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A wedding ceremony in a temple hall with terracotta walls. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a long gold-beaded necklace and gold pendant, sits cross-legged with palms pressed together before a small fire and brass vessels. A younger man in white kneels beside him, arm extended toward the fire, while a woman in a green sari and a man in white with a flower garland walk past in the background. Two women in cream saris and gold-bordered attire stand by the doorway, and another man in white with a gold necklace stands at right beside a green-and-gold cloth. Offerings, a brass plate of white powder, and a bowl of flowers and fruit sit on the floor. Another man in white cloth stands near the wall, with a flowering plant at left and an orange hanging at right.

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Two men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on an orange-tinted floor at a ritual homa or fire ceremony. The man on the left, with a microphone before him, holds his hands in a mudra and chants, wearing a red-and-white rudraksha mala. The man on the right, bald and bespectacled with his palms joined in namaskar, wears a gold-bordered white dhoti and a long ornate gold necklace. A brass fire vessel with a lit flame sits between them, with banana, apple, a silver tray, brass lamps and kumkum-marked offerings nearby. Standing figures in white dhotis appear in the background. Single-person identity is not established by appearance cues in this frame.2012-02-09July 09 20122012-07-09May 07 20122012-05-07February 09 20122012-02-09May 24 20182018-05-24 +1 copiesTwo priests in white ritual dhotis sit on an orange mat performing a homa beside a brick-lined fire pit. The priest on the right, wearing a gold necklace and bangles, sits with palms joined in prayer before a microphone stand, a small flame rising from the pit. The priest on the left, with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body, sits with hands near a brass plate of samagri and sticks for the fire. Behind them stand a stone temple structure with carved panels, a potted palm, and an orange cloth hanging on the wall, with a red-and-white striped backdrop.2011-12-28July 01 20142014-07-01A seated man in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a group of boys and young men sit on mats, some with eyes closed, and a child in an orange t-shirt and brown shorts sits at left looking toward the camera. Brass and steel vessels, a red box, flower petals and plates of offerings lie on the floor in front. Red curtains and bright tube lights are visible in the background. Appearance alone is not enough to name the seated man as a person, so he is described by role as a seated devotee in white ritual dress.2011-10-05July 09 20122012-07-09May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a padapuja at a home in Coimbatore. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment and a fresh white and red flower garland sits on a silver-framed chair, raising a hand near a silver ceremonial staff. Before the chair, a devotee couple sits on a patterned mat: the man in a white shirt with red suspenders, the woman in a white sari with pink border holding a lit oil lamp and offering flowers. Saffron-robed monastics with rudraksha malas sit behind them, and standing onlookers in white dhotis and shirts watch, one holding a camera, while a man in a red-scarved white kurta sits in the lower right with hands folded.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJuly 09 20122012-07-09