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Outdoor photo at a ceremonial inauguration site. A priest in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and a flower garland holds a flaming lamp or camphor flame over a decorated altar. The altar is draped in teal cloth and covered with white flower garlands, and it holds a black plaque with a framed portrait and printed text. Behind it is a large decorated arch with a bright yellow and orange circular backdrop, with brass oil lamps on the right. Three devotees stand to the right with palms pressed together in namaskar: one in white with an orange shawl, one in white, and one in an orange sari-style garment. The scene reads as a puja or arati ceremony.

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November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12September 11 20102010-09-11Outdoor fire ritual under a tent at a homa pit lined with marigolds and white and pink flower garlands. A man in saffron and orange robes with a matching turban and a white-and-multicolour garland holds a metal vessel of burning fire over the pit. Beside him a young man in orange and white robes holds a lit lamp, and a second young man in white and orange stands nearby. Several women in white and saffron stand and sit behind them, watching. The scene suggests a fire ritual with offerings.2006-11-12 +1 copiesNovember 18 20062006-11-18Nithyanandeshwara Paramashiva DevalayaAugust 17 20072007-08-17 +2 copiesFebruary 11 20072007-02-11November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12Outdoor ritual under a thatched bamboo canopy with a clay-and-flower-decorated platform. A woman in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a lit camphor flame on a lamp with a bell in her other hand, beside a tiered mud altar covered in yellow and pink flower garlands. Devotees in white and cream stand with palms pressed together behind, a man in white with an orange shawl among them. In front stand kalasha-like brass vessels, flower-wrapped pots and a brass vessel on a wooden stand. A teal cloth is draped at the left edge. Trees and parked cars are visible beyond the canopy.2008-11-11A homa or yagna at an outdoor ritual platform. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes kneels at a brick fire pit stacked with wood, holding a brass bell and a small brass lamp while tending the fire. Around the pit are brass pots, coconuts, bananas, and small bowls of grains, flowers and offerings arranged on a silver tray. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and a woman in a teal sari sit with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a framed photograph of a woman in orange garments, garlanded with orange marigolds and a rudraksha-style mala, stands on a decorated stand, and a yellow-and-orange kalasha sits at the top right. Several children watch from the back.2010-09-11Kailasa Paramparagatha Salem Sarvajnapeetham