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A photograph of a devotee in orange and red robes, seen from behind, reaching up to drape an orange cloth over a white ornamental shrine or pedestal. The structure is decorated with garlands of white jasmine flowers and pink and red blossoms. A small board below the shrine carries a Tamil-script label. A red patterned curtain hangs on the left and a white flower garland lies on the floor. The person has a garland of yellow and white flowers around the neck and marigold petals in the hair.

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A woman in an orange saffron skirt and red sleeveless top stands at a shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and pink flowers, bending forward with her arm outstretched toward a seated statue draped in an orange cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. A black plaque with white Tamil script sits at the base of the garland, and a brass oil lamp rests on the platform. Flower-strung white garlands hang from the shrine's upper edge, and a red patterned wall is visible at left.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A photo of a shrine-like grey stone structure draped with white jasmine garlands and pink and red flower strands, with an orange cloth hanging from it. A man in a red sleeveless top with yellow flower garlands around his neck and shoulders reaches toward a small orange-robed figure at the centre of the shrine. Below, a black board with white Tamil lettering is set into the base, surrounded by scattered pink petals and brass oil lamps and vessels on a red cloth. Bamboo decorations hang from the top left of the wall. A purple logo appears at the bottom left.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03July 07 20092009-07-07July 07 20092009-07-07August 17 20092009-08-17January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor inauguration at a small white shrine structure draped with an orange cloth and decorated with white jasmine garlands and red flowers. In the foreground a person with long black hair, wearing a red sleeveless top and a white jasmine garland around the neck, raises a hand with flower petals toward the shrine. Inside the shrine sits a seated figure in orange robes with a orange turban, hands raised in greeting, garlanded with flowers, its appearance not reliably matching a specific individual. To the left a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands among onlookers, and a blue signboard with partly legible lettering is behind them. A flagpole with orange cloth extends overhead.2009-08-03December 26 20072007-12-26August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor temple ritual with palm trees behind. A man in an orange-saffron sleeveless top and white-smeared arms, with a white flower garland and dark hair tied back, raises one arm and grips a thick white cloth rope wound on a white stone platform scattered with marigold petals. Beside him stands a man in white dhoti and orange shawl, and other people in orange and white clothes stand nearby, some holding a brass vessel of yellow flowers. Behind them are a carved red sandstone pillar and a dark stone base with a deity statue draped in flower garlands. Palm fronds and white-walled temple structures fill the background.2009-01-02