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A photograph of an outdoor puja at a temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof and a water tank. A standing man in saffron robes, with long swept-back hair, a gold headband and a long flower garland, holds a brass lamp or vessel and a flame, with smoke rising in shafts of sunlight. Around him, devotees in white and saffron stand and kneel with hands folded. A kneeling man in white with a saffron shawl holds a plate of flowers. Another bearded man in saffron stands at right with palms joined. At the foreground right, large garlands of marigolds and roses surround a ceremonial item. A dark board on the white wall lists text.

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December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor temple courtyard ritual under a red-orange cloth canopy with a corrugated roof building behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a flower garland stands on a raised step, swinging a bell and holding smoking incense or camphor, with smoke rising. Nearby a bearded man in saffron robes stands with hands folded, and a kneeling man in white with an orange shawl holds a flower offering. Devotees in white and orange shawls stand and kneel in rows at left and center. A large ornate palanquin or deity vehicle decorated with yellow, red and white flower garlands occupies the right foreground. A plaque on the building reads Dhyanapeetam. Sunlight and a water tank are visible overhead.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27Outdoor temple-courtyard ritual under a tiled canopy with a red curtain. A young man with long curly hair, a gold headband and a white-and-red flower garland stands at left, holding a bell and a flame or incense vessel while smoke rises. Behind him, a row of devotees in orange shawls and white clothes sit or stand with hands in prayer. At centre-right, a bearded man in orange robes stands with palms joined, and a kneeling man in white and orange holds a flower offering. At right, a large deity or palanquin is decorated with heaped garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. A white building with a corrugated roof and a water tank stands behind.2007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27December 25 20072007-12-25October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple ritual under a red and gold canopy strung with orange pennants. A bearded man in orange robes and a white flower garland stands at the centre, holding a small vessel over a square white homa or fire-pit platform. A younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, seen from behind on the left, joins his palms. Behind them a row of people in white and orange clothing watch, and a girl in white stands near the platform. Rows of small brass oil lamps line the ground in the foreground, and a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands stands on the left, with a signboard in the background.2008-12-28A photo of devotees in a courtyard beside a white-walled building with a corrugated roof and a wall board listing names and dates. In the foreground a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and looks upward with hands folded. Beside him a figure in a red top and orange wrap wears a gold headband and a white flower garland, with hands joined in prayer. Behind them a man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera, and women in white and orange shawls stand with hands folded. A gold ceremonial staff is at the left edge.2007-12-27A photograph of a temple ritual under an open stone pavilion. A standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair, a red headband and a white flower garland, holds a silver vessel and pours or offers from it. Beside him, a kneeling man in white clothes with folded hands and other men in orange attire attend. To the right stands a deity murti or image decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in white, yellow, pink and red, with a silver-embroidered cloth and brass lamps and vessels on the altar. A photographer with a camera is visible at the right edge, and a hanging wreath of marigold-like garlands decorates the pillars.2007-12-25A photo of a temple courtyard where a group of saffron and orange-robed sadhus stand in a line with hands joined in namaskar. A man in orange robes at the right raises one arm toward a stone pillar, with a red-and-green painted pillar and an orange cloth draped behind. Brass oil lamps line a counter at the left, and marigold garlands hang on a stone wall. A signboard reads Dhyanapeetam and Ananda Sabha. Several sadhus wear rudraksha malas, and a man in white with a yellow dhoti stands among them. Approximately ten people are visible.2009-12-30Outdoor Pongal festival scene at an ashram. In the foreground, a figure in long dark hair and an orange robe with a strand of gold-coloured beaded necklace stands at a stone platform, holding a steel tray of offerings. Behind a clay pot with leaves and a visible fire of wood, a man in orange robes and rudraksha beads prepares offerings. Clay pots of boiled rice sit beside a fruit plate and brass lamp. Around them, devotees in white, cream and orange-yellow clothing stand with hands folded in prayer, including an elderly bearded sadhu with long matted hair in orange at left. White walls and trees form the background.2010-01-14