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A photograph of a large white tent with a ceremony in progress. Several devotees in white dhotis and white saris with orange-saffron shawls stand and kneel on red and green mats. Women in white saris with gold borders hold brass vessels and offerings, and a woman at right stands in an orange shawl. Banana leaves hold food offerings and small cups along the mats. Colourful decorations, strings of flowers and triangular banners hang from the tent poles. A man in white sits at far left and a child in an orange shawl sits at lower left.

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A photograph under a white tent at an outdoor ceremony. Devotees in white dhotis and saris with orange shawls sit and stand on red mats, several serving or eating from banana-leaf plates of food with small brass lamps and cups nearby. Some women hold long wooden poles with orange flags. Above them hang strings of marigold garlands, green banana stalks and rows of blue and white pennant flags. Plastic chairs and onlookers are visible at the edges. No clearly identifiable a person is seen in the frame.2006-11-12Outdoor photograph under a white canopy strung with bunting and hanging garlands, showing a group of devotees in white dhotis and white sarees with gold-bordered edges, many wearing orange shawls. Several people stand at a row of brass vessels and leaf plates holding rice and offerings, and some are eating or holding food near their mouths. A woman on the right has light wavy hair and a white saree, and a woman in front has a braid decorated with a white flower. Tall wooden poles with orange cloth and red banners rise behind them. Plastic chairs and trees are visible at the left edge. No identifiable a person is shown in this scene.2006-11-12A photograph of a large outdoor tent event where rows of devotees sit cross-legged on red mats eating a communal meal from banana leaves, with steel cups and vessels beside them. Many participants wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre, a woman in a white saree with a gold border walks between the rows, serving or overseeing. Standing figures in white clothing line the back of the tent, and bamboo poles tipped with saffron flags rise between the rows. Banners and garlands decorate the top of the tent, and a red chair and white plastic chairs sit at the right edge. The scene suggests an annadan style feast during an ashram gathering.2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A long covered tent with white canvas overhead and bamboo poles hung with saffron flags and blue-and-white bunting. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on a red mat, wearing white clothes with saffron-orange shawls, eating from green banana-leaf plates heaped with rice and food, with small brass vessels and kalasha pots beside them. Several men in white stand and serve along the aisle, and an older person in white bends over the plates at the far end. Plastic chairs line the side under the tent, and a hillside of rocks shows beyond the open sides. The setting suggests an annadan or prasadam meal at an outdoor ceremony.2006-11-12A seated group of devotees in white clothing with orange shawls sits in a row on a floor inside a bamboo-walled pavilion, each before a banana leaf plate of rice and curries with brass kalasha-style vessels and small steel cups. Bamboo poles run between them. A large banner in the background shows a turbaned figure. The women in the foreground wear orange stoles over white, and one wears a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a communal meal served after a ritual.2006-10-12Outdoor ceremony under a decorated pavilion with banana leaves and hanging bunting. Many devotees, mostly in white dhotis and white saris with golden borders and orange shawls, stand and sit holding small offerings on banana leaves. A woman in the foreground holds a long bamboo pole with an orange flag. Several people hold food offerings; plates of offerings are arranged on the mats.2006-11-12Outdoor event tent decorated with strings of white and orange flags bearing a dove logo and marigold garlands; a row of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stands on mats near banana-leaf plates holding offerings. In the foreground a woman with hair pulled back wears an orange shawl and white sari, holding and distributing food offerings from her hands. Beside her a woman with glasses and a red bindi in an orange shawl gestures with open palms. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at right, and a priest in white stands at the far left edge. Setting is an ashram ceremony.2006-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12