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A photograph in a small plain room with cream walls and a speckled floor. A man with long dark hair, a saffron cloth over his shoulders and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged on the floor, smiling. In front of him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt bows low with his head near the floor, his saffron shawl draped over his back. A shirtless man in an orange cloth sits at the left edge beside a brass plate of fruit, flowers and a small silver vessel. Two standing men on the right wear white kurta-style clothing with orange shawls; one has a rudraksha mala and gray beard, the other stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A young man at far left in white dhoti and orange shawl stands with arms folded. Steel containers sit on the floor nearby. Four physical people are prominent with others partially visible.

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Indoor photograph in a small plain-walled room with a speckled floor, where a seated bare-chested man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala, his back to the camera, is attended during a small ritual. Nearby on an orange cloth are a brass plate with lemons and fruit, small metal vessels and a silver lamp. A younger man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels and bends forward over the offerings. A man with long dark hair and an orange shawl, seated on the floor, looks down. A standing man in white with an orange shawl stands with hands clasped, and another standing man in white with glasses and folded hands watches. A man in white with arms crossed stands at the left edge. No a person candidate is identifiable from appearance alone, so the role is given as devotee or attendant.2006-12-04Indoor photograph in a small plain room with cream walls and a speckled floor. A seated man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a beaded necklace and an orange sleeveless top smiles while sitting against the wall. Nearby, a bare-chested priest sits on an orange cloth beside a plate of fruit and small brass vessels, and a kneeling man in white dhoti and orange shawl tends to the ritual items. A standing man in white with an orange shawl and a bearded man in white with an orange shawl look on, and a man in white shirt and dhoti on the right holds his palms together in anjali. A white cloth and a silver kalasha-like vessel lie on the floor.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a speckled floor. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold-beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a mat and smiles. In front, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels with folded hands bowed toward him. Nearby on an orange cloth are a brass tray of fruit, a small silver vessel and flower petals. Three more standing men watch: one in white with arms crossed and an orange shawl, one bearded with folded hands in white and orange, and one in white shirt and glasses with palms pressed together.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a small room with plain cream walls and grey speckled floor where a ritual is taking place on an orange cloth. A bare-chested older man with a gold ornament on a beaded necklace sits at left, facing a plate of fruit and small offerings. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl kneels at center, holding a small brass or silver object. Seated at right is a man with long swept-back hair, an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads, with a crown-less but ornate presentation and a saffron garment. Two younger men in white dhotis stand at left, one bare-chested with arms folded and one in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and red vibhuti mark. A standing man in white is at far right edge. Steel pots and a silver vessel sit on the floor, with a framed picture partly visible on the left wall.2006-12-04A photograph inside a small whitewashed room with a tiled floor, showing a ritual scene. A man in an orange saffron garment with a garland of beads stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside a second man in white shirt and dhoti with orange shawl, also with hands folded. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a necklace of beads and gold ornaments stands in the centre with hands clasped. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds an offering near the doorway on the left, and a white-shirted older man stands at right with hands folded. In the foreground lower left, a bare-headed figure in orange sits with a silver plate of fruit, brass vessels and offerings on a pink cloth. Garlands hang on a metal shelf at right.2006-12-04A photograph of a small corner room with cream walls and a speckled floor where a ritual is taking place. In the lower left, a bare-chested man with a gold necklace and dark beads sits on an orange cloth, his back to the camera, holding a plate of fruit and a silver vessel. A woman in a white sari with gold borders kneels on the floor, her hands clasped toward him. Behind her, another woman in an orange garment sits smiling. Two young men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand arms crossed against the wall. Brass pots, a plate of fruit, a lit oil lamp and a red tray sit nearby.2006-12-04A photograph of a padapuja, a foot-worship ritual, in an ashram hall with orange floor cloth. A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a multi-strand gold beaded necklace and holds a small tray of flower petals; a bowl of fruit sits on a wooden table beside her. A man in white kneels with his head bowed to her feet on an orange-and-gold cushion, a marigold garland around his neck. Standing devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with white and marigold garlands, fold their hands in namaskar, and one wears an orange shawl. Their hair and clothing show no identifying features beyond this.2010-07-24August 09 20072007-08-09December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04