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Indoor ceremony in a plain whitewashed room with a striped woven mat on the floor. A man in an orange dhoti, orange turban and a long white and red flower garland stands at centre, smiling, holding a small lit lamp or brass vessel with flame. Behind him, about eight men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange shawls stand in a line, several with hands folded in prayer and one playing a small instrument. At right, a seated man in white clothes with folded hands sits in a white-covered chair. Fluorescent light, ceiling fan and a blue wall panel are visible; a plate of offerings sits at lower right.

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Indoor photograph in a tiled hall with ceiling fans and fluorescent tubes. A figure in saffron robes and a saffron turban stands barefoot on a striped carpet, wearing a white and red flower garland and holding a metal lamp with a lit flame, performing an aarti. Around him stand devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls, some with hands folded in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with hands joined on the left. A man in white clothing at right holds a small instrument. Garlands hang on the wall. Printed copyright text appears in the lower right corner of the image.2008-11-11November 11 20062006-11-11A photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls, a small barred window and a whiteboard behind the group. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban, bare-chested under the robe, stands at centre with a long white and red flower garland around his neck, his hands at his sides. A man in white clothes and an orange shawl with a camera raised stands at right beside a white throne-like seat draped in white. Around them devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls stand and bow, one in the foreground bending forward; a woman in white with palms pressed together stands to the left. Red and green striped mats cover the floor. Five to six visible people are in the scene.2008-11-11July 27 20082008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28September 23 20062006-09-23Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window and an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange cloth and an orange turban wears a white-and-green flower garland with a rudraksha mala, and holds out one hand toward the wall. Beside him an attendant in orange holds a brass plate with a pot and a bell, and another holds a tray of pink flowers. A man in white dhoti and red shawl photographs with a camera, and another in white holds a brass lamp with a flame while a videographer films. Several onlookers in white and orange stand behind. a person: the central figure has long hair, an orange turban, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's account of the Pattanam inauguration.2008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph inside a newly built hall with white walls, a grey floor and a red carpet runner. A man in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland with a tassel stands centre, smiling with arms slightly open, while people in white clothes move around him. Behind him, a camera operator in white with a shoulder-mounted video camera films the scene. On the left, a woman in white with a long shawl gestures near blue curtains trimmed with yellow marigold garlands, and boxes and offering trays sit against the wall. On the right, men in white shirts and dhotis carry a tray and stand by a red double door decorated with gold medallions and marigold festoons. The room is brightly lit by tube lights and a ceiling fan.2010-02-18Indoor photograph in a plain cream-walled room with a brown wooden door and a wall switch panel. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl, wearing a long white flower garland over a dark rudraksha-style mala, stands centre and smiles while a second man in orange clothing holds a lit oil lamp and aarti tray with flower petals. To the right, a man in orange carries a basket of offerings on a plate. A woman in an orange sari with a dark necklace stands at left, and several onlookers in white and light clothes crowd the room behind. A cameraman is visible near the doorway. The scene suggests a ritual welcome with aarti and offerings.2008-07-28