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Photograph of a ceremony in a hall hung with marigold garlands, with an ornate gold throne-like seat (peetha) and a saffron flag on a pole. A bare-chested man in saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at centre, with a crown-like headpiece and a saffron shawl over the shoulder, bowing toward a silver vessel and the seat; he has a distinctive crown and rudraksha cues, with a candidate appearance matching a person as the presiding sannyasi during a Madurai Adheenam ritual. Beside him a man in saffron garments with gold trim and a garland stands near the seat. On the left, priests in white dhotis and sacred marks sit at a ritual setting, and a brightly burning oil lamp or fire offering sits at the lower right. Several onlookers in white shirts stand in the background near air conditioning units.

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Indoor temple-hall scene draped with orange marigold garlands overhead. A golden ornate throne with red cushions stands at right, beside a standing man in saffron-orange robes with a flower garland and a headband, hands folded. Next to him, a bare-chested figure in orange cloth stands by the throne. At left, a bald man in white dhoti and a shawl kneels or bends near a large brass vessel, with other devotees in white and a woman in a red sari seated below. A pillar with a colourful patterned cloth and a saffron flag hang in the background, and a white cooler sits in the centre.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Night-time outdoor homa at an ashram. A fire burns in a square yellow-draped fire pit at centre, surrounded by brass vessels, flower baskets and red rose petals on striped mats. A central figure sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a red-brown cloth, a beaded rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Around him, several men in saffron-orange cloths with white forehead markings and bare upper bodies attend the ritual; one in white dhoti with a shaved head stands near a white-draped pedestal. A man in a cream dhoti with gold border stands at right. Strings of lights hang overhead. About ten people visible, with more devotees seated at the edges.2017-04-16A night ritual in a tented pavilion with pink and white drapes and a ceiling fan. A seated figure in a red-brown robe and gold necklaces sits with palms pressed together on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a gold backrest. In front of him a square fire pit burns with a flame, its edges decorated with white flower petals, and brass vessels and banana-leaf offerings lie on the yellow platform. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a purple border stands at left with his hands together, and another in a white dhoti with orange border and red headcloth bends forward beside the throne. A kneeling shirtless man with his back to the camera faces the fire, and a crowd of seated and standing devotees fills the background. A white air conditioner unit stands near the throne.2017-05-25A photograph inside a temple hall of a priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and gold necklace, holding a lit multi-flame aarti lamp aloft while a large flame burns over a silver-edged tray of flowers on a green-gold draped table. A second orange-clad priest stands beside him with a garland and a third man in white behind, hands folded in prayer. Spectators in white shirts and dhotis stand at left, and a deity murti in a garlanded shrine with a striped arch is visible at right. A brass pot of water sits on the table, and a wooden chair with a gold-trimmed throne stands at left.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesApril 03 20162016-04-03Night ritual photograph under a pink-and-white canopy with string lights. In the foreground, a fire pit with a flame and offerings of flowers and a bowl sits on a striped mat. A priest in white dhoti with a purple-bordered shawl, bare-chested with gold necklaces, pours or offers from a metal vessel beside the pit. A second priest in white dhoti with orange border bows with folded hands and a red-and-white cloth on his head. Behind them, a seated man in a saffron-brown robe with a gold necklace and red-trimmed cushion sits on an ornate gold throne, hands folded, smiling. A large crowd of seated devotees, many bare-chested in white and yellow cloth, fills the background.2017-05-25A photograph of a fire ritual (homa) in an open courtyard. A seated man in ochre-orange robes, with a red-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads, a white flower garland and gold ornaments, sits on a large gold-and-red throne beside a golden trident-topped staff. In front of him a bright fire burns in a yellow-brick fire pit decorated with flower petals. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red border and a pink headcloth stands at left pouring from a vessel into the fire, with a green-and-white checked cloth over his shoulder. Behind them, a row of devotees in saffron and orange garments and white attire stand with hands folded, some holding offerings. Brass pots, flowers and oil lamps sit on the green mat at the lower left and right foreground. A portable air cooler stands near the left edge.2016-07-03A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A priest in a white dhoti, with a pink head wrap and gold-beaded necklaces, pours offerings into a flame rising from a yellow brick fire pit scattered with red flower petals. Seated on a large gilded throne with a red cushion is a bearded man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with gold bangles on his wrists, hands resting near the fire. Behind them stand devotees in orange and white clothing with hands folded in anjali, and a golden staff rises beside the fire. A microphone stands in the foreground and a table fan is at left.2016-07-03June 05 20122012-06-05