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A group of devotees gathers around a long white-draped table at a temple hall, where rows of small brown clay or dough deepam lamps are laid out. A man in a white checked shirt on the left gestures toward them while a young woman in a white embroidered dress points at the lamps. Beside her, a woman in a bright pink kurta and a man in a grey kurta with rudraksha malas look on. On the right, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an ID badge stands near a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border. Ornate golden deity murti and decorative red and orange hanging lanterns are visible in the background.

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December 19 20132013-12-19A photograph inside an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and tall windows. On the left, a figure with a reddish-orange dhoti and bare chest, with a tied hairstyle and beaded necklaces, raises one arm and holds a long thin rod. Beside him, a woman in a white sari and a woman in a red-and-white outfit stand near a yellow-and-orange cloth. A crowd of about twenty men and women in white shirts and white trousers, several with orange cloth bags, stand close together facing upward toward the rod. A man in a pink shirt with an ID badge stands at the right edge. Low wooden and metal structures with cloth and chains sit in the foreground.2015-02-01May 06 20162016-05-06February 01 20152015-02-01February 01 20152015-02-01February 14 2009 -Kalpataru Convention at Chennai Tamilnadu2009-02-14December 12 20162016-12-12Several women volunteers in white and saffron-orange stoles work at a long table of rudraksha and bead malas, sorting and arranging strands in rows of red, pink, yellow, black and brown. The woman nearest the camera wears a white sari with a gold border and a gold bangle, and another in a red and orange sari stands at the right. A glass elevator and warm reddish-orange wall panels form the backdrop. No a person candidate is visible; the figures are volunteers.2012-12-11October 05 20132013-10-05July 09 20152015-07-09Evening ceremony in a red-and-white tented pavilion decorated with marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, beside a woman in a teal and orange sari with a red bindi. Along the right, several people sit at brass ritual tables holding small lamps and plates, and in the lower right a figure in an orange turban and orange robes sits smiling at one of the tables. A person in a red kurta takes a photo on a phone. The orange-robed figure is a sannyasi-style devotee; no identity is stated from appearance.2016-05-06Outdoor tented ritual stall with a draped canopy, string lights and bunting. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the right beside a white-draped table holding a steel tray of white powder with a pink dash, a yellow-and-black brass or metal pot, garlands of red flowers and an open book. A man in a white shirt with a staff badge and a woman in a yellow sari with a staff badge reach toward the tray, while a standing young man in white robes with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala has a tilak on his forehead and gestures over the offerings. Other people in white and dark clothing stand behind. Printed photos are on the left wall.2009-08-02