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Interior photo of a large bright hall with white walls, perforated ventilation windows and a tall orange and red ritual banner hanging from the ceiling. In the foreground, several people in orange and red robes stand in a line; a bald man in a red-orange dhoti with gold border walks near the centre, another in red and gold cloth faces the line, and women in orange and maroon saris stand to the right holding small metal vessels. Along the left, many seated devotees in white and colored clothes sit on the floor before green banana leaves and small brass lamps, with a crowd standing behind them near the entrance.

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June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 22 20092009-06-22Indoor ritual scene in a bright, plain hall with white walls and tiled floor. Rows of women kneel on the floor before banana leaves set with flowers, oil lamps (vilakku) and offerings, a 108 Vilakku-style puja. Several women wear white or cream sarees with gold borders; one wears a blue saree and another a red-bordered white saree with flowers in her hair. Two standing men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, perform the rite; the taller one at left wears a shaved head and a white-and-gold shawl, and the one at centre holds a small vessel. Other devotees in orange, white and pink stand along the back wall. Exact count of people visible is roughly 25 to 30.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 22 20092009-06-22Photograph inside a bright temple hall with a white marble floor. In the centre, a man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a long fragrant garland stands holding a small metal vessel and gesturing toward devotees seated on the floor. Several women in white sarees with gold borders kneel in rows before banana leaves set with flowers, fruit and offerings, some with palms joined in prayer. A shaved-headed man in red-orange robes stands at left with his back to the camera, and other robed attendants move in the background. Behind them, a teal and red shrine with gold trim houses a deity murti under a small decorated arch. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor in the foreground, consistent with a vilakku puja.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29