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November 23 2010

A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaste along the left side of an indoor hall. In the centre, a man with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron dhoti and is receiving a greeting. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and bare torso wears an orange cloth and white dhoti, holding a silver tray with offerings and lit items. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis stand near a decorated shrine with a deity murti and flowers.

January 02 2008

Photograph inside a temple doorway at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with green and red borders holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and offerings, extending it toward a shuttered doorway while a devotee with a sandalwood mark on his forehead watches. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl and dhoti with red borders, his hand raised to his face. A figure in an orange robe and orange headwrap stands close to the closed metal door and reaches toward the lamp flame. Another man in white stands at left, and a white kolam floral pattern decorates the dark floor. A blue cloth hangs above the door.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with a white and pink draped ceiling and a projection screen behind. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala raises his hand in blessing as devotees in white dhotis and shirts press palms together in namaskar along the left. On the right, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak holds a silver plate with offerings. Another orange-robed attendant stands behind. A large framed image of a deity temple hangs on the right wall. a person candidate: the centre figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala is a person by appearance cues, though the image is uncertain.

Devotees gather at a temple in Tiruvannamalai during a ritual offering. In the foreground, a person in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban sits on a mat with a floral garland of yellow and white flowers draped over the lap, hands joined in namaste. Beside them a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green border holds a brass tray of bananas and a bottle of offerings, while an older seated man and woman in white clothes with white forehead markings sit with hands folded. Standing devotees in white shirts and dhotis and a man with rudraksha beads crowd around, and a sitting man on the right wears beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a temple puja setting with flower garlands and offerings.

Ritual scene in an indoor hall with a deity shrine at right draped in gold and decorated with a golden arch and orange tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre, receiving an item from a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white ritual cloth with tilak and white body markings. Other priests in white stand with palms joined in anjali, and a priest at right holds a silver tray and a white box. Behind them are seated participants and a projector screen on the wall.

November 15 2010

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Night-time outdoor scene at a procession or pooja in front of a crowd. A bald man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with his back partly turned. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with maroon border, a gold necklace, and white vertical tilak on his forehead holds a brass plate of offerings. A man in a white striped shirt and glasses leans in to receive from the plate.

November 09 2006

Outdoor temple courtyard with a light grey marble floor and a crenellated stone wall behind. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti on the right holds a brass plate of offerings toward a yellow-framed shrine gate with red-pink flower garlands hanging above it. In the centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together, a rudraksha mala on the chest and a metal stand beside. Around them devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a crowd, some with hands folded. A yellow sign with Tamil script sits at the base of the shrine.

A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.