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Photograph of a night-time preparation scene under a covered shed with a whitewashed brick wall. Several men sit and stand around a low wooden table covered with brass plates holding limes, lemons, flowers and a strand of orange and yellow marigold garland. A young man in an orange t-shirt sits at right cutting or handling a lime, while a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread bends over a plastic bag full of limes. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits at left, and another stands at centre holding a garland. Offerings are being readied for a ritual.

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A photo taken under a corrugated metal roof strung with small paper decorations and hanging cords, indicating a ritual setting. In the centre, a young man in plain white clothing with a white upper garment holds cupped hands filled with a pale granular offering. A steel vessel stands in the foreground with another man in white bending over it. Behind them, several men in white garments, one wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, stand around the fire area while other devotees look on. The scene suggests a homa or similar ritual offering.2007-10-23A crowd of men at a temple entrance surrounds a brass tray holding a poornakumbham, a pot wrapped in mesh and topped with yellow marigold garlands and mango leaves. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder places his hands over the pot. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a white forehead mark watches. On the right, a man in a saffron robe wearing a heavy gold necklace and bangles stands next to a figure with long swept-back hair and a saffron wrap, whose tall garland of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves is prominent. Several men in white shirts and white forehead marks stand around.2010-01-08January 03 20152015-01-03May 06 20122012-05-06 +2 copiesMay 24 20172017-05-24 +1 copiesPhoto 11710655 +2 copiesDecember 22 20162016-12-22A photograph of a temple welcome at Tiruvannamalai. A man with a bare chest, rudraksha malas and a red-and-orange cloth reaches forward with palms pressed together over a brass plate holding a yellow flower garland and leaves. Beside him, a man in a saffron robe with a gold chain and a long green-and-red flower garland smiles and extends his hand. Around them, men in white shirts and saffron-clad devotees crowd close, and a bald elderly man in the foreground is partly visible. The scene is a devotional greeting with garlands and offerings.2010-01-08Indoor photo of devotees gathered at a temple-like hall with pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A woman in a lime-green saree with orange border stands at left beside a man in a white shirt and dark patterned lungi who holds small items in his hands. A man in a checked shirt stands behind him. At right, a man in a white shirt cuts fruit with a knife on a blue-covered table, where a steel plate holds sliced mango and other offerings with pink flowers. Other people and a lit shrine area are visible in the background.A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual at Tiruvannamalai. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, with a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers across his lap, receives a tray of bananas and offerings from a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred ash and beaded necklaces. Beside him, a man in red shirt stands with hands folded, and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around. Two young sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha beads sit in front on a patterned mat. Yellow bananas, a small lamp and a plate of offerings sit on the tray. Pillars and a golden shrine element are visible behind.2008-01-02A photograph of an indoor shrine room during a ritual offering. A woman with hair in a bun and rudraksha beads on her neck and upper arm, wearing a red-orange garment, smiles while receiving a tray, a shaved-headed man in orange and white with a tilak sits behind a metal tray holding fruit and prasad, and a young man in orange holds a bowl of red apples. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands at the top right, and devotees in white shirts fold their hands in namaskar at the right. Behind them a framed portrait shows a figure in orange seated with flower garlands, and small deity images and oil lamps decorate the shelf. Visible people: about six.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA night-time ceremony at a temple inauguration. In the centre, a man in a maroon-red robe with a red turban and white and red flower garland receives a fruit offering. Beside him stands an attendant in a rust-brown and orange cloth with a rudraksha mala, holding a silver plate of sliced fruit and a banana. On the right, a figure with long swept-back grey hair wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a long rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread, and holds out his hand. Behind them, a golden crown-like ornament stands out, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch closely.2016-03-29