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A man in a red sleeveless garment and a thick garland of white jasmine, red roses and green leaves leans forward to unveil a black stone plaque covered with a yellow cloth. A tilak mark is visible on his forehead. Beside him, a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands in front, and an older man in white bends in the foreground. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers, including a woman in a yellow sari, watches. A steel tray of white flowers, rose petals and a small dish of red items sits at the lower right, and a yellow pole with rope stands at left.

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A photograph of a temple-side ceremony where a man with long dark hair and a tilak, wearing a red-orange garment and a thick white and red garland of flowers, reaches toward a tall yellow pole wrapped in rope and a yellow cloth covering a black stone plaque. A man in a white shirt and white trousers with a rudraksha mala stands beside him and smiles, while an older white-haired man in the foreground bends over a silver tray of white and pink flower petals. A woman in a yellow blouse and white sari watches from the left, and several onlookers in white shirts stand behind, one filming with a camera. Thatched palm-leaf shelter overhead.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13August 11 20092009-08-11August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor photograph of a smiling man in an orange saffron robe and red shirt, wearing a long white and red flower garland, reaching up to a white flagpole to tie a yellow cord. A dark stone plinth at the base of the pole is garlanded with white and red flowers and carries a black plaque with Tamil text. Scattered petals and a kolam-style floor design lie on the sand. White-clad men stand behind him near a parked car, palm trees and power lines visible. A man in white and a bare-chested figure stand nearby. The man in orange shows a red forehead mark and bare feet on the sand.2009-08-11July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor inauguration ceremony at a small concrete building with orange-and-white walls, a red flower-decorated plaque framed in white. A central plaque reads a Tamil inscription and holds a black-and-white portrait photo of a bearded man in a cap. A saffron-robed person in an orange turban and white flower garland raises one hand in blessing beside the plaque, while an orange cloth is draped over its lower part. A bald man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a silver plate of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and dhoti holds a similar plate. Several men in white and yellow shawls, a man in a white shirt holding a camera, and onlookers in the crowd fill the background. Banana bunches and a yellow marigold garland decorate the scene.2010-02-18Outdoor street photo at a temple-visit event. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl, wearing long white-and-green floral garlands and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles broadly beside a dark memorial plaque mounted on a white wall. A middle-aged man in a white shirt and white dhoti folds his palms high, apparently offering reverence to the plaque, while others in white and dark clothing crowd behind. An orange cloth hangs over part of the plaque. In front sits a brass tray with ripe fruits, flower garlands, a brass lamp and a brass kalasha-style vessel. A tall printed poster on the left shows a Tamil heading and the words Kalpataru, with a 7 AM - 9 PM timing. Marigold garlands and bunting decorate the street.2009-07-14A man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland is unveiling a black plaque by pulling away an orange cloth, while several men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris stand around him outdoors on a street. A tray of fruit, flowers, brass oil lamps and a kalasha sits on a white table beneath a wall. Behind them, a large banner shows a smiling woman in orange and a Tamil poster reading Kalpataru, Jeevan Mukti, with saffron and green bunting strung across the street. Also a dedication plaque with Tamil text. Several people are visible in the crowd.2009-07-14A photo of a flag-hoisting at a roadside in a town. A man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red cloth, wearing a white floral garland, pulls a rope to raise a white pole, guiding an orange saffron flag that hangs from a white wall beside a black stone inscription in Tamil script. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak and glasses helps with the rope, and a few other men in white and light clothes stand watching under a corrugated roof with shop signs in the background.2009-07-14