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Photo of a temple ritual at a ground-level shrine. A man with a shaved head and short beard, wearing an orange ochre robe, kneels on the right, leaning forward to place flowers and a small object on a dark stone slab marked with yellow and white flower petals. Another orange-robed person stands behind him, bare-footed, and a white-clad person stands at the left edge. A red-and-white painted wall and a tiled plinth behind them suggest a temple precinct. Tamil signage is partly visible, and an offering cloth lies on the floor in front.

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July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual at an outdoor site. A man in orange robes with a striped border kneels on the ground, placing his hands near a pair of black sandals with gold trim on a white cloth, with yellow flower petals scattered nearby. Behind him, another person in an orange robe stands beside a dark stone slab set into a red-and-white painted plinth. To the left, two people in white dhotis and white shirts stand, one wearing gold bangles and holding a garland-like item. A black stone marker behind them carries Tamil inscriptions. The setting is bare earth and concrete.2011-10-02A photograph of four men at a stone shrine platform with red curtains and gilt lamps. Three men in saffron-orange robes are attending a puja: a standing man in orange with long hair pulled back gestures toward the shrine, while a crouching man in orange arranges a white jasmine garland and an orange cloth on the floor. A man in white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left with hands folded. Behind them, a deity murti in orange and red is decorated with flower garlands, with brass oil lamps on the platform.2008-08-07July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph taken from above of an outdoor ritual scene on a wooden platform. A bald, shaved-headed man in orange robes kneels in the foreground, holding up a brass plate of white and pink flower petals and garlands. To the left, a figure with dark curly hair and a gold necklace in orange clothing sits with hands folded. Behind them, a robed devotee in orange kneels beside yellow and purple marigold garlands, and another orange-clad figure wearing a rudraksha mala stands at the back near a golden deity murti and decorated altar with red and orange cloth. Scattered petals cover the floor.2009-01-12A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual on a plain concrete floor. A man in white ordinary clothes crouches low on the left, bending forward and placing white flower petals or rice on the bare feet of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes. A small metal plate sits near the feet, and a white powder circle is drawn on the floor to the right. Several other people in orange robes and white dhotis stand around the edges of the frame, and a garland of orange flowers hangs on a pillar at upper left. The feet being honoured are bare and the people are shown from the waist or knees down, so no face is visible.2011-05-23Close framing of a ritual scene on a green mat over a sandy floor. Two men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered cloth stand barefoot. The left man holds a silver tray with small bowls and yellow flowers; the right man, in an orange dhoti with gold border, holds a long metal rod and a white and red-yellow flower garland, and is dropping petals. Before them lies a kolam of white, yellow and red dots and a row of wooden blocks scattered with yellow flowers. A microphone stand and a small table with a book sit nearby, and a woman in white with a red border is partly visible at left. The scene suggests a satsang-related puja.2010-12-16A barefoot man in white kurta and pants bends forward at the waist, scattering white flower petals onto the floor at the feet of a standing figure in saffron-orange robes. The standing person wears a long rudraksha mala and stands on a round silver plate, with white powder or rice marked on the floor nearby. To the right, several people in saffron and orange robes with gold-bordered cloth hold brass or gold ritual vessels, and a golden kalasha-style pot is visible. A woman in teal and a person in a white shirt stand at the left edge. The scene resembles a padapuja with flower offerings at the feet.2011-05-23A photograph of an outdoor temple-style shrine at an ashram. In the centre, a standing man in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of yellow and pink flowers and stands on a folded orange cloth with a pair of black sandals, while a young man in orange kneels before him, reaching toward the cloth. A second man in orange stands at left holding a folded red-and-gold cloth, and a man in white dhoti stands at the far left edge. Behind them, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with flower garlands, flanked by blue and red draped figures, brass lamps and a seated saffron-clad figure with a flower garland. Red curtains and stone pillars frame the scene.2008-08-07June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a ceremonial moment at an outdoor shrine area with a carved stone ledge. In the centre, a bare-backed figure in an orange dhoti with a long white and red flower garland leans forward with both hands pressed on the stone, head bowed. To the left, a man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of yellow and pink flowers. Behind them, several men in white kurtas, one wearing an orange shawl and another with a red-and-gold shawl, stand near a silver vessel and a kalasha with a coconut and flowers. Overhead are orange and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and a row of orange pennants. At right, an ornate carved wooden panel and metal pots sit on a stone platform. The scene suggests a puja or padapuja offering.2006-12-29Outdoor ritual scene at a red-and-white striped platform edged with flowers and greenery. Two men in saffron-orange robes kneel. The man on the left, with short dark hair and a light tilak on his forehead, holds a small brass bell beside a brass oil lamp with a visible flame. The man on the right, with shoulder-length dark hair and an orange robe, tends a brass plate of white flower petals and burning camphor or wick. Scattered red, yellow and pink flower petals lie on the platform in front of them, with a pile of dry twigs behind. White-robed figures stand in the background.2009-06-15