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December 26 2009

A photograph of a long covered walkway lined with metal railings, decorated with green leaf garlands and colourful woven patterned pillars. Several white-clad devotees stand on both sides with palms pressed together in greeting. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe and a second person in orange hold a tray of white cloth and offerings, moving down the path. Further back, a shrine hall with a decorated deity murti is visible. A line of devotees in white garments and rudraksha malas waits along the railings.

December 07 2009

Photograph of a crowded white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans, where many seated devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris fill the floor. Several men in white stand along the back wall near a yellow door. Two figures in saffron/orange robes stand in the centre-right, one with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style mala, another bald and in orange; a further man in white with a book stands at the right edge by a window. Women in white saris with gold necklaces and red-trimmed saris sit in the foreground.

A photograph of a crowded hall with white walls, a blue-grey metal roof and ceiling fans, decorated with tall striped fabric hangings with orange tassels. Many devotees in white dhotis and saris stand in lines and mill about. Near the centre, a shaved-headed priest wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl, while another man in orange and white stands beside him. At the far end, a red velvet throne stands before a banner with a Tamil headline and a portrait. A woven mat and a basket sit on the floor in the foreground.

December 28 2008

A crowded indoor hall with a blue-framed corrugated roof and ceiling fans, where many devotees in white dhotis and saris throng a central aisle. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange head cloth and saffron shawl stands at the centre, with a bald priest in white beside him. A seated figure sits near a gold-and-red throne backed by a banner showing a saffron-robed figure against a peacock-feather background. Colourful woven panels hang along the left wall, and a striped mat lies on the floor. A girl in a white sari with an orange shawl stands at right, and a woman in white holds a brass tray. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with sandalwood marks on their arms.

A photograph of a crowded temple hall during a ritual. Dozens of seated devotees in white and coloured saris and dhotis sit on woven mats facing a central shrine. Several standing priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls move near decorated deity murti and a tall gold kalasha. Brass lamps and offerings are arranged in front of the shrine, and the walls are hung with orange and green festoons and framed deity images. A seated man in a maroon shirt and glasses sits near the front, and a girl in a red dress sits among the devotees. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.

A crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste stands in a bright white hall with a corrugated roof, ceiling fans and open windows. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear saris and salwar in pink, yellow and teal, and a boy in a pink shirt stands among them. At the centre-left, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands among the crowd, and a red cloth hangs on the back wall beside small framed pictures. Palm trees show through the windows.

December 28 2008

A ritual gathering in a hall with pale walls and orange-and-white cloth hangings on the wall, seated on striped mats. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with head covered and hands joined in prayer sits facing a ritual arrangement of brass lamps, bananas, fruits, coconut, white flour, flowers and a burnt offering of wood, with a figure in white clothes seated across from her. Behind them, rows of children in white and many women in white and cream saris sit listening, while several people in orange and white robes sit on chairs at the back. Oil lamps and a rich array of offerings fill the centre.

Photograph of a padapuja gathering in a long orange-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor; women in white saris with orange borders and orange shawls hold brass thalis and offering trays with flowers and lamps. A red carpet runs down the central aisle toward a low seat at the far right, where a shaved-headed figure in saffron/orange robes sits with a tray before him. Striped decorative pillars hang from the ceiling, and a wall banner with printed text and photographs is visible at upper right.