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A photograph inside a pink-walled hall with blue-framed windows and grilles. A man in a striped shirt and grey trousers holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame while a figure in a long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange turban, orange upper garment and a rudraksha-style gold necklace, extends his hands over it. Around them stand other men in saffron-orange robes, one with shaved head and glasses, and a man in white dhoti and shirt. On the right a plate of bananas and coconuts is carried by an attendant in orange. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering during a Kodikann rath yatra event. a person is the orange-turbaned figure with long hair and gold ornaments, shown performing or receiving the aarti.

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Indoor photograph in a pink-walled hall with blue-framed windows, showing a devotee in a white shirt and grey trousers bending forward to offer something to a saffron-clad sannyasi. The sannyasi on the right wears an orange turban, long dark swept-back hair, a sleeveless orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and holds out both hands to receive the offering. Beside them stands a bearded man in an orange robe with a gold-coloured necklace and glasses, and a shaved-headed man in orange behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around, some smiling and clapping, and a young man in an orange shawl with a camera watches nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual welcome or offering at a temple or ashram hall.2009-01-12November 16 20112011-11-16October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard where a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the railing, placing his hand on the head of a standing devotee in a grey shirt and white dhoti. Beside him, a bald attendant in saffron robes and gold beaded necklace holds a tray of offerings draped in orange cloth. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a wooden box. A group of onlookers in shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together, some holding papers. Green banana leaves and palm leaves frame the scene under a corrugated roof, with a deity image adorned with garlands and gold decoration visible in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the robes and long hair cues described above, performing a blessing.2010-01-14A photograph inside a bright hall with a pale tiled floor, a white ceiling draped with fabric and ornate multicoloured pillar tops. A man in a long orange robe, with a garland of orange and gold flowers and a dark mala, holds a fruit-like offering in one hand and a small box in the other while standing barefoot. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe holds a silver tray with a small lamp and offerings. A man in white dhoti and red shawl stands barefoot with a kumkum mark, and a seated man in a grey shirt with folded hands bows at the front. Other people in white dhotis stand to the left, and a gilded throne and deity murti are visible in the background.2010-10-19A photograph inside a temple-like hall where orange-robed sannyasis perform a ritual with a flame. A bald man in an orange robe holds a lit lamp or flame toward a shirtless, bare-chested man standing on a red step, while a man in orange with an orange turban stands in the foreground with his back to the camera and another man in orange leans in from the right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands with palms pressed together at the right edge, and a man in a white shirt stands behind. A tray of fruit or offerings sits on a small table at left, and a yellow sign with Tamil text hangs on the wall. The scene suggests a Hindu ritual such as aarti or a lamp offering.2009-01-12A photo of a temple doorway with a dark stone wall and a framed deity picture above. Two saffron-robed figures stand in the foreground. The man on the left wears orange clothes, rudraksha beads, round glasses and a grey beard. The central figure in long orange robes with dark flowing hair holds a white plate with yellow fruit and reaches toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who offers a folded paper. Another saffron-clad attendant stands at right, and a few people are visible in the dim doorway behind. Offering and temple visit setting.2009-08-11A photograph of a devotional greeting in a tented hall with colourful striped pillar banners. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in an orange saffron garment with a gold-toned trim and ornamental necklaces receives a fruit or offering from a bald man on the right, who wears an orange robe and holds a silver tray with offerings and a flower. Several men on the left, one in white with a rudraksha mala, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene reads as a sarva darshan greeting, with the saffron-clad figure in the central position receiving devotees. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklaces on the central figure, who is receiving offerings and greetings.2011-01-29A photograph of a puja offering inside a plain room with a white ceiling, hanging orange and multicolour decorations, and a glass door behind. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top stands at left holding a steel plate of petals, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti leans over a table to make an offering. Other men in white and striped shirts watch nearby. On the table are bananas, coconuts, white sweets, a stacked tray of coloured bangles, and a wax-like figure of a deity with dark hair, a crown and garlands of orange and white flowers. Several ornate lamps and a plate of offerings sit on the table.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28July 23 20102010-07-23A photograph of a seated man in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a red-orange flower garland, reaching out to receive a plate of bananas offered by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a crowd of men stand and sit in white shirts and dhotis, some in striped or red shirts, and two men in orange robes stand at the right. A silver tray of bananas sits in the foreground beside a water bottle and a brass lamp, on a red cushioned seat. The room has white walls and a wooden chair at the back.2011-01-16