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A photograph at an outdoor village relief camp in Kuttiyankuppam, showing a seated woman in saffron-orange robes with a gold-edged border and a garland of white jasmine and yellow and red flowers in her hair. She gestures with her raised hand while speaking to an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who sits on the ground with his palms joined. Behind them, men in white shirts and white caps stand near a canopy, a boy in a grey shirt looks on, and a table with a yellow cloth stands at right. A man in a red shirt occupies the left edge in the foreground.

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January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor relief camp under a tent in a village. A man in a sleeveless white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold chain holds a red tray with packets, offering them to a seated woman who wears a garland of white flowers and greenery over orange clothing. Surrounding men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a tilak, stand close and watch; a bald figure in white and an orange-clad person are visible in the background. A table and folding chairs are nearby, with a banner and portrait in the upper left.2012-01-06Outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof decorated with hanging marigold-style strings. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth and a white-and-red flower garland, sits on a wooden seat and places his hand on the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt with a white and red garland. A woman in an orange blouse and white flower garland, with a gold bangle, stands beside them holding garland strands. Behind them, women in white sarees with flowers in their hair and a crowd of onlookers gather; brass vessels and a small fire burn in the foreground.2006-12-26June 27 20142014-06-27January 03 20122012-01-03April 03 20132013-04-03June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-red robe and an orange-and-red floral garland, extending one arm forward to bless a man in white dhoti and shirt who sits with palms joined in namaskar and a red rudraksha-style mala. Beside the seated figure, a young shaven-headed monk in maroon robe with rudraksha mala holds a small plate of red fruit. Around them, many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange cloth, sit or stand close together on a floor scattered with red and white flower petals. A man at upper center holds up a camera. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with wooden windows and light coming through.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a house visit where devotees gather around a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a long garland of red flowers and beaded ornaments. The seated figure, on the right with short dark hair, is smiling. Several people crowd in on the left: a woman in a red sari and gold necklace leans forward, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends over, a shaved-headed man in white with a red sash kneels and holds red flowers, and children reach forward with flowers. A woman with white hair in a red sari with gold border also reaches in. Hands offer red flowers and petals toward the seated figure. Background shows orange-clad attendants standing near a pole.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor medical camp under a tent with a light canopy and trees behind. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange clothing wears large garlands of white, yellow and red flowers and extends a hand toward the forehead of an elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who has his hand on his chest. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around them, and one holds a small red tray. A table with yellow cloth and a red-and-white banner stand at the edges. The figure's face is turned away, so no identification is made; the orange-clad figure is a person in a healing or blessing gesture.2012-01-06A photograph of a relief distribution on a tiled floor scattered with marigold and rose petals. A woman in an orange saree with a yellow marigold garland sits at right, reaching toward a metal pot of packets. Several men and young people in white shirts, lungis and rudraksha malas stand around, while a young woman in a coral top and cream skirt at left and a man in a yellow shirt hand out small wrapped packets. A devotee with a shaved head in white stands at the top right. Palm trees and a green wall are visible behind. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present.2012-01-03August 06 20092009-08-06