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A 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.

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Night 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.2025-09-26Evening 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.2025-04-25Photo 11687479 +3 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesMay 19 20192019-05-19A 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.2025-12-05October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesA 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.2025-08-11October 25 20062006-10-25A 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.2025-04-25A night outdoor gathering under bright floodlights, with a large crowd of devotees standing and seated in rows on a dirt ground. Many women wear white saris with coloured borders, while others wear vivid saris in orange, red, green, blue and purple; men wear white shirts and white dhotis. Plastic chairs are scattered among the crowd. In the foreground, at the right, brass kalashas and small brass pots sit on purple and pink cloths beside bundles of sticks, leaves, flowers and offering bags. Vehicles are parked in the background beside a white building and string lights.2011-11-10Night outdoor gathering of many devotees seated on mats in rows, palms pressed together in namaste. Most wear white or pastel saris and salwar kameez, including a woman in a green sari, a woman in a red sari with a pink dupatta, and one in an orange-bordered sari at left. Many have lanyards and name badges. Strings of warm lights glow at upper right and a decorated vehicle or chariot stands in the background beside a white building. The scene suggests an evening puja or aarti during a festival.2008-10-07