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Five women sit cross-legged on a striped mat on the floor of a plain room with pale yellow walls and a tiled floor. A woman in a white sari with an orange border and a vertical sandalwood mark on her forehead holds an open book, with a second woman in a turquoise sari beside her reading from her own open book. A woman in a blue sari with a white blouse also reads, and two women on the right, one in an orange-and-floral sari and one in a white sari with a red blouse, look at mobile phones. Small brass pots and packaged goods sit on a low table at left, and a window with iron grilles is behind them. No a person candidate is visible.

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Photograph of four women seated on the floor of an indoor room with pale yellow walls and a tiled floor, reading from small books. On the left, a woman in a turquoise and purple saree with a patterned border holds an open book on her lap. Next to her, a woman in a white saree with a gold border and an orange blouse reads a small book, her forehead marked with white vibhuti. Beside them, an older woman in a deep blue saree with a red-and-gold border and a white blouse bends toward the book, wearing orange bangles and a white forehead mark. On the far right, a woman in an orange and floral saree sits with a mobile phone in hand. Brass vessels, a pink bag and a red mat are visible in the background.2025-12-01A photograph of a small temple-room gathering with women seated on a striped woven mat on the floor. A woman in a cream sari with an orange blouse and a white tilak on her forehead sits in the centre, smiling and holding a mobile phone. Beside her, a woman in a turquoise sari reads an open book, and another woman in a navy and red sari with a white tilak reads a booklet. A woman on the right in an orange blouse and gold bangles holds a phone. Behind them stands a framed portrait with a garland and a peacock feather, along with a brass lamp and a windowed yellow wall. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2025-12-01September 26 20122012-09-26A photo of a devotional gathering in a yellow-walled hall with a stage at the back. On a raised platform, a seated figure in orange robes sits before a golden-canopied throne holding a large floral garland, with a deity murti and brass lamps beside it. Several women in saris sit on striped mats in rows facing the stage, many holding books and garlands. In the foreground a woman in orange sits on the mat with a phone raised, and a man in white dhoti stands at the left. A large kalasha-style lamp and floral decorations surround the dais. Identity of the seated stage figure cannot be confirmed from appearance.Indoor ritual scene in a small shrine room with orange-painted walls and a golden arched frame housing deity murtis adorned with fresh garlands. A sign reading KAILASA AVADI is placed on a stand at the altar. Seven people sit on striped mats on the floor: a man in a green striped shirt and white dhoti at left, reading from paper, and women in saris, including one in a blue-and-white sari and another in a cream sari, seated with hands folded. A brass lamp and offering plates sit on a pink-draped altar table. At left, a framed portrait of a man with a rudraksha mala is on the wall, its caption not legible. Lit oil lamps and a kalasha-style offering are visible.2025-12-01Six women sit cross-legged on a woven mat in a temple hall, gathered in a close circle around a brass thali of offerings at lower right, which holds betel leaves, fruits and coconut. On the left, a woman in a dark patterned shawl leans forward; next to her a woman in orange and gold sari bends over the tray. A woman in a pink and green sari sits behind, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border and red bangles holds her hands together in prayer. At right, a woman in a red patterned sari wears a gold necklace. Behind them are gold-painted wooden cabinets with elephant carvings and a golden altar.Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA photo of seven women seated cross-legged on the floor in a circle inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved walls and elephant reliefs. Women in saffron-orange, yellow and magenta, pale green and pink, white with a red border, and a red patterned sari sit close together, several with hands near a brass plate. A silver plate holds banana leaf offerings, fruit, sweets and a cup, and a brass lamp sits nearby. Behind them a green-draped table with flowers and a gold carved screen suggest a puja setting.September 12 20122012-09-12A seated group of devotees chants during a devotional gathering in an ashram hall with white marble floors. In the foreground, a woman in a red and gold silk saree with a green border sits on a blue mat, holding a small booklet. To her right, an older woman in a cream and gold saree with a rudraksha mala and folded hands chants. On the left, women in purple and yellow saris sit on mats, one holding an open booklet. Behind them, rows of devotees in saris and casual clothes sit on chairs and mats, several reading printed pages. Along the back-left, orange-robed statues of deity murti are arranged on a dark stone platform, and a television screen hangs on the far wall.An outdoor photograph of a seated group of devotees meditating on mats in front of a whitewashed wall with red-and-white painted stripes and tropical plants behind them. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a green blouse sits with hands folded, beside a woman in white with a black handbag and another woman in white with folded hands. Seated nearby are a woman in a red sari with a red bindi, a woman in a white sari with a gold border and glasses, and a woman in a white outfit with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl. Behind them, a row of people in white and pastel saris and salwar sits with eyes closed. A bald man in white stands among them, and a woman in white at the top left stands near a dark object on the wall.2010-09-05A photograph inside a hall with white marble floor where seated devotees take part in a ritual. In the foreground, women sit on mats in saris: a woman in white with a rudraksha mala at left, a woman in purple and gold border with a sheet of paper, a woman in a grey-silver sari with gold jewellery in the centre, and a woman in white with gold border and rudraksha mala at right. Behind them, more seated women and a boy in a green shirt sit among the crowd. Along the back wall, a row of black stone deity murtis are draped in orange cloth and garlanded. A television screen on the wall shows a ceremony. No one is identifiable as a person in this image.