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June 23 20132013-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23A dim, brick-walled room with exposed grey cement walls and a doorway opening at the back. A crowd of devotees sits and stands on a green-and-white striped mat, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in white with grey hair and a man in a grey shirt sit with palms together. Standing at right is a man bare-chested in a saffron-orange dhoti with a shawl, wearing rudraksha-style orange beads around his neck, holding a small object in his hand. Several women in saris, a child in pink, and men in white shirts fill the space. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with orange beads stands near the right, and a bald figure is partly visible at the lower right edge.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain brick room during an evening house visit. Seated villagers on a green-and-white striped mat hold their hands in anjali, and a row of standing people behind them, mostly men in white shirts, also join their palms. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a flower garland stands at right holding a mobile phone, beside a standing man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a garland, carrying a small metal object. Several children and a baby are among the people pressed together. A partially visible bald head appears at the lower right edge. Walls are unplastered brick with a wall niche at upper left and a doorway at the back.2014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesOctober 07 20112011-10-07September 24 20122012-09-24Indoor photo of a devotee house in Pudukkotai with aqua-painted walls and a window grille. A crowd of women in saris, many seated on mats and some standing with palms pressed together, watch a ritual. At right a man in white dhoti and a checked shirt stands beside a priest in a brown shirt and white dhoti who holds a brass tray of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a red sari bows forward with her head to the floor, while a seated woman in a yellow sari sits with palms joined. A small child sits at left. The image is cut off on the right edge.2014-07-01A blue-tinted indoor photograph of a seated congregation in a plain hall with pale walls. In the foreground, several boys and a young girl in white clothes sit on mats, with a girl with a red bindi and a beaded necklace at the centre. Behind them, adults in white shirts and dhotis sit on white plastic chairs and mats, while older women in saris and a few men stand at the back near a doorway. No clear appearance-based a person candidate is identifiable in this crowd.2005-07-09A photograph of a seated crowd inside a stone temple hall with tall carved pillars and a polished wooden floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows; a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and a woman in a lavender sari sit near the front, several girls wear maroon and gold dresses and beaded necklaces, a man wears an orange shirt, and several men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the right edge. The gathering appears attentive, facing toward the left of the frame.2012-06-052006 - healing puja and meditation centers in Namakkal and HosurA large seated crowd of women, girls and some children sits on a floor at a homa or ritual gathering in a hall. Many wear sarees and salwar kameez in red, pink, purple, blue, yellow and green, with braided hair, flower adornments and bangles. Several women fold their hands in prayer, and a few hold their palms together at chest level. Some older women sit at left and a small child is held at right. A bare-armed man in white stands at the far right. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the view is mostly of the audience.