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Photograph of a ritual inauguration inside a small hall with red patterned wall hangings and paper garlands overhead. A woman with long dark hair, a red sleeveless top and orange sarong, wearing a white flower garland, reaches toward a black plaque. Beside her a man in a white shirt leans down to light oil lamps on a red cloth. Behind a white shrine with a pinnacle stands a statue draped in orange cloth and a white and pink flower garland, its raised hand and orange head cloth visible. Rose petals and marigolds cover the shrine base and floor, with brass lamps, a brass bell and a plate of offerings. Two onlookers stand at the left edge.

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Inside a decorated room, a figure in a red sleeveless top and orange skirt stands at a white stone shrine with a pyramid-shaped top and red and white flower garlands. A small statue in orange robes sits at the centre, with a black plaque beneath it bearing Tamil and English text, surrounded by pink petals and jasmine strands. A man in white clothes kneels at the lower right beside brass plates of petals and offerings, and a brass oil lamp is lit at the left. The figure's face is not clearly visible from this angle.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers, pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a seated statue of a saint. The statue wears an orange robe and orange turban, is garlanded, and sits in a white-carved shrine niche beside two brass oil lamps. A woman in a green sari stands behind him. A black stone plaque in the foreground bears Tamil text. The shrine has a carved white pyramidal top, set against a blue and yellow painted wall with a tree at left.2009-08-11A woman in an orange saffron skirt and red sleeveless top stands at a shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and pink flowers, bending forward with her arm outstretched toward a seated statue draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. A black plaque with white Tamil script sits at the base of the garland, and a brass oil lamp rests on the platform. Flower-strung white garlands hang from the shrine's upper edge, and a red patterned wall is visible at left.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A 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.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A man in saffron-orange robes with a red sleeveless top and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers stands barefoot on a red carpet, gesturing toward a seated figure in a marble shrine. The shrine holds a painted statue in orange robes with an orange turban and flower garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps. A white cloth on the ground holds incense sticks, a small bowl of food and a copper vessel. Women and a young girl in white and green saris watch from the left. A black plaque beneath the shrine carries Tamil text. The scene is an inauguration of a shrine.2009-08-11August 03 20092009-08-03A man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, wearing a white jasmine garland with red flowers, stands at a grey stone shrine with a carved roof and performs puja. He holds a plate or offering near the shrine opening. Inside the niche sits a seated statue of a saint in orange robes with an orange turban, adorned with white and red flower garlands and a banana leaf. Two brass oil lamps stand in front of it. To the left, a woman in a pink blouse and white sari with a rudraksha mala presses her palms together in prayer, with a child beside her. Blue walls and a tree frame the scene.2009-08-11A devotee in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands at a white shrine lighting a flame before a seated figure of a saint in an orange robe and orange turban, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands. Brass oil lamps stand on the shrine ledge. Behind him, women in pink and white saris watch with palms pressed together, and a young girl in a red dress stands among them. A black plaque with white and gold script sits at the base of the shrine.2009-08-11August 08 20092009-08-08