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18 ஜூலை 2006 பத்திரிகை செய்தி

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A scanned newspaper clipping with Tamil-language text in columns and a dated handwritten note in the lower right. Two photographs sit at the bottom: on the left, a woman in an orange sari with a dark braid and white flower garlands kneels beside a decorated raised platform with orange and yellow flowers and a small lamp; on the right, rows of people in white clothing sit on mats in a hall, several men and women wearing white with rudraksha-style beads, facing a central offering area with a fire pit and flowers.Article published on 20 April 200830 டிசம்பர் 2006 பத்திரிகை20 ஏப்ரல் 2008 பத்திரிகை செய்திA photograph of a ritual inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, holding a small metal vessel and pouring or offering near a tiered earthen fire pit or altar bordered with yellow and pink flower garlands. Around him seated devotees in orange and white clothes sit on the ground, with brass oil lamps and small vessels before them. A green and white cloth lies to the left. Behind, a stage with a banner and a framed portrait stands among hanging decorative pillars, and more people sit in the background.2008-11-11Outdoor ritual under a thatched canopy with a large Tamil banner behind it. A young priest in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a red brick fire pit where a homa is burning, with flames rising from the offering. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and orange shawl kneels before a tray of small oil lamps on the mat. Two other saffron-clad men sit on a raised platform; one wears an orange turban and a mala, and another stands wearing orange robes. A seated elderly man in orange and a white-clad attendant also appear near the platform. Brass pots, a plate of flowers and fruit, and a kalasha-like vessel lie on the ground. A dense crowd of devotees, many in white, watches from behind the platform.2009-01-16Outdoor covered pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and bamboo supports wrapped in colourful cloth banners. In the foreground a bare-backed man in saffron/orange cloth stands before a sunken brick-and-mud fire pit lined with pink and yellow flower garlands, indicating a homa/yagna. Seated on the mat-covered floor to the right, several people in white clothes and saffron/orange shawls sit before brass vessels, plates, a kalasha and incense. A wooden seat with a woven mat stands at the right edge. A screen at the back shows a figure in orange, and a banner reads in Tamil script above it.2008-11-1107 ஆகஸ்ட் 2009 பத்திரிகை செய்திA photograph inside an open-sided shed with a corrugated metal roof, decorated with hanging striped and colourful cloth banners. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wearing an orange cloth wrap sits with their back to the camera beside a sunken square fire pit of mud lined with garlands of yellow and pink flowers, with a white cloth at the edge. Rows of seated participants in white clothes and orange shawls fill the floor, many with brass pots and offering plates before them. A wooden carved chair with a cushioned seat stands on a blue cloth at the right, and a backdrop banner hangs at the far end. Outdoors through the open sides are trees and parked vehicles. The setting suggests a homa or yagna ritual with seated participants.2008-11-11Outdoor ritual under a open-sided pavilion roof with bamboo and palm-leaf decorations hanging from the rafters. In the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange robe stands before a tiered sand-and-earth platform arranged with rows of flower garlands and coconuts wrapped in white mesh and decorated with yellow and pink flowers. A brass kalasha-style vessel with yellow flowers sits to the right. A man in a white shirt stands at left beside a teal cloth, and many people in white and orange robes sit in rows behind, some with hands folded. A stage banner and a blue backdrop are visible in the background.2008-11-11A photograph of an outdoor homa-style ritual under a tarpaulin canopy at an ashram site, with palm trees and red and gold draped cloth backdrops. Many participants in white clothes sit cross-legged on white mats and white cloth in long rows, with some women in saris of orange, blue and red. Behind them stands a large decorated ritual area with a white-draped structure, a kalasha-like stack of brass pots, and a deity murti in a gold arched frame. A banner on the left reads a Mahakumbhabhisheka notice with a portrait of an ascetic in saffron. A foreground figure holds a small brass vessel. Thin wooden sticks lie on the ground near offerings and small pots.2006-12-2924 செப்டம்பர் 2006 பத்திரிகை செய்தி