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A photograph inside a small room with pale green walls. A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with a red and white flower garland around her neck, holds her hands over a brass oil lamp (aarti) lit by a man in an orange robe with a dark sash, who holds a brass tray of pink petals beside it. A man in a white shirt stands behind them and another man in a plaid shirt is at left. A woman at right in an orange sari presses her palms together. A framed portrait hangs on the wall above the doorway, a small oil lamp flame burns on the lamp, and a light switch panel is on the wall. Four visible people, with additional figures partly visible at the edges.

Indoor photograph in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp over a tray of flower petals, as if performing aarti. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small kalasha-style pot with leaves on a tray, and a man kneeling at left in orange pours or offers from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with folded hands and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one person in the background raising a camera. The central figure has long hair and a visible rudraksha-style mala, with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine hung with orange and red flower garlands. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a red flower garland, holds up a tall brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, its stem wrapped in white flowers. Around him, several men in white shirts and dhotis crowd close, some with hands raised. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands beside an ornate deity murti. In the foreground, a grey-haired woman in a yellow garment watches, and her hand is raised near the lamp. Brass oil lamps and marble walls are visible in the background.

A photograph inside a bright room with white walls at the Seeragapadi inauguration. In the foreground a figure in orange robes and an orange turban holds a brass oil lamp (aarti lamp) lit with a flame, beside a tray of rose petals and flower petals. A person in an orange robe and orange turban, with a white flower garland over the shoulders, stands at the lamp facing a white and red deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower garlands, with a bowl of offerings on a flower-covered altar. On the right, a cameraman in white dhoti and an orange shawl films the scene, and another person in white stands nearby.

July 27 2008

A photograph inside a temple with orange-red marigold garlands draped on pillars. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-pink flower garland lifts his hands toward a tall polished brass oil lamp with several lit wicks and a flower garland on its stem, a ritual aarti. Around him, devotees in white shirts crowd close, one with raised hands. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands beside a brass lamp. A grey-haired person in the foreground watches. The walls are dark stone with a flower-decorated niche.

Indoor photograph in a plain cream-walled room at the Kanchipuram ashram opening. A young person in an orange turban and orange garment, wearing a large red and white rose garland, smiles while holding their hands over a lit oil lamp. A bearded man with shoulder-length hair in white clothes and an orange shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, holds the lamp's flame. A man in a white shirt on the right has his palms pressed together and face bowed toward the flame. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt and several women stand watching, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. A camera lens is visible at the top right corner. The oil lamp is a flame in a small brass dish.

July 28 2008

Indoor temple ritual lit by a brass oil lamp. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a red-and-white flower garland, reaches out to light a tall silver lamp stand decorated with white flower strands. Nearby, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands behind, and a shaven-headed attendant in orange and a man in white watch. Two women in traditional attire with hair in buns sit in the foreground, one holding a plate of flowers. Walls are covered with marigold garlands, and a deity murti or framed image is visible in the background.