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A photograph of an outdoor inauguration at a small white shrine structure draped with an orange cloth and decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. In the foreground a person with long black hair, wearing a red sleeveless top and a white jasmine garland around the neck, raises a hand with flower petals toward the shrine. Inside the shrine sits a seated figure in orange robes with a orange turban, hands raised in greeting, garlanded with flowers, its appearance not reliably matching a specific individual. To the left a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands among onlookers, and a blue signboard with partly legible lettering is behind them. A flagpole with orange cloth extends overhead.

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A woman in a red-and-orange sleeveless outfit with a white jasmine garland on her head reaches toward a white shrine, decorating it with garlands of white and red flowers. Behind her, a man in white shirt and an onlooker stand near the shrine, and a large orange cloth hangs on the right. Inside the shrine, a small orange-robed figure sits, and a dark plaque with inscribed text is at the base. A bamboo pole and a blue banner are visible in the background.2009-08-03A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red dhoti, draped with a red and white flower garland, leaning forward to place his hands on a white shrine containing a small orange-robed seated figure. The shrine is decorated with white and red flower garlands and petals. Beside him, devotees in white clothing, one woman in a white sari, and a man with a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle raise open palms in reverence. A large orange cloth hangs at right, and a blue board is visible in the background. a person is shown at the inauguration of a Dhyanapeetam centre, with the orange-robed seated figure appearing to be a deity or guru murti. Overlaid text credits the archive copyright.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a shirtless man in an orange dhoti and a red sleeveless top, garlanded with white jasmine, reaching up to touch the head of a small orange-robed statue of a seated figure with a saffron turban. The statue sits in a white niche decorated with carved pillars, surrounded by white and red flower garlands and marigolds. Behind the niche hangs a blue banner with Tamil lettering, and a dark plaque is visible beside the statue. To the left, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala and several children with marigolds look on.2009-08-03A photograph of a man in red and orange sleeveless robes, with white and orange flower garlands around his neck, reaching out to touch or offer something at a shrine. Inside a white niche is a seated statue in orange robes and an orange headwrap, adorned with white and marigold garlands and purple flowers, with its right hand raised in blessing, set on a red cloth with leaves and flowers at its base. A blue sign with Tamil text is visible above.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a devotee in a red sleeveless top with an orange cloth draped over the shoulder and a white flower garland, standing with one hand raised near the head before a shrine niche. Inside the white-painted niche sits a seated statue in orange robes with an orange head wrap and a white flower garland, one hand raised in gesture. Marigold petals and a coconut lie at its base, with a red-and-white painted pot in the foreground. Behind, a woman in a red sari and another person in orange cloth stand near the shrine.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a shrine in an outdoor courtyard. A person in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair and a green fruit necklace, stands at left, arm extended to drape an orange cloth over a white, garland-draped canopy shrine. Inside the shrine sits a seated figure in orange robes with an orange head covering, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, with a small orange fruit placed before it. Palm trees and a thatched hut are visible behind a wooden fence, and white jasmine garlands hang from the shrine roof.2009-08-11A photograph at an outdoor dedication or inauguration. A young man with long dark hair wearing an orange-red garment and red and white flower garlands stands behind a white shrine-like structure decorated with white and red flower garlands. Beside him, a man in white clothes leans forward with his hands near the shrine. In the foreground, a man with swept-back dark hair in white clothing bows his head low. On the right, a large orange cloth hangs from the structure. A small orange-robed figure seated in the shrine is decorated with garlands and rudraksha beads. Other people in white stand at the edges, and a blue banner is visible in the background.2009-08-03