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Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam

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Photograph taken at night at a public gathering with a crowd of devotees behind. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and a young boy in a pink-and-white checked shirt with a small tilak stand close together while a man in a white turban and white robe with a wide gold-bordered shawl places his hand on the boy's head in blessing. He has long dark hair and a full beard. Behind him stand a man in white with a red shawl, several onlookers, a decorative hanging with colourful folk-style embroidery, and a ceiling fan. A garland of white flowers is visible at lower right.2005-12-11April 17 20222022-04-17November 14 20212021-11-14December 22 20162016-12-22 +1 copiesMarch 28 20082008-03-28December 20 20112011-12-20March 28 20082008-03-28Night outdoor event with a crowd behind white barriers under string lights and banana plants. A figure in saffron/orange robes, orange turban and a long white flower garland stands at right, touching the head of a kneeling man in white shirt and dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style red bead necklace. Other white-clad devotees, an older man with white hair and a green-and-white shawl, and an attendant in orange stand nearby. A tray of fruit and an ornate table with cloth are at right. a person (saffron robe, orange turban, long hair and white flower garland), giving blessing to a devotee.2010-01-08A photograph of a ceremonial reception at an indoor pavilion with a green floor covered in scattered petals. A seated figure in an orange saffron robe, wearing a saffron turban, long dark hair, rudraksha and ceremonial garlands of white, yellow and red flowers, receives a priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth. The priest, bare-chested with sacred ash on the body, bends to offer the seated figure a flower garland and a bunch of green leaves. Behind them stand a shirtless attendant with a tray of fruit and offerings, and a row of onlookers in white dhotis and saris. A banner in Tamil script hangs at the right, and a floral backdrop and a fan are visible. The seated figure's identity is not established by any visible name.2007-01-12 +1 copiesA framed photograph of a seated elderly man in white dhoti and shawl, wearing thick glasses and a green and white flower garland, with hands folded in front of him. A tall man in a white striped shirt and white trousers leans forward and bends to touch him with one hand, with a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead. Behind them, several seated devotees watch, including a woman in pink, a woman in blue, a boy in a blue polo shirt, and an older bearded man at right in white clothes with rudraksha beads, hands pressed together in namaskar. Flowers in the corners frame the picture. Seated on a stone floor beside a grey stone pillar, the setting suggests a temple hall or ashram gathering.May 10 20082008-05-10January 08 20122012-01-08