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Photograph of a small domestic-style shrine room with a lit oil lamp on a low table and a framed deity picture. A man in white ceremonial clothes and a white shawl stands at left, holding a ritual item near the flame. A woman in a red and gold saree and a gold necklace stands beside a second woman in a red-trimmed sari, while an older man in white stands at right with hands together. The shelf holds small items and the walls are plain and white-painted.

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October 01 20062006-10-01A photograph of an indoor devotional puja in a small tiled room with a shrine on the left, decorated with framed deity pictures, a green curtain and lamps. A man in white clothes with a saffron shawl holds a lit camphor or aarti flame on a brass plate and offers it to three elderly people. An elderly man in a white shirt and an elderly woman in a red and yellow sari reach toward the flame with their hands, and another elderly woman in grey stands behind them. Visible on the shrine are a brass lamp and small offerings.2006-10-01A photograph of a temple interior during a ritual. A crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste near a shrine; several women wear colourful sarees, one in green and one in pink, and men in light shirts stand at the front. At the centre, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and sits on a raised altar with flowers and lamps. Dimly lit, with a red and white wall behind.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01A small room with white walls and shelves holding framed photos, flowers and religious items. A woman in a white sari stands at left with her hands folded in front of her body. Several men in white clothes stand in a line along the back, with one man in a light shirt at right. A small altar in front holds a framed picture, lamps, flowers and a plate of offerings. The scene looks like a puja or darshan moment at a shrine.2006-10-01October 01 20062006-10-01A photograph of a small temple-side scene with a priest in white ritual clothes at right, holding up a brass tray of offerings, with a bare-chested figure in white dhoti beside him. A man at left wears white with folded hands in greeting, and a woman in a white sari stands near the back doorway with a saffron-bordered garment. Interior walls are pale blue and white; a framed picture hangs in the background.2006-10-01A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a simple room with blue walls. A shaved-headed priest in white clothing and an orange shawl, seated at left, extends his hand over a brick fire pit holding a burning flame. Nearby, a man in white kneels with hands pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red blouse sits beside him, also with palms joined. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a brass vessel rest on the ground around the fire. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall above a white-draped altar with a brass kalasha and a lamp. Several people are visible at the right edge, including a man in a white shirt holding a camera.2007-09-17Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20072007-09-17A small shrine room decorated with white and gold drapes and framed pictures on the walls. Several men in white ritual clothes stand at left, one holding a folded cloth, while a man in white with a shaved head stands near the altar. The altar holds flower arrangements, brass lamps and a deity murti in an ornate case. A man in white with long dark hair and a white garment stands at the centre, with his face turned toward the shrine.2006-10-01