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A covered courtyard ceremony at a temple-style site. A man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands at a microphone, chanting or speaking, beside a fire ceremony where a flame burns over a large brass vessel. Metal plates of fruit, flowers, sweets and offerings are arranged on the orange-cloth-covered floor, and an assistant in white stands beside him. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand with hands folded in prayer near a red-cushioned seat decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. An orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, and a colourful cloth-wrapped pole stands nearby. A woman in white watches from the doorway. The scene suggests a homa or puja ritual with a wall of framed photographs at left.

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A photograph of an open-sided ritual hall under a corrugated roof, with a pillared red-curtained shrine at right. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with palms pressed together before a brass vessel of flames, with plates of fruit, flowers and small bowls spread on a mat in front. A second man in white with a yellow cloth stands beside him. About a dozen people in white clothes stand along the back wall, several children among them, some with hands folded. A red and orange garland decorates the shrine seat, and a deity murti stands near the curtain. The setting suggests a padapuja or aarti offering.2009-12-29A photograph of an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof during a puja. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl stands at a brass lamp, holding a flame near a fire-pit style tray. Another man in white with a yellow shawl stands beside him, and a row of devotees with folded hands stands along the back wall. In the foreground, brass plates of fruit and offerings sit on the floor with a kalasha, and to the right are orange and red drapes, a red chair, and garlands of yellow and orange flowers around a deity murti area.2009-12-29December 29 20092009-12-29November 12 20102010-11-12A courtyard ritual in progress under a flat roof with white walls and red painted bands. Two men in white dhotis and yellow shawls sit on the floor before a large brass vessel wrapped in an orange cloth. Rows of small brass lamps are arranged on a patterned mat at left, and many steel plates of offerings sit on a rug at right. A red armchair with gold trim and yellow-orange garlands stands to the right, beside a framed picture hung with garlands. Orange drapes and a kalasha-topped pillar frame the scene, and a third man in white stands in the doorway behind.2009-12-29December 26 20092009-12-26October 05 20112011-10-05An outdoor temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and corrugated roof. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red-and-gold throne at left, appearing to be a person with long dark hair and distinctive orange attire. Nearby, a young man in white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined in prayer before a brick-lined fire pit with burnt sticks. Behind him, several men in white and orange clothing attend, including a bald man in white. Trays of rice, yellow grain, sweets and fruit sit on a red cloth at left. At right, decorated deity murtis are garlanded with red and white flower strands, with a brass lamp in front. A few men are visible in the background.2010-11-12A homa ritual in an orange-walled courtyard. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a shawl draped over the shoulders. Beside him a priest in white dhoti and shawl tends a fire pit made of red bricks, from which smoke rises. In the centre a young priest in white with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged, chanting before a microphone. Around him are brass bowls of rice, grains, sweets and fruit, and marigold petals. On the right stands a deity murti decorated with layered garlands of white, yellow and red flowers beneath an orange cloth. Around the courtyard about a dozen devotees, some in white and others in orange, stand and watch. A printed board on the wall lists names in Tamil and English.2010-11-12June 06 20102010-06-06A covered outdoor ritual space with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. A seated figure in orange robes and a small bindi sits on an ornate red-and-gold throne on an orange mat. Before a temple shrine on the right, a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with red borders pours from a brass vessel, while another priest in orange robes stands beside him. A row of standing women in white sarees with orange borders and men in white dhotis stand in line, and several seated men in white attire sit on red carpets at left. Small brass kalashas are arranged on the floor near a brick-lined fire pit, and brass lamps and a bronze deity murti stand at the shrine. Photo labels on the wall show other archive images.2010-11-12July 21 20102010-07-21