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Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy decorated with banana leaves, garlands and a Tamil banner. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris, many with rudraksha malas, kneel and prostrate on a red mat before a small flame in a brass vessel with kalasha-style brass pots. Several devotees in saffron-coloured shawls and orange cloths sit with folded hands, and a row of saffron-shawled children kneels nearby. Red and white plastic chairs line the area; a man in white stands at left with hands folded, and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl stands at right with palms pressed together.

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November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12Outdoor ceremony under a white canvas canopy with purple and white bunting strung overhead, with a rocky hillside behind. Many devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls over their shoulders. Several kneel or bow on woven mats and a red carpet, some prostrating with heads to the ground. A standing man in white, centre, faces the group. Two people at left hold a microphone and a camera or device. A decorated ceremonial structure with banana leaves and a painted panel stands at the left edge. Count visible people roughly 40, so the range is 21-100.2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12Outdoor ritual gathering under a white tent on grass, with red plastic chairs at the left. Many devotees wear white clothes with orange shawls. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her, a woman in a white sari bends forward, and a man in white stands at the back. Several people kneel on a red mat and a striped mat, one holding green leaves or offerings. Bamboo poles and a blue signboard frame the scene.2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12Outdoor ritual gathering under a decorated pandal on a red carpet. A bare-chested man with a swept-back hair and an orange turban, wearing an orange shawl, sits on a low wooden seat and receives offerings of sliced fruit from people kneeling beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders wear orange shawls, and a cameraman films the scene. Palm fronds and hanging decorations frame the tent, consistent with a ceremony at the Salem ashram inauguration.2006-11-12Outdoor photograph under a white tent at an ashram event, with red plastic chairs and a grassy lawn at left. Several devotees in white and orange garments with orange shawls stand and kneel on woven mats and red carpeting. A woman at left in an orange shawl and white sari presses her palms together in namaste, while a woman in a red-bordered sari bends forward. A younger woman in an orange shawl smiles and holds a small offering, and men in white kurtas with orange stoles stand behind them. Strings of blue-and-white banners hang along the tent poles, and a person's head is visible in the lower right corner.2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12October 06 20062006-10-06 +1 copiesA tented outdoor ritual area with bamboo poles wrapped in saffron cloth supporting a fire-ritual enclosure. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls sit on mats and kneel on the red floor, some with hands folded in prayer, some holding brass vessels. A small flame burns at the center, and standing people in white clothes surround the tent. White plastic chairs and red chairs line the foreground, and white and purple pennants hang along the tent top. The scene suggests a homa or fire ritual during the inauguration program. No clear depiction of a person is identifiable in this view.2006-11-12