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A photograph of an indoor scene with a small flame visible at the lower right. A man on the left wears a white shirt and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and holds a brass vessel in one hand while speaking. Behind him, an older man in white with glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaste. On the right, a man with glasses and a mustache in a white shirt and white trousers with a dark belt stands with palms together before the flame. An open doorway with a red chair is behind them, and a framed picture hangs on the left wall.

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January 03 20122012-01-03Indoor photograph in a plain cream-walled room at the Kanchipuram ashram opening. A young person in an orange turban and orange garment, wearing a large red and white rose garland, smiles while holding their hands over a lit oil lamp. A bearded man with shoulder-length hair in white clothes and an orange shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead, holds the lamp's flame. A man in a white shirt on the right has his palms pressed together and face bowed toward the flame. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt and several women stand watching, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. A camera lens is visible at the top right corner. The oil lamp is a flame in a small brass dish.2006-11-24July 28 20082008-07-28January 03 20122012-01-03Indoor shrine room with dark wooden altar cabinets holding framed deity pictures and small brass lamps and offering plates on a low wooden platform. A grey-haired priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at left, back to camera. A figure in a long orange robe with a white flower garland holds a lit lamp or flame toward the altar. Another person in orange stands behind. At right, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with glasses stands with palms joined in namaste. On the wall, a large framed portrait of an elderly saint in red-and-white garments with a staff, beside a framed photograph of two robed figures. Marble floor, white walls.2010-02-16A photograph of a home homa in a domestic interior with a tiled wall, a sink, a wooden cabinet and a potted plant. In the foreground a small fire burns on the floor with offerings beside it. A man kneels at the fire with his palms pressed together and a red mark on his forehead, wearing white clothes. Standing behind him, a man in a white kurta and a woman in a blue sari with bangles stand with their hands folded in prayer. A woman in a green and yellow sari is partly visible at the left edge. A small framed photo sits on a shelf. Three people are visible.Indoor photo in a small room with pale yellow walls and a barred window. In the foreground, a man in white seen from behind holds a flame lamp toward a small shrine decorated with red flowers and a deity murti. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange cloth draped over his bare upper body, smiles while looking down at the lamp. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold wristwatch stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests an aarti being performed.2011-05-23October 25 20062006-10-25Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with cream walls and fluorescent light. Three men in white dhotis and orange shawls perform an aarti: the man at centre holds a brass lamp with a tall flame, and smoke rises beside him. A man at lower left bends over offering plates. A man at right in white with an orange shawl photographs the scene. A small brass deity murti sits on a wooden stand decorated with pink flowers, with a lit oil lamp beside it. Several seated children and adults watch at lower right. On the wall a framed picture shows a woman in orange seated with garlands.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door. A man in orange robes, a saffron turban and a long multi-coloured flower garland with a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and smiles, appearing to perform an aarti. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth stands with hands folded. At the right edge, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border is partly visible, and on the left an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with gold chain and glasses, watches with his hands clasped. A brass pot with a green leaf sits on a tray.2008-07-28July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies