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Photograph of an ashram or temple doorway where four people in devotional dress stand near a wooden door with a green-and-white inscription board above it. On the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron cloth wears many rudraksha beads on his neck. Beside him, a woman in a red-orange wrap has rudraksha bead armbands and a red headband, holding a folded leaf-plate. Behind them, an older man with a shaved head and a red tilak, wearing white beaded malas, stands with palms pressed together. On the right, a bare-chested young man in a white and green dhoti holds a brass plate with banana leaf, fruit, and a small bowl of food, offering it toward the group. Two other people are partly visible in the dim doorway.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A temple doorway scene with several men in ritual attire. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and a dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white cloth. Next to him, a man in rust-red dress with a flower-strung headband and a rudraksha mala on his arm bends forward. An older bald man in red-orange cloth with white bead necklaces stands behind them. On the right, a bare-chested young man in a yellow-and-white dhoti carries a metal plate of fruit and offerings. A dark wooden door with a Tamil sign above it frames the scene, and a bare-chested figure is partly visible at the far right edge.2012-05-18Indoor photo of three men in a plain room with a worn white wall and a green banner with Tamil script at upper left. On the left, a figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha headband, wearing orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha malas on the arm and neck, stands turned away. In the centre, a shaved-headed older man in orange cloth and a white and rudraksha necklace leans forward, reaching toward a brass plate. On the right, a young man with a bare chest and rudraksha necklace holds the plate with coconut and fruit. Offerings and ritual items sit on the plate. Three people are visible.2012-05-18July 24 20122012-07-24May 18 20122012-05-18May 10 20182018-05-10 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual in a dim interior. In the foreground a man with hair tied in a bun and white vertical markings on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth and many rudraksha beads on his neck and arms, with a rudraksha band across his forehead. Beside him an older man in orange garments and a long beaded mala holds a small object. At right a bare-chested young man with wet dark hair and a white dhoti offers a brass plate holding coconut halves and fruit. The setting shows warm lamplight and a carved wooden wall. Three people are visible.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Photograph inside a dim temple interior with ochre walls. A man in an orange-saffron garment with rudraksha beads and a gold-bead necklace stands at left, one arm bound with rudraksha bands, hair tied up, a bead headband on his head. Beside him an elderly bald man in a white garment wears a long white and pink flower garland and a beaded headband, holding a silver tray. A bare-chested younger man in the background holds a plate of folded cloth. At lower right a shaven-headed man in white with gold-bead necklace is seen from behind, facing a silver plate, with a second orange-robed man at far left. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering, with a visible plate of items and garlands.2012-05-18A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets and a flower garland over a rust-red garment reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a young man bending forward. The young man has a shaved head, white sacred marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, earrings, and wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them stand two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one holds a small brass bowl and a tray of yellow sweets or offerings. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the walls behind them.2014-04-27 +1 copies