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A dim, brick-walled room with exposed grey cement walls and a doorway opening at the back. A crowd of devotees sits and stands on a green-and-white striped mat, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in white with grey hair and a man in a grey shirt sit with palms together. Standing at right is a man bare-chested in a saffron-orange dhoti with a shawl, wearing rudraksha-style orange beads around his neck, holding a small object in his hand. Several women in saris, a child in pink, and men in white shirts fill the space. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with orange beads stands near the right, and a bald figure is partly visible at the lower right edge.

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June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20142014-06-23June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside a plain brick room during an evening house visit. Seated villagers on a green-and-white striped mat hold their hands in anjali, and a row of standing people behind them, mostly men in white shirts, also join their palms. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a flower garland stands at right holding a mobile phone, beside a standing man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a garland, carrying a small metal object. Several children and a baby are among the people pressed together. A partially visible bald head appears at the lower right edge. Walls are unplastered brick with a wall niche at upper left and a doorway at the back.2014-06-23September 24 20122012-09-24A crowd of Tamil devotees gathers inside a bare, whitewashed room of a newly built house, with unfinished plaster and openings visible. A green mango-leaf garland hangs above a doorway at left. Several women in white saris and red-and-white borders stand with palms pressed together in namaste; one woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala stands centre-left. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, some with hands folded. Seated women and children in front wear colourful saris and salwar, and a woman in a purple sari holds a child. Seated devotees fill the foreground, and a smiling woman in a white sari with red blouse and gold jewellery is at lower right. No ceremony leader is visible.2014-06-27June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesOctober 02 20112011-10-02A home interior in Tamil Nadu where a group of about twenty-five seated women and children sit on a colourful floral and patterned rug, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Women wear sarees in orange, maroon, purple, red and green. Two standing men in white shirts and a man in a checked shirt watch, and a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with bare chest and rudraksha-style necklace stands at right beside a woman in a gold-bordered white saree. Framed religious pictures hang on the yellow wall, and an arched doorway leads to a green room.2014-06-27October 07 20112011-10-07May 14 20122012-05-14A seated crowd fills a stone-pillared hall with a wooden floor, devotees sitting in rows during a Madurai Adheenam festival event. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead, rudraksha beads and a white dhoti sits cross-legged with hands folded. Nearby, a woman in a white saree with gold border and a young woman in a maroon saree sit attentively. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in an orange shirt sit behind them. A young woman in a maroon top holds an open book. A red-draped table stands at the left edge. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd view.2012-06-05