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A photograph inside a plain brick room during an evening house visit. Seated villagers on a green-and-white striped mat hold their hands in anjali, and a row of standing people behind them, mostly men in white shirts, also join their palms. A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a flower garland stands at right holding a mobile phone, beside a standing man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a garland, carrying a small metal object. Several children and a baby are among the people pressed together. A partially visible bald head appears at the lower right edge. Walls are unplastered brick with a wall niche at upper left and a doorway at the back.

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June 23 20142014-06-23A dim, brick-walled room with exposed grey cement walls and a doorway opening at the back. A crowd of devotees sits and stands on a green-and-white striped mat, many with hands pressed in anjali. In the foreground a woman in white with grey hair and a man in a grey shirt sit with palms together. Standing at right is a man bare-chested in a saffron-orange dhoti with a shawl, wearing rudraksha-style orange beads around his neck, holding a small object in his hand. Several women in saris, a child in pink, and men in white shirts fill the space. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with orange beads stands near the right, and a bald figure is partly visible at the lower right edge.2013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesA living room with pale green walls where a seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange wrap, bracelets and a red and white flower garland, sits on a cushion receiving devotees. He holds a tall silver trident-staff upright. A younger man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in white with a red shawl, sit near him and hold a small brass vessel. Around them devotees in pink, blue and orange saris and white shirts stand or sit with palms pressed together, including children and older women. A garlanded picture hangs in the back corner, and a wall shelf holds flowers. This appears to be a pada puja house visit, with devotees gathered in a domestic space.2014-07-08Indoor photo of a devotee house in Pudukkotai with aqua-painted walls and a window grille. A crowd of women in saris, many seated on mats and some standing with palms pressed together, watch a ritual. At right a man in white dhoti and a checked shirt stands beside a priest in a brown shirt and white dhoti who holds a brass tray of offerings. In the foreground a woman in a red sari bows forward with her head to the floor, while a seated woman in a yellow sari sits with palms joined. A small child sits at left. The image is cut off on the right edge.2014-07-01June 05 20122012-06-05A home interior in Tamil Nadu where a group of about twenty-five seated women and children sit on a colourful floral and patterned rug, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Women wear sarees in orange, maroon, purple, red and green. Two standing men in white shirts and a man in a checked shirt watch, and a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl with bare chest and rudraksha-style necklace stands at right beside a woman in a gold-bordered white saree. Framed religious pictures hang on the yellow wall, and an arched doorway leads to a green room.2014-06-27June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a seated crowd inside a stone temple hall with tall carved pillars and a polished wooden floor. Many devotees sit cross-legged in rows; a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and a woman in a lavender sari sit near the front, several girls wear maroon and gold dresses and beaded necklaces, a man wears an orange shirt, and several men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels at the right edge. The gathering appears attentive, facing toward the left of the frame.2012-06-05June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copies