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A screen shows a video feed of a bald, bearded man in a white shirt with a wooden bead necklace holding a phone to his ear. A caption on the screen reads "PHOENIX Kanchipuram" and a banner above reads "Phoenix Aadheenam". Behind him are colourful hanging tassels and garlands. The screen is set in a dark room.

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December 12 20162016-12-12A shaved-headed man in an all-white kurta and dhoti with orange-gold border sits cross-legged, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, holding a small stick or wick near a black shivalingam. Brass oil lamp, yellow flowers and a sacred offering are on a red cloth in the foreground. Two men in white sit softly blurred behind him in a dim hall. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam; the man is shown in white ritual clothes without distinctive presentation cues, so he is described by role only.2013-07-29A photograph of a balding, white-bearded man in a plain white shirt and red shawl printed with mantra text, seated with palms pressed together in anjali, a red tilak on his forehead, a silver bangle and rudraksha mala on his wrist. Beside him a younger man in white with a red shawl sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, a blurred altar shows deity murtis and gold-framed ornamentation with garlands.2014-05-05A photograph of a crowded seated gathering at what appears to be a large public event. In the foreground, a bald man with a grey goatee wears a white kurta, a red-and-orange shawl draped over his shoulders, a wooden rudraksha mala around his neck, a green event lanyard, and a dark wristwatch. He holds one hand on top of his head with his eyes lowered. Around him, several other people sit with hands raised to their heads in a similar gesture, some wearing white clothes, red-orange shawls and green lanyards. A man on the right with a beard also wears a white garment and a green lanyard. Visible physical people number roughly six to twenty.2016-05-11A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl speaks into a silver microphone on a stand. He has white hair and a white beard, yellow tripundra marks with a red dot on his forehead, and wears a long dark rudraksha mala with a matching bead strand. He holds a small metal object near the mic. Behind him, a second man in orange robes sits, and a man in white clothing appears at the right edge. The background shows ornate golden pillars, red flowers and a gilded temple setting.2015-09-12December 21 20162016-12-21A close photo of a shaved-headed, bearded man with his eyes lowered and a faint smile, bare-shouldered and wearing brown rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold arm band over white cloth. A second person's arm reaches in from the right, placing a dark mark on the man's forehead. Dark red background, and a blurred figure sits behind at right.2017-08-03December 11 20152015-12-11December 21 20162016-12-21March 17 20192019-03-17May 10 20172017-05-10January 05 20192019-01-05