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A night photograph inside a plain white-walled room with two wooden framed windows with iron bars, lit by a bright overhead light. Several men in white shirts stand with their backs to the camera, one bending forward toward an open area on the right. At the left, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a beaded necklace, standing behind the bars of the left window. A small framed photograph hangs on the right wall, and a man in an orange garment stands at the right edge beside a person in yellow clothing. No visible deity murti or ritual objects are clearly identifiable beyond these details.

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A photograph taken indoors at a ceremony beside a body laid out under heaps of yellow marigold garlands on a low platform. Three men with their backs to the camera, wearing white shirts, stand at the platform's edge, the man at right in white with a dark belt, and one at left with grey hair. Beyond them, a person in an orange-saffron garment with a beaded necklace stands before a barred wooden window in a pale wall, with a second barred window to the right. a person (in_person) cues are the saffron clothing and beaded ornament, but the face and presentation are only partly visible, so identity is uncertain.2005-11-13A blurred indoor photograph of a room with a yellowed wall and two windows with grilles. In the centre, a white-draped table holds a framed picture and a lit oil lamp. Several women stand facing it with their backs to the camera: a woman in an orange-saffron garment with long dark hair in the foreground, a woman in a blue blouse and patterned sari with a low bun, and a woman with grey-streaked hair in a white top. A person in yellow stands at the right edge. Their attention is directed toward the table and the framed picture.2012-01-07November 13 20052005-11-13November 13 20052005-11-13Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a small arched doorway and a barred window on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with a white flower garland, holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a group. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with folded hands, a woman in an orange sari with folded hands, and a man in white with an orange-yellow shawl stand in prayerful greeting. A woman in an orange sari smiles in the background, and another man in orange stands at left. A small vase with pink flowers sits on a wall shelf. Brass oil lamps are visible on the floor at right, consistent with a ceremonial lamp offering.2008-07-28November 13 20052005-11-13November 14 20052005-11-14 +1 copiesEvening ceremony inside a plain room with pale pink walls, a ceiling fan and a bare hanging bulb. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe raises one arm high, holding a flaming ritual lamp or torch aloft. Beside him a young man in white clothes holds a small lit oil lamp in both hands. In the centre, a seated figure in saffron robes, an orange turban and a beaded necklace sits on a white-covered bench. Several saffron-robed men sit on the floor in front, some holding long staffs topped with decorative finials, and a brass oil lamp burns on the floor. Devotees in white sit at the edges. A framed colourful picture hangs on the wall at right, and a large pillar stands in the foreground.2005-11-13December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor photograph in a whitewashed hall with barred windows and a metal-roofed ceiling. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair tied up sits on a red velvet cushion, holding fruit or offerings and facing a group. A bald man in an orange dhoti and sash, with rudraksha beads around his neck, stands at left holding a silver tray of offerings. Around them a semicircle of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some holding fruit, stands and smiles; one man at right in white with a rudraksha-style mala looks on from the foreground. A plastic water bottle sits on the floor near the seated figure.2011-01-16November 13 20052005-11-13 +1 copies