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Indoor temple ritual photograph. In the left foreground, a person in orange saffron robes with long dark hair, holding a platter of bananas and flowers, offers it toward a seated elderly priest in a white dhoti with a bare chest, rudraksha and bead necklaces, and sandalwood marks, who extends his hands in blessing. Around them, several bare-chested men in ochre and white cloths sit on a striped mat, and standing devotees in white shirts and saris press palms together in namaskar.

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Devotees gather at a temple in Tiruvannamalai during a ritual offering. In the foreground, a person in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban sits on a mat with a floral garland of yellow and white flowers draped over the lap, hands joined in namaste. Beside them a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green border holds a brass tray of bananas and a bottle of offerings, while an older seated man and woman in white clothes with white forehead markings sit with hands folded. Standing devotees in white shirts and dhotis and a man with rudraksha beads crowd around, and a sitting man on the right wears beaded necklaces. The scene conveys a temple puja setting with flower garlands and offerings.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02August 06 20092009-08-06August 02 20082008-08-02January 02 20082008-01-02A photograph inside a temple at night showing a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban, wearing a large garland of red, yellow and white flowers, sitting on a dark cloth-covered platform. A man in a white shirt and black trousers bends forward with palms pressed together over the platform, while a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and a mala beside him holds a tray of bananas and fruit. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with folded hands, a woman in a green salwar with a dupatta, a man in a red shirt, and a bare-chested man with a tilaka and a mala. Two white-clad priests with tilaka marks sit at the lower right. Another orange-robed figure sits at the lower left. A lit temple lamp is visible at the top. The seated figure in orange with garland matches the page's description of a devotee receiving honours at Arunachaleshwara Temple, though the appearance cues are not conclusive.2008-01-02A ceremonial ritual scene seated on a striped woven mat. A central figure in an orange turban and orange garments wears heavy garlands of yellow and red flowers and green leaves, and sits smiling with hands near a large offering tray. The tray holds bananas, mangoes, pink and red fruit, betel-leaf and flower arrangements. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit or stand with palms joined; a bare-chested man with rudraksha and a shaved priest in orange and white hold the tray. A man in a white shirt and wristwatch sits in the foreground. Behind, standing devotees in white and khaki and a yellow banner with text frame the scene, consistent with a temple puja and offering ceremony.2007-01-12A photograph of an indoor ritual moment. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of fruit, bananas and offerings. Beside him, an older man in a gold-patterned shawl and red cloth, with a tilak and garlands, stands holding the tray. On the right, a figure in an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland raises a hand with a gesture toward a person. Men in white shirts and orange-clothed attendants stand around, with a microphone stand at the lower centre. Nearby a white wall is visible.2007-01-12A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual at Tiruvannamalai. A seated figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap, with a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers across his lap, receives a tray of bananas and offerings from a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred ash and beaded necklaces. Beside him, a man in red shirt stands with hands folded, and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand around. Two young sannyasis in orange robes and rudraksha beads sit in front on a patterned mat. Yellow bananas, a small lamp and a plate of offerings sit on the tray. Pillars and a golden shrine element are visible behind.2008-01-02January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02