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A young man in saffron-orange robes stands at left with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Before him on a white-draped table are a steel bowl, brass lamp and vessels, a plate of white powder, a steel bowl of ripe bananas, and a small matchbox. Behind the table, draped in orange and maroon cloth with red hibiscus flowers, are framed portraits: a sepia photo of a woman in white, a printed photo of a seated figure in saffron robes and beads before a tree trunk labelled with a Tamil caption, and a red-clad goddess image with gold crown and jewellery. The setting is a plain white-walled room.

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May 13 20082008-05-13May 13 20082008-05-13A photograph of a man in orange ochre clothing standing with palms pressed together in namaste before an offering table in a plain whitewashed room. On the table sit brass and steel bowls with rice, a metal tray, bananas in a steel bowl, and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. Behind the table, a framed portrait of a woman with long hair in white garments and a larger portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair and rudraksha beads hang above orange draped cloth decorated with red flowers. A steel counter and a white-clothed figure are visible in the background.2008-05-132003 -World Tour LosAngeles USA2003-08-01A homa or fire ritual in a plain room with pale yellow walls. A priest in orange robes and an orange head wrap sits cross-legged on the left, hands joined in prayer and holding a spoon, facing a fire pit built of white bricks with flames and marigold petals. Two young girls in white kneel at the right, hands folded in prayer. Behind the altar, a framed photograph of a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, one hand raised, is garlanded with red, yellow and orange flowers and greenery. Below it, a white-draped altar holds a small deity murti, a blue-clad figure and brass oil lamps. Rows of brass plates with flowers and offerings line the foreground, and a brass kalasha sits at the right. The photograph is watermarked by the archive.2007-10-21A small altar draped with a white cloth bordered in gold, set against a white wall with no people present. Three framed portraits stand behind it, each decorated with red hibiscus flowers. On the left, a framed portrait shows a woman with long hair in a white garment seated with hands folded. The centre portrait is a printed photo of a man with a shaved head in orange robes and a beaded mala, raising one hand, seated before a large banyan tree; Tamil script below reads a name. On the right, a framed portrait shows a goddess in red and gold seated on a lotus-like seat with a crown and jewellery. In front, silver and brass bowls hold food and a heap of white rice sits on a platter, a brass oil lamp stands on a stand, and a small brass bell rests on the left.2008-05-13A woman in a white sari with a saffron-orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a draped altar. On the altar, a framed portrait of a smiling, saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala is garlanded with pink and red flowers and yellow marigold strands. A copper kalasha-shaped vessel sits on a steel tray, with brass oil lamps and flowers nearby. A microphone stands at left, and another white-clad woman sits cross-legged at the edge of the frame, tending ritual items. The setting is a tiled veranda with plastic chairs. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.October 09 20082008-10-09October 02 20082008-10-02Two women in white dress with orange shawls sit on the floor of a stone-walled temple space performing a pradosha puja. A framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers stands on a white-draped table, showing a figure in orange robes with long dark hair; a bare-chested figure is not clearly visible here, and no appearance-based identification is made. Before the portrait are a red-and-gold cloth, a flower-decorated plate, a banana bunch, many steel bowls of grains and offerings on a silver sheet, a brass lamp, and lit oil lamps. A dark plaque with printed names hangs on the wall behind.2007-09-24A small whitewashed shrine room with a window of green louvers. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange-saffron robe over a red top and holds a silver vessel while lighting a small oil lamp on a tray. Behind him, framed deity pictures hang on the wall, and a shelf holds brass lamps, bells, flower garlands with pink blossoms, a kumkum/vibhuti container and a rudraksha mala draped over an orange cloth.2008-01-02November 28 20082008-11-28