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April 24 20132013-04-24April 14 20132013-04-14February 17 20162016-02-17 +1 copiesOutdoor courtyard ritual at an orange-walled building with a clock and a dark wooden board reading Dhyanapeetam. A shaved-headed priest in a plain white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds a silver aarti plate of yellow flowers and a lit flame toward a second shaved priest in an orange cloth, while smoke rises. Several women in white saris with gold borders and an orange-sari woman stand with hands folded in prayer. A small brass oil lamp hangs on the left wall and a plate of yellow flowers sits on a table. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so no identification is made.2011-10-06A photograph of a long hall with a red carpet runway and a corrugated metal roof, where a row of priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Their bare shoulders bear rudraksha and gold-bead malas, and they wear white tilak and white forehead markings. Several men in white dhotis stand behind them, and a row of spectators is visible at the far left. A framed photograph hangs on the wall and a loudspeaker is mounted near the ceiling. The page describes a Maha Parashivaratri satsang, but no single figure can be confidently identified from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2013-03-10March 18 20132013-03-18A photograph of a ritual gathering inside a temple hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. Many devotees in saffron and orange-red clothing, some with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, sit or kneel in rows. Several women in the centre hold their hands together in prayer and offering. In the background a deity murti stands in an illuminated shrine decorated with red and orange drapery, and a smoky incense haze rises. A stone sculpture stands on the left beside a white cloth. No figure is clearly identifiable as a candidate for a person, so no appearance-based label is given.2013-03-18Night photo of a ritual line outdoors on a sandy courtyard with green leaves underfoot. In the foreground a woman in white with a red shawl stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside her a young man with a shaved head, white vibhuti stripes and a rudraksha mala wears saffron-orange cloth with red borders and holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them a man in white with a red shawl holds a tall red-and-white stick. Women in orange and white kneel and pour water from brass pots onto the leaves, with string lights and a golden decorative frame in the background. Several other people in white and orange stand further back.2015-07-07May 31 20122012-05-31A photo taken outside an orange-walled building beside a wall-mounted hanging bell and a dark notice board. On the right, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulders and stands with hands at the sides, facing left toward the group; the appearance cues are long hair and saffron clothing, consistent with a person candidate. Left of him, a bald man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands in profile. In the centre, a woman in a white sari carries a brass plate or tray, and a man in white dhoti with an orange cloth stands beside her. Further right, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a garland stands near the doorway, and a man in white stands beside him. Several people in white and orange ritual dress gather in a courtyard setting.2011-08-10September 12 20122012-09-12November 05 20132013-11-05