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Indoor photo of devotees standing in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a shrine. On the left a shaved-headed man wears an orange-red ochre robe with gold border. Behind him stand men in white kurta-style clothing, one in white with a dark lower garment, and on the right a woman in a white sari with a teal border and a tilak on her forehead. On the back table, framed pictures show a deity in red and a seated figure in orange robes, flanked by marigold garlands, with a brass lamp in front. A small blue chair and a dark board with Tamil writing sit at left. The room is dim with string lights visible beyond.

November 12 2010

A photograph of a puja in an orange-walled hall with a corrugated roof. On the right, a figure in an orange robe and orange head wrap sits on a red cushioned seat with palms pressed together in namaste; no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible to confirm identity. Seated on mats in the centre, a bald man in white clothes and a yellow shawl with folded hands sits before brass plates of offerings. Other seated people in white, orange and yellow clothes, including a woman in a red-bordered white sari and a woman in yellow, hold their hands in prayer near brass trays of food and flowers. A standing man in white stands at the left by a wall board with framed photographs and printed text, and a bald man in white and orange sits in the background.

October 20 2006

A photograph of a group of devotees standing in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a covered temple hall at night. A man in a green striped shirt and jeans holds up a camera on the left. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a teal patterned sari stands near the front, and a woman in white stands among the group. A man in a bare-chested white dhoti with a gold border stands at the right edge, and a woman in an orange sari stands at the far right. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand among the devotees. Behind them, a red-orange wall holds notice boards, and an orange and gold cloth hangs on a pillar beside a carved stone column with floral garlands.

Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a plain white-walled room with tiled floor. A framed portrait hangs on the wall above; it shows a smiling man in a white turban and white garment, shown as a printed picture, not a physical person. On the right, a woman in an orange sari stands at a small table draped in white cloth, holding a lit oil lamp beside a small framed image and a stand. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste, including men in white kurtas and dhotis, a woman in a blue-bordered white sari, and a man in light blue shirt and white dhoti. A green curtain hangs behind the table.

December 14 2009

A photograph of a line of men in saffron orange robes standing indoors on a concrete floor before a white wall. The foremost figure on the left has his arms folded and wears a saffron wrap over his shoulders. Next is a man in white dhoti and a yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala, hands joined. Two saffron-robed men stand with palms pressed together, one with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. At the far right, a saffron-clad figure is partly cut off at the edge. Behind them, a golden bull figure stands at the left and rows of brass bells and lamps are arranged on a shelf at the right. A faded poster is pinned to the upper left wall. The people are standing in a welcoming line.

January 03 2012

A photograph inside a small room with pale green walls and a wooden door frame. A young man in a white kurta with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder stands centre-frame with eyes lowered and a red tilak on his forehead; his hands rest at his sides. To the left, a man in a white shirt holds his palms together in anjali, and a woman in a red top faces the shrine. On the right, a woman in a gold sari with a red border folds her hands in namaskar. Behind them, a wall shelf holds framed deity prints and a small lit oil lamp, with a brass kalasha-like pair of ornaments and a framed goddess image above. The scene suggests a household puja or darshan moment.

Indoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.

Photograph inside a temple hall with an orange-painted wall, corrugated roof and a golden-framed shrine at right draped in orange cloth and marigold garlands, holding a small golden deity murti. Devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala at left front, men in white dhotis and shirts behind, shaven-headed men and a woman in orange robes at centre and right, and a woman in an orange sleeveless top with long hair at right front. A bald man in orange robes sits at lower centre. A framed poster is visible on the back wall.