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Indoor photo of a ritual at a hall with unfinished concrete walls and a tiled floor. A standing man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a long garland of pink and yellow flowers, stands before a white-draped table holding three framed portraits, each with a garland. Behind him, a white-clad priest holds a flower-filled plate and another man stands near. On the left, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a second man in orange robes stand near an information board in Tamil with an orange border. Rose petals are scattered on the floor.

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September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09 +1 copiesA photograph in a plain hall with a corrugated roof and a large orange-and-white Tamil-language poster board on the left. A tall figure in an orange-red robe and a long orange-red shawl, with a multi-strand bead necklace and a red mark on the forehead, stands centre-right, garlanded with marigolds and smiling. Beside him a man in white clothes and a shaved-headed attendant in orange kneel or stand near a tray. On the right a table draped in white holds three framed portraits decorated with marigold garlands, including a deity image. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor. A person in white stands at the far left edge. The tall figure has long hair and distinctive ornate cues, so a probable identification applies.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange upper cloth, with long swept-back hair and a pink-and-yellow flower garland, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before three framed pictures on a white-draped table in an unfinished concrete room. The central framed image shows a figure in orange with a rudraksha mala and a deity murti is in the right frame; a large brass lamp stands at right. A devotee on the left holds a tray of pink flowers, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge. Hindu ritual setting with orange clothing and garlanded portraits.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a devotee in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a long pink and yellow flower garland around his neck, holding a small silver lamp and making an offering before three framed portraits draped with pink and yellow garlands on a white-covered table. The left portrait shows a woman with long hair, the centre portrait shows a man with long hair in orange robes and beads, and the right portrait shows a deity murti with a crown and red-and-gold garments. A second man in a yellow-orange cloth stands at the left edge, partly out of frame. Bare concrete walls and a window are behind them, and a poster with Tamil text stands at the left.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09Photograph taken at night indoors of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and red sash, wearing a pink flower garland, smiling with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a white headband, rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his chest stands behind a wooden table holding a brass pot with flowers and a woven basket of fruit, bananas, flowers and offerings. A large poster behind shows painted deities and a temple scene. A standing man in a light shirt and dark trousers watches at left, and another person in white is at the right edge.2007-12-12