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A photograph of a ritual at a temple setting. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes sits cross-legged at the lower left, reading from a sheet of paper. In front of him is a decorated altar with a dark stone or metal lingam-like object, offerings of fruit, flowers, and bowls, and a red-and-gold ornate box. About a dozen devotees sit behind on the floor, several women in colourful saris (pink, purple, green) and a few men in white, watching the ceremony. The setting appears to be a temple hall with pillars and a plain wall behind. This looks like an abhishekam or puja being performed in a temple.

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Kailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vamsa Adi Chola Samrajya Kamala Peetha SarvajnapeethamA temple ritual in a covered hall with pillars. In the foreground, a shaven-headed monk in saffron/orange robes sits cross-legged facing a brass or wooden ritual setup. Beside him, a man in orange cloth sits behind a low wooden stand holding a vessel, with fruit and flower offerings and leaves laid out on the floor. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands in the background near a pillar, and another person in white stands at the left edge. Garlands of flowers and banana leaves frame the scene.Kailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vamsa Adi Chola Samrajya Kamala Peetha Sarvajnapeetham2001 - KAILASA in Tiruchengode (activities yet to be dated)September 11 20102010-09-11Outdoor ritual gathering in a village setting with palm trees and thatched huts behind. A shaved-headed monk in a saffron-orange robe bends over a red tray holding a fire with offerings, flowers and small brass vessels, apparently a homa-style fire ritual. Seated devotees on mats in the foreground, including an older man in white with an orange shawl and hands pressed together, and many children sitting in rows behind. Some standing people in white and other colours watch from the back. Text overlay reads copyright and archive source at the bottom right.2009-01-292010 - Photo Album +1 copiesA homa fire ritual in an outdoor courtyard. Four men in saffron-orange robes sit around a stone-lined fire pit with burning wood and a brass bowl of offerings. The man at left, with long hair and a rudraksha mala, feeds the fire with a stick while holding a small ladle. A man in the centre in orange clothing and a rudraksha mala tends the flame. A man at right in orange holds a tall ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange at back right holds a rope-wrapped pole near a decorated kalasha-style pot. A white wall behind bears Devanagari script. Brass vessels and a red-and-gold ornamental arrangement sit on the ground.2005-05-25A fire ritual in progress: a large brass or copper vessel holds a bright, flaming homa fire with tall flames rising from the centre. A priest with a shaved head and bare torso, wearing an orange-red cloth around the waist, sits behind the fire and tends it. Beside him an older man in a white dhoti and shawl sits, and a woman in a pink-and-orange sari sits near the fire. A person in an orange garment sits at the right edge, partly visible. The setting is an open courtyard with a dark background, and the offerings and flames are the focus.A homa or yagna at an outdoor ritual platform. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes kneels at a brick fire pit stacked with wood, holding a brass bell and a small brass lamp while tending the fire. Around the pit are brass pots, coconuts, bananas, and small bowls of grains, flowers and offerings arranged on a silver tray. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes and a woman in a teal sari sit with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, a framed photograph of a woman in orange garments, garlanded with orange marigolds and a rudraksha-style mala, stands on a decorated stand, and a yellow-and-orange kalasha sits at the top right. Several children watch from the back.2010-09-112010 - Photo Album +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual photograph. A fire burns in a brick-lined pit in the foreground, with brass pots, a bowl of offerings, and a small brass lamp beside it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged at left, hands together, and another person in orange sits at the far left edge. Behind the fire, a crowd of seated devotees, some in white and some in casual clothes, watches. A small silver deity murti sits on a chair-like seat near the center, and a tall figure in white stands at the upper left. Orange and yellow cloth canopies hang overhead on poles.2005-05-25