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Outdoor photograph on a dirt road in front of a yellow boundary wall with posters. A silver SUV decorated with a white flower garland is parked at left, with a small fire burning beside it. A multicoloured umbrella with a golden finial stands at centre. Several men with bare upper bodies wear white or yellow dhotis and hold brass puja plates, flowers and a lamp. A woman in an orange sari with a garland and a man in white dhoti and shirt stand at centre, and a bare-backed woman in a red and white cloth with white markings on her back receives or offers the plate. Palm trees and power lines fill the background.

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October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15October 15 20082008-10-15Outdoor street reception on a dirt road in front of a yellow-walled building with Tamil signage and a decorated umbrella canopy with painted red, green and blue panels. A long-haired man in orange robes with a flower garland stands centre, while a shirtless priest in a yellow dhoti holds a silver plate with a lit lamp and flowers toward him. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis hold brass ritual implements and oil lamps, and clustered onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch. Flower petals are scattered on the ground beside a small wooden stool. A silver SUV is parked at left. a person (long hair, saffron robes and garland) receiving a ritual welcome.2008-10-15Outdoor photo of a roadside welcome. On the left, a man in saffron robes with a saffron head cloth, a long garland of beads, and white tilak marks stands beside a grey car, smiling. A woman in white clothes holds up a large flower garland of red, yellow and multicoloured blossoms toward him. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with a gold-colored shawl holds a silver puja vessel topped with a yellow-orange pumpkin-like offering. Behind them, a crowd of white-clad and yellow-clad devotees gathers under tall saffron and gold ceremonial banners on poles. On the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and a gold beaded necklace stands in the foreground, and an orange-clothed bearded man is visible in the background. Blue sky and green trees frame the scene.2011-07-15An outdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white and red saris. At center, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, hands pressed together in namaste. A devotee in a white sari with red border holds a silver vessel with green leaves and white and pink flowers. A man in white at right scatters flower petals on the path, and another wears a rudraksha mala. Two orange and red umbrellas with blue floral embroidery and a multicolour fringed canopy shade the procession. Trees and a pale sky are behind.2006-11-13August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photo on a dirt road beside a silver SUV with an open rear door. A man in orange robes and an orange turban walks forward, a rudraksha mala around his neck, with his arm extended. Behind him another orange-clad figure follows. A bald man in white dhoti and orange shawl carries a tray of flowers wrapped in a white garland. On the right, a man in white with an orange shawl holds a colourful multi-coloured umbrella fringed with tassels, its canopy printed with the word Dhyanapeetam. Trees and a parked car stand in the background.2007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09