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A photograph taken indoors in front of a chalkboard with Tamil and English writing, including the words "NURSERY SCHOOL". A young person wearing an orange turban and a blue shawl over white clothes stands at left, garlanded with white and red flower garlands. Beside them an older man in a light lavender shirt, white dhoti and purple silk border holds up a folded paper and reads from it, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead. Around them stand an older man in white with a rudraksha mala, a bearded man in white, a curly-haired young man in white, and an older woman in a blue sari with a flower in her hair. Children are visible at the edges of the frame.

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A photograph taken in a classroom with a chalkboard behind the group. The chalkboard displays Tamil and English writing including the words Nursery School. A woman in an orange head wrap and blue shawl with a white flower garland kneels or bows forward with hands pressed together in namaste, seated in a cane chair. A man in a white dhoti and light grey shirt wearing spectacles holds white papers and a folded cloth with a purple-and-gold border, standing in front of the group. Behind them an older man in white and a woman in a red checked sari press their palms together in greeting. A man with glasses in white clothes stands at left with hands in namaste and a red-brown mala around his neck. A woman in a blue sari on the right raises her hands in namaste, and several onlookers stand in the background, with a child in the lower right corner. A small framed picture and a green garland decorate the wall at upper right. Eleven people are visible.A seated person in an orange-saffron turban and a shimmering violet-blue silk shawl with gold border is being draped with a shawl by an older man in white kurta and dhoti. Nearby, a grey-haired woman in a blue sari with white flower in hair, a woman in a red-and-white checked sari with hands in anjali, and a bespectacled man with beard in white shirt watch. A man in cream kurta with red bead mala stands at left. Behind them a blackboard with Tamil and English writing reads Chellammal Nursery School.A photograph taken in front of a green chalkboard at a nursery school. Seated on a wooden cane chair at left is a young man with curly dark hair wearing an orange turban, orange robe, blue shawl with embroidered border, and white and yellow flower garlands, smiling. A older man in a cream shirt and white dhoti leans in and touches the seated man's shoulder while wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a woman with grey hair presses her palms together, a young man in a white kurta stands at right, and several children in blue uniforms stand nearby. A small framed picture of a deity hangs on the wall at top right. Chalkboard text borders a floral design.A photograph in a classroom with a green chalkboard covered in Tamil and English script and chalk floral borders. A young man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead stands centre, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers with red accents, raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Beside him stands an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with glasses and a red-and-black beaded mala. To the right, an older woman in a red-and-white checked sari and a woman in a red sari stand near seated and standing onlookers, and at the bottom edge a crowd of children and adults is visible, some clapping. A wall framed poster with a small picture hangs at upper right.April 30 20042004-04-30A photograph taken indoors in a plain room with a whitewashed wall, a chalkboard and a wall poster behind the group. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha mala, standing beside a younger man in white with an orange shawl and a white turban with red edging. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a pendant stands at a small wooden table with a steel container and an orange cloth bag. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bows his head. Several men in white dhotis and turbans stand at the left and back, and a green-and-white paper bag sits at the bottom right.2007-05-04A photograph of an indoor scene at a devotee's house. At left, a smiling person wears an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron shawl, with a multicoloured garland of white flowers, red blooms and pink petals draped over the shoulders, and is bare-chested in the lower frame. Beside them a woman in a white sari with a pink border and glasses stands near a blue-painted pillar, and a woman in a dark green sari with a maroon blouse holds her hands together in greeting. A young woman in a white top and brown shawl stands at right. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, a teenage boy in a striped shirt and several other women look on. A chain hangs from the ceiling at left and a framed picture hangs on the wall.December 19 20032003-12-19January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a ritual pada puja at an indoor home setting. On the right, a man in an orange saffron cloth wrapped as a turban, with an orange shawl and white flower garland, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, reaches forward to hold the hands of an older man in white shirt and dhoti with a green-and-white checked shawl and gold bracelet, who holds a small white object above a metal tray. Behind them, standing devotees include a man in a white shirt with a tag and dhoti, women in saris, one in a green blouse and white sari, a girl with glasses, and a bearded man in orange at the upper right. Framed pictures hang on the wall behind.April 30 20042004-04-30February 06 20072007-02-06