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Indoor photo of devotees standing in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a shrine. On the left a shaved-headed man wears an orange-red ochre robe with gold border. Behind him stand men in white kurta-style clothing, one in white with a dark lower garment, and on the right a woman in a white sari with a teal border and a tilak on her forehead. On the back table, framed pictures show a deity in red and a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by marigold garlands, with a brass lamp in front. A small blue chair and a dark board with Tamil writing sit at left. The room is dim with string lights visible beyond.

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September 12 20112011-09-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a shaded open pavilion with bamboo-mat ceiling and glass windows, showing devotees in prayer. In the centre, a man with short hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment. To the left, several women in white saris with yellow shawls stand with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white with a yellow shawl also folds his hands. The scene shows devotional greeting or prayer in a simple ashram hall. a person identity is not established from appearance here, so the central man is described by role only.2009-11-23Indoor photo of a small whitewashed room with a red-brown floor. A standing devotee in an orange-red garment with a white flower garland performs an aarti, holding a lit brass oil lamp over a white-cloth table set with brass bowls, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and offerings. Behind the table, a framed portrait with a garland shows a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a red bead necklace, draped with a magenta cloth. Two women with folded hands stand to the side: one in a pale yellow sari, one in grey; a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl stands at left with palms joined in namaskar. Orange and red flowers decorate the wall.2009-07-14Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain white-walled room with tiled floor. A framed portrait hangs on the wall above; it shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, shown as a printed picture, not a physical person. On the right, a woman in an orange sari stands at a small table draped in white cloth, holding a lit oil lamp beside a small framed image and a stand. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste, including men in white kurtas and dhotis, a woman in a blue-bordered white sari, and a man in light blue shirt and white dhoti. A green curtain hangs behind the table.2009-01-10Photograph of a domestic shrine room with framed deity paintings on the walls and a dark wooden altar ledge holding oil lamps, brass plates and small offerings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread, stands at left tending the altar. A woman in a bright orange sari, with long hair and a flower garland, stands at centre extending her hand toward the shrine. Behind her another woman in orange stands near a large framed portrait of a bearded sannyasi in red and orange robes holding a staff. At right a man in a white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a green sari is partly visible at the edge.2010-02-16October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a whitewashed room with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait on the wall, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. An older man in white clothes bows with his back to the camera, a flame and offering plates with fruit sit on a low wooden table, and two people in orange saris and white garments stand to the left holding plates of offerings.2009-07-27Photograph inside a temple hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and a golden-framed shrine at right draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands, holding a small golden deity murti. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala at left front, men in white dhotis and shirts behind, shaven-headed men and a woman in orange robes at centre and right, and a woman in an orange sleeveless top with long hair at right front. A bald man in orange robes sits at lower centre. A framed poster is visible on the back wall.2011-12-10Three men stand barefoot on a polished concrete floor in a bright hall with a white wall and a row of inscribed plaques. The man on the left wears an orange robe draped over one shoulder and presses his palms together in prayer. The man in the centre wears white kurta and dhoti with a black mala around his neck and stands with hands folded. The man on the right wears an orange robe with a red border, a gold necklace and a red-beaded mala, with hands folded. Behind them, people in saris and white garments stand or sit, a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol is set up to one side, and a steel vessel and altar with flowers sit at left.2009-10-18Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a hall with white walls, a lattice window and a wooden door. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a matching orange head covering and gold-coloured neck ornaments bows with palms joined near orange cushions laid on the floor. To his right, a figure in orange robes with palms pressed together stands on the floor. On the left, a woman in white with an orange-bordered sari and a man in white stand with hands folded in prayer. Several other people in white and orange clothing stand behind, and a bright lamp on a tripod stand is at the right edge. a person appearance is not clearly established from the image.2009-07-09Indoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.2006-12-17