appears as the saffron-robed seated figure leading the abhishekam-style ritual.2005-12-25Night-time outdoor photo on a sandy ground with a woven mat. A seated woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala reaches toward a brass plate holding red and white flower garlands, fruit and a lamp. Around her, men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel, some wearing beaded necklaces, and a man in orange stands at the right edge with his back to the camera. A man in a white shirt holds fruit near the plate. Blurred banners and a stall are visible behind. The image shows an offering or puja-style ritual; no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2011-01-16A seated puja in a temple hall with a polished stone floor. A bearded priest with bare upper body, orange dhoti and red shawl, and a red tilak on his forehead, holds a brass lamp with a flame and sprinkles from a small vessel. Opposite him, a man in an orange robe with long swept-back hair sits with palms joined in devotion. Behind them, another man in orange and a seated devotee in white clothes watch; a standing figure in an orange dhoti is partly visible at the top. Before them lie brass plates with flowers, red and yellow petals, bananas, apples, coconut, a copper kalasha, small bowls and a brass pot. Incense smoke rises at the left.2010-07-21