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A seated bare-chested man with grey beard, rudraksha mala and orange-and-green shawl draws a yellow powder kolam on the bare floor with his fingers, while a woman in an orange sari sits on a mat opposite with hands folded. Behind them stand people in orange and white robes. In the foreground are brass vessels, a plate of green leaves, fruit, a coconut, and flower garlands.

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July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-floored hall. A bare-chested man with a grey beard, wearing an orange dhoti with a green-and-gold border, kneels on the floor drawing a line with white powder beside a yellow-and-red kolam-style design. Nearby on the floor are brass plates holding green leaves, fruits, yellow and red flowers, a coconut, a brass kalasha-style pot and small lamps. Behind him, people in orange robes stand with hands folded, and a seated man in orange robes with long hair sits on a mat at right, watching, while another orange-robed devotee sits in the lower right. A gold-decorated wooden platform stands at left.2010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja in a plain concrete-floored hall. An older man with grey hair, a grey beard, bare chest and a red shawl over orange clothes sits cross-legged and performs a ritual with his hands above a yellow-powder kolam or geometric drawing on the floor. Opposite him, a younger person in orange robes sits on a wooden mat with hands folded, and another orange-robed person kneels behind with a rudraksha mala. A brass kalasha with a spout, a copper vessel, a plate of fruit and coconut, and green leaves lie in front. Standing figures in white dhotis and an orange-clad figure are at the edges.2010-07-21A photograph of a seated puja or abhishekam ritual in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground a seated man in orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding small offerings, while a priest in orange at left tends a brass vessel. A young man in orange sleeveless robes sits at right, reaching toward a plate with a kalasha-like vessel and a yellow lemon. Brass pots, a kettle, marigold and rose petals on a plate, a coconut, fruit and a brass lamp stand lie on the floor. Behind, a man in white dhoti and orange-bordered shawl stands and others in orange sit near potted plants.2010-07-21Photograph of a temple ritual in a plain red-walled hall with a stone floor. A bearded, bald man seated on the floor wears orange robes with a red shawl and a rudraksha mala, hands folded in front of him. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes sit or stand, and one man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl sits to the right. Brass plates hold green leaves, yellow and red flowers, fruit, and a coconut, with a kalasha-style brass pot and oil lamp nearby, and a gold-trimmed brass platform stands at left. Scattered yellow turmeric or flower petals lie on the floor.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21Photo of a ritual puja in a courtyard with a stone floor. A bearded man in saffron robes with a red-and-gold shawl and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, holding yellow flowers in his hands. Beside him, a younger man in plain orange robes kneels and reaches toward a copper pot and a brass plate with a small yellow offering and green leaves. In the foreground, brass vessels, a plate of yellow marigold garlands and red flower petals sit on the floor. Another orange-clad man kneels at the right edge and a figure in white dhoti stands behind.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine room with a golden peetha holding a silver deity murti draped in green cloth. A bearded man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing an orange dhoti and a red shawl with a rudraksha mala, sits cross-legged before the altar with his hands raised in ritual gesture. Beside him a younger man in orange robes sits with folded hands, and another in orange sits to the right. Behind them, people in white and orange sit on the floor. Plates of green leaves, fruits, yellow and red flower petals, a coconut, kumkum and turmeric, brass lamps and a kalasha lie on the floor in front, indicating an abhishekam offering.2010-07-21