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Outdoor ritual on a hillside with a large dark rock and a shallow puja setting. A woman in an orange sari with a gold necklace, a red-and-gold bindi-style mark and a folded orange wrap sits and holds a small brass plate, her head slightly bowed. Men and women in white or cream clothing with orange shawls sit around her; a man in the foreground wears an orange shawl and holds a steel tray of food on a banana leaf with white rice, yellow rice, vegetable curries and sweets. Behind, an orange-and-red decorated ceremonial shield or umbrella is raised over the scene, with palm fronds and a distant town below. Five to six people are visible.

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Outdoor ritual photo on a hillside above a town, with a hill temple tower and hills behind. A woman in an orange turban and orange shawl, wearing a beaded necklace, holds a brass plate with a lit flame and sits beside a large dark boulder dotted with white offerings. A man in white with rudraksha beads stands at left near a banana-leaf tray of rice, vegetables and sweets. Behind them, a red and gold circular shield hangs from a multicolour canopy, and younger men and women in white clothes with orange shawls stand and sit nearby.2007-01-12Outdoor photograph on a hillside above a town with temple towers in the distance. A figure in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment, with gold necklaces and a bare upper body, holds a silver plate with a lit flame and makes an offering over a large dark rock. On the rock are small white offerings and a banana leaf tray in front holds rice, colourful curries, and vegetables. Around them stand people in white and orange-saffron clothing, including a woman in white with an orange shawl, a young man in orange and white, and a bystander in white at left. An orange-and-red canopy with a decorative fan panel shades the scene. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so role is given only as the figure making the flame offering.2007-01-12Outdoors under a canopy with hills behind, a long-haired man in an orange turban and orange shawl, bare-shouldered, reaches into a steel tray of rice and curried food on a green leaf. Beside him stands a young man in white with an orange shawl and red tilak, holding the tray steady. Two more men in white kurtas with orange shawls stand behind, one holding a steel tumbler and another wearing a rudraksha mala. A red and gold ceremonial umbrella or canopy is held overhead at the left. The scene looks like a serving of prasadam to devotees.2007-01-12A photo of an outdoor serving scene under a green and yellow tent canopy. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl with gold border and orange-and-gold dhoti, with long dark hair, reaches toward a metal tray of rice and colourful food laid on a banana leaf. Around him stand several men in white kurtas and dhotis with orange shawls, including a moustached man in white shirt, and a cameraman with a video camera at the right edge. The person's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2007-01-12Outdoor photo of a food offering at a temple-area tent with a colourful canopy. On the right, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl with gold border sits and reaches to take food from a steel tray lined with a green leaf, which holds rice, vegetables and fried items. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds the tray. Other men in white and orange shawls stand behind, and onlookers are at the edges.2007-01-12 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group of devotees preparing food offerings on a stainless steel tray lined with a green banana leaf, holding rice, vegetables and fried items. In the foreground at left, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl holds the tray. At right, a person wearing an orange turban, an orange and gold ceremonial shawl and long dark hair sits and offers food from the tray with one hand. Behind them, other men and women in white and orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer. A green canopy and flower garlands appear at the edges.2007-01-12Outdoor ritual scene with a rocky hill behind. A man in an orange turban and orange cloth wrapped around his bare upper body holds up a flaming arati lamp on a brass tray toward a devotee. Nearby, several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand under a colourful striped canopy; one holds a metal tray of rice and food offerings, and a man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch stands at right holding the offering tray. Another man in an orange shawl looks down in the foreground. A palm frond rests on the ground.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A photograph of a ritual meal offering outdoors among hills and palm fronds. A man with long dark hair and a swept orange turban and orange-and-gold shawl sits bare-chested with a gold armlet and reaches toward a metal tray holding food on a green banana leaf, including rice and fried items. Behind him a woman in a white sari with gold border and orange shawl, and a young man in white kurta with orange shawl, stand watching. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a steel tumbler at right.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12