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A photograph taken outdoors at a plain concrete-paved courtyard in front of a cream-coloured building with barred windows and Tamil signage. On the left, a young man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a brass bowl with a flame burning inside, a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck. In the centre, an elderly bare-chested man with long white hair and a long white beard wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, his hands folded at his waist. On the right, a young boy in a checked shirt stands with his palms pressed together in prayer. The scene suggests a small ritual with a flame offering.

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October 09 20062006-10-09A photograph of a ritual moment indoors beside a garlanded doorway with yellow and orange flower garlands. A bearded elderly man with white hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a white towel over his shoulder, stands with palms pressed together at his chest, wearing spectacles and a white forehead mark. Beside him a younger man with his hair in a topknot, bare-chested with a white cloth and a red-and-white beaded necklace, holds a brass lamp with a flame and gestures toward him. Behind them, men in saffron-orange robes and a man in white with a tilak stand in the room, and a gold-and-brown cloth hangs on the right.2007-01-30May 08 20122012-05-08November 24 20062006-11-24October 24 20102010-10-24February 08 20122012-02-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20122012-09-24A photograph inside a temple passage with a blue-grey wall and a framed tiled panel above. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands facing a bare-chested older man in a checked green and yellow lungi who holds a brass tray with small oil lamps and offerings. The saffron-clad figure extends a hand toward the tray as if performing a blessing or aarti. Behind them, a white-clad boy wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala watches, with other people partly visible at the left edge. A red wooden pillar and a barred door stand on the right.2007-08-17September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor scene on a sandy path with palm trees behind. In the foreground a man in peach-coloured robes stands with his back partly toward the camera. Several saffron-robed sannyasis with grey beards and white tripundra marks on their foreheads stand with hands pressed in anjali. One older man in a grey shawl stands among them. At right, a young man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl holds a small brass vessel containing yellow flowers or offerings. Behind them, women in white and blue salwar clothing wearing lanyards and yellow garlands watch. Stalls and a stone structure appear in the background.2009-12-29A photograph of an elderly bearded sannyasi seated on a large cream-coloured cushioned seat, eyes lowered and palms pressed together in prayer. He wears a tall wrapped turban of matted hair, white horizontal ash bands and a white dot on his forehead and arms, a bare upper body with a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, and an orange-saffron dhoti. Behind him stands a man in orange robes holding a silver tray of white flowers. A golden deity or ritual figure is partly visible at the left edge against a blue and orange decorated pillar.2010-10-16 +1 copies