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Indoor temple-hall scene draped with orange marigold garlands overhead. A golden ornate throne with red cushions stands at right, beside a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and a headband, hands folded. Next to him, a bare-chested figure in orange cloth stands by the throne. At left, a bald man in white dhoti and a shawl kneels or bends near a large brass vessel, with other devotees in white and a woman in a red sari seated below. A pillar with a colourful patterned cloth and a saffron flag hang in the background, and a white cooler sits in the centre.

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Photograph of a ceremony in a hall hung with marigold garlands, with an ornate gold throne-like seat (peetha) and a saffron flag on a pole. A bare-chested man in saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at centre, with a crown-like headpiece and a saffron shawl over the shoulder, bowing toward a silver vessel and the seat; he has a distinctive crown and rudraksha cues, with a candidate appearance matching a person as the presiding sannyasi during a Madurai Adheenam ritual. Beside him a man in saffron garments with gold trim and a garland stands near the seat. On the left, priests in white dhotis and sacred marks sit at a ritual setting, and a brightly burning oil lamp or fire offering sits at the lower right. Several onlookers in white shirts stand in the background near air conditioning units.2012-06-05Two men sit on ornate gold-covered thrones in a stone-walled hall, with a glowing wall-mounted lamp nearby. The seated man on the left has long dark hair, a rudraksha mala headband, a silver necklace, a gold chain necklace and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, and holds his hands together. The older bald man on the right, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha headband, bends forward on the throne toward a shaved-headed figure in the lower foreground. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis stand, one holding a saffron flag bearing a figure. A cooler sits to the right. This is a photograph of a ceremonial throne scene.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05February 11 20132013-02-11Crowded temple hall with stone walls and colourful painted pillars. On a red-cushioned golden throne sits a young man in orange robes with rudraksha malas, red hair band and gold necklace, receiving attention from a bald elderly man in orange with white forehead markings and beads who sits on a second ornate gold throne. Clothing and forehead marks suggest a person, appearance-based and uncertain. A white-clad priest with shaved head and gold-bordered dhoti stands at left holding an offering, and a bare-chested priest with beads faces the thrones. A fan and an orange flag appear in the background; several devotees in white stand around.2012-06-02June 05 20122012-06-05A night ritual in a tented pavilion with pink and white drapes and a ceiling fan. A seated figure in a red-brown robe and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a gold backrest. In front of him a square fire pit burns with a flame, its edges decorated with white flower petals, and brass vessels and banana-leaf offerings lie on the yellow platform. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a purple border stands at left with his hands together, and another in a white dhoti with orange border and red headcloth bends forward beside the throne. A kneeling shirtless man with his back to the camera faces the fire, and a crowd of seated and standing devotees fills the background. A white air conditioner unit stands near the throne.2017-05-25June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with polished stone walls and a lit shrine niche at the upper right. On the left, a young man in orange robes with a red-and-gold headband, rudraksha mala and gold necklace sits on a gilded throne with red cushion. Beside him, a bald elderly man in orange cloth with rudraksha beads sits on the same throne. A bald man in orange robes and beaded necklace stands bending over, pouring liquid from a small vessel onto the throne's base, while another man in white shirt and dhoti assists nearby. Other men in white and orange stand behind, and a seated man in white is partly visible in the lower foreground.2012-05-09A photograph inside a dim stone shrine lit by warm lamps. At center, a priest in orange robes bends over a deity murti draped in red, gold and white cloth, with a bright flame burning before it. Three circular lamps glow on the wall behind. Around the shrine stand several men: a shaved-headed man in orange with a rudraksha mala at left, another in orange wrapping, a man in white dhoti with bare upper body, and a figure in orange at right; one holds a small orange cloth. Offerings sit on a plate at the base of the murti. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2012-05-18July 09 20132013-07-09 +1 copiesEvening outdoor ceremony with a standing man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, long dark hair swept back, rudraksha-style beaded and gold necklaces, and a silver plate in one hand. Seated devotees in orange robes with folded hands sit before him, one woman in red sari with white tilak attends at left. A red and gold throne stands at left and a gilded shrine with a deity murti of two figures in red and gold is at right. A crowd of devotees in saffron and white stands behind under string lights, with smoke or haze in the air.2013-03-10