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Evening outdoor photo at a courtyard in Karanthai, Thanjavur, with a concrete floor and plastic chairs. A woman in an orange blouse and green-and-cream saree stands at left, holding a garland-decorated hand near a seated woman in a red top and white skirt with a red bindi. A small bare-chested child sits on the floor between them. Standing at right, a girl in a yellow t-shirt holds a brass plate with red and yellow items, and another girl in a turquoise top carries a younger child. Steel vessels with yellow food and a ladle sit on the floor in front, and a seated elderly woman in a plaid saree sits behind. Flowers are in several women's hair, and the scene suggests a small household ritual offering.

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A nighttime photo taken at a doorway of a house, with women and children gathered on a paved courtyard in front of greenery. A woman on the left wears a yellow-green saffron-style saree with green floral print and white flowers in her hair. Beside her a smiling woman wears a red top. In the centre a girl in a blue t-shirt with pink trousers stands with her palms pressed together, and a boy in a yellow t-shirt holds a small object. Right of them a woman in a light blue floral saree and a woman in a teal checked saree hold a toddler in a turquoise top. A white powdery substance is scattered on the ground. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows ordinary neighbourhood gathering, with no visible ritual specifics beyond the offering-like scattering.2025-04-25Night photograph taken through a doorway of a courtyard where a group of women and children sit and stand among plants. In the foreground a woman in a green and white checked sari holds an open book, and beside her a woman in a blue blouse and light blue sari sits with a child in a red top. Older women sit on white plastic chairs in the background, one in a light blue sari and another in a green sari, and a woman in a green sari stands at right. Children sit on the concrete step, one holding an orange water bottle. A timestamp reads Sep 26, 2025 7:25:18 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible.2025-09-26A night-time outdoor photo at a small rural compound lit by a dim light. Several women in sarees stand and sit in a loose group. One woman in a white saree with blue blouse stands at center, another in a green saree stands to the left, and a woman in a pink and purple saree stands at center-left. A woman in a teal top bends low near a white wall. A woman in a pink saree and white shawl stands at right, and a person in orange sits on the ground near a small lit flame and brass items on a cloth. A white wall at right displays a printed banner with a QR code and a photo portrait of a man in orange, captioned as a murti with a note to scan to talk to THE SPH. A timestamp reads Sep 26, 2025 7:39:42 PM, with Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu printed on the photo.2025-09-26Photo 99175452022-04-05 +3 copiesA photograph taken through an open wooden doorway of a small house in Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, with a timestamp reading May 10, 2025 6:21:46 PM. In the foreground, an older woman in a maroon top and checked sari sits on the floor beside the door, with a brass five-wick oil lamp on a tiled floor in front of her and a lit oil lamp on a ledge at right. Inside the doorway, two women sit on a woven mat: one in a yellow sari holds a small object, the other in a green sari sits beside a basket of pink flower petals. A man in a green polo shirt and tan trousers sits on a plastic chair behind them, with a white mark on his forehead. Greenery and a blue tarpaulin are visible outside. The scene shows a domestic setting, not an ashram event.2025-12-05A nighttime outdoor photo in a residential yard in Karanthai, Thanjavur. Three women in saris stand on a concrete path, with a small barefoot boy in dark shirt and shorts between them. The woman on the left wears a magenta blouse with a pink and maroon sari; the centre woman wears a purple blouse with a pink floral sari; the woman on the right wears a purple blouse with a pink sari. A white plastic chair, plants and a lit doorway are behind them. Timestamp overlay reads Nov 8, 2025 6:47:28 PM Karanthai Thanjavur Tamil Nadu.2025-08-11August 18 20192019-08-18Night photo of a covered outdoor annadhan meal under a striped pink, green and white canopy. Several women sit in a row on a concrete floor, each before a round stainless steel plate heaped with food, some eating by hand. One standing woman in a blue and grey patterned sari holds a plate. At right, a shrine-like altar area with garlands and a figure in orange clothing is visible. A striped red and white pole and green foliage frame the left side.2019-08-18Night-time outdoor ritual on a tiled floor under a tarpaulin, with women and girls seated on striped mats and a pink cloth. Many women wear sarees in yellow, blue, purple and maroon. Brass oil lamps burn in front of a blue and gold draped backdrop decorated with marigold garlands. Banana leaves hold bowls of kumkum, turmeric, rice, fruit and flowers, and a green coconut sits near the lamps. A woman in a maroon kurta lights a lamp while elderly women sit on chairs in the background. A timestamp reads 26 September 2025 19:09.2025-09-26A photograph of an annadan food distribution at a temple-like hall. On the left, a seated deity murti or statue adorned with white and red flower garlands sits on a red-draped platform beside a golden trident (trishul). A woman in a red blouse kneels and ladles food from a large steel pot into a plate. Nearby, a steel pot of food rests on an orange cloth. A boy in a gold-toned kurta with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead walks in front holding a steel plate. Devotees queue to receive food: an older woman in a white sari with dark floral print and a striped blouse, a woman in a pink sari with a white forehead mark, and a man in a white shirt and a checked shirt. Striped awning overhead and a potted plant at right.2019-08-18Outdoor scene at a house yard in Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, with a timestamp reading Dec 16, 2025 10:11:44 AM. Three women in sarees stand on a concrete step. A woman in a green saree and a woman in a purple and green saree hold paper plates and food, while an older woman in a green saree with grey hair and glasses holds a plate of food. A small child in a pink dress crouches on the concrete step by white kolam designs drawn on the floor. A pink toddler tricycle sits on the grass nearby. A steel vessel with a lid sits in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2025-12-16Photo 11730174