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June 08 2017

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A man with long dark matted hair and a red bindi stands in a dark maroon-red robe, eyes closed, bringing a long garland of white flowers and green-and-cream ribbon up to his face. He wears a gold pendant necklace, a beaded orange-red rudraksha-style mala, and beaded orange-red armlets and bangles. Around him, several men in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white ash markings, attend the ritual, one holding a brass vessel and another a microphone. Overhead fluorescent tubes light a white ceiling, and a gold ornamental object appears at the right edge with white flowers in the foreground.2017-06-08A photograph inside an ornate hall with gold-leaf thrones and a golden lion figure. Seated on the left is a bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a white forehead mark, gold necklace, rudraksha mala and bangles, sitting on a gold throne with red cushions. Standing on the right, a man in saffron cloth with a yellow border holds up a long white and red garland over a silver tray, with white sandalwood marks on his arms and forehead. A third man in white stands behind. The walls are patterned marble. a person is the seated figure, shown on a throne with the garland being offered.2012-06-05June 28 20172017-06-28Outdoor procession under a red and white canopy in Thiruvannamalai. A bearded man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and a white jasmine garland, wears a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and raises a golden staff overhead. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and a rust-brown garland. Behind them, saffron-clad and white-clad devotees walk among a crowd, and a woman in a red sari holds a silver tray with flowers. a person appears in the centre, based on long hair, rudraksha and red-robed presentation.2017-03-11May 22 20182018-05-22 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor ritual under a red fringed canopy with a tall gold-handled staff. A central bearded man in a rust-brown shawl and a multicoloured flower garland holds up a bunch of green leaves in his raised right hand while bowing over a metal vessel. Behind him, a younger man in saffron-orange robes with a long plaited hair braid stands near, and to the right another attendant in orange holds the canopy pole and wears a rudraksha mala and a white tilak. Other saffron-clad attendants with folded hands stand at the left and right edges, and the foreground shows the heads of seated onlookers. Lights and a speaker stand are visible in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the central man is described by role only.2018-03-02A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion under a red canopy with tasselled fringe. A central figure with long dark hair, a short beard and white and red tilak marks wears a saffron-orange shawl and a large garland of red roses, yellow marigolds and white flowers. He raises his right arm holding green leaves and sprinkles water over a metal vessel in front of him, as in an abhishekam. Around him, saffron-robed attendants stand with hands folded; one younger attendant with a rudraksha mala holds the gold-tipped canopy pole. A wooden scaffold and stage lights are visible behind.2018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02February 08 20172017-02-08March 02 20182018-03-02March 02 20182018-03-02October 03 20162016-10-03 +1 copies