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March 17 20122012-03-17March 17 20122012-03-17April 27 20122012-04-27September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor evening scene at an event with a white-clad man in a white shirt and dark trousers bending over a small white table to place or adjust a white kalasha-style pot wrapped in a white flower garland with green leaves and a mango-leaf topping. A woman in a white sari with teal borders stands at right with her palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing gold bangles and a dark beaded necklace. Behind them, other people in white clothing stand near blue plastic chairs, a sign reads SILENCE PLEASE, and a banner with Tamil text is at right. Lights and a decorated stage appear in the background.2010-01-20Photograph in a narrow whitewashed corridor with red-painted steps. In the foreground, a row of young women in white saris with orange shawls stand with hands pressed together in prayer, facing a table draped with a striped cloth. On the table are a polished metal kalasha pot with mango leaves and flowers, a plate of yellow rice, and a garland of white and red flowers. Further back, an orange-robed sannyasi stands at the top of the steps, surrounded by people in white dhotis and white clothing who are gathered around him. A printed sign in Tamil hangs on the wall at the top left. Photograph shows a welcome or puja reception.2006-09-23Outdoor evening scene on a sandy ground at a temple-style gathering. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and brown trousers touches his forehead near a small table. Beside him a woman in a white saree with teal border and glasses stands with palms pressed together in anjali. On the table a brass plate holds a decorated pot with white flower garland, mango leaves and a yellow flower. Behind them a white sign reads SILENCE PLEASE, with blue plastic chairs, banana leaves and string lights in the background. A partially visible poster at right carries Tamil text.2010-01-20April 12 20242024-04-12A dim corridor inside a building where women in white saris with orange shawls stand in a row with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with white jasmine flowers and green leaves, placed on a multicoloured striped cloth on the floor. Behind them, other people in white clothing walk and stand along the hallway; a man in white dhoti and shirt walks toward the right side of the frame, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. A small white-and-purple emblem is on the wall at upper left.2006-09-23June 19 20032003-06-19A photograph of devotees performing a puja in a tiled room with a banner overhead. A woman in front holds a brass oil lamp with a bowl-shaped top and a bell, wearing a white sari with gold border and a red-beaded mala. Beside her, a woman in a white sari holds a brass bell, and several others stand with hands joined in namaskar in white traditional clothes. A man in a white shirt and white trousers also stands with joined palms. On a small plastic stool at right sits a leaf plate with offerings, a brass bell, and a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes on the wall. Steel vessels are visible in the background.2009-02-13Indoor ritual scene in a room with light wooden flooring and a potted plant at right. In the foreground, a bald, shirtless man in white dhoti with a dark waist cloth holds a brass vessel and stands beside a chair. Behind him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands near a small table with ritual items. A woman in a red and green sari and another in a magenta top stand at a table draped in white, near a large framed painting of a deity. A partially visible person stands at left edge. Priests perform a ritual.