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Outdoor photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes and a matching turban, wearing long white jasmine garlands with red flowers, rudraksha beads and gold bangles, smiling as he offers a tray or small vessel near a white shrine-like pedestal. Inside the glass-fronted white shrine sits a painted or sculpted seated figure in saffron robes wearing a garland and a red turban. A black plaque with Tamil text is mounted beneath. Behind him a woman in a white sari with a red border and a young woman in a pink salwar kameez hold flowers and a brass vessel, and several people in white and saffron stand and sit under a palm-lined courtyard with festoons and flower petals on the ground.

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July 02 20142014-07-02A smiling man in an orange-red turban with a green leaf ornament and a red-and-white flower garland stands with his hands in añjali before a white stone shrine with a glass door. Inside, a seated deity murti or statue in orange robes wears a garland, and red rose petals are scattered on the shelf. He wears an orange-red cloth, a sacred bead mala and copper-coloured arm bands. Behind him, a man in a white kurta with glasses holds his hands in namaste, and a shaved-headed attendant in saffron stands at left. Green trees and a white painted shrine frame the outdoor scene.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph outdoors showing a smiling man in an orange-red turban with a green leaf and gold ornament, wearing a white jasmine garland with red roses, an orange-red shawl, and rudraksha beads, raising his hand toward a small white shrine. Inside the shrine's glass-doored niche sits a seated orange-robed figure with flower garlands and a deity murti. To the left a shaven-headed man in orange and an orange-garbed companion stand nearby; a man in white kurta with glasses stands behind. Green trees and a palm tree form the background, and rose petals are scattered on the ground. A small black plaque with white lettering sits beside the shrine.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +2 copiesA woman in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a red flower ornament stands at the left, wearing white and red jasmine garlands and rust-coloured beaded bracelets. She holds an oil lamp to the glass door of a white shrine on the right, where a small saffron-clad figure with an orange turban and white garland sits inside, palms raised. Behind her, a man in a white kurta with dark-rimmed glasses presses his palms together in greeting. Two monks in orange robes stand at the left edge, and green foliage and palm trees fill the background. Rose petals lie on the shrine's base beneath a small black plaque.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a white-painted shrine niche with a seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland, beside a large coconut and scattered marigold petals on a ledge. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, an orange sleeveless garment, a white and red flower garland and a white tilak on his forehead places pink and purple flowers at the base of the shrine. Beside him, a man in a white kurta gestures toward the shrine, and a woman in an orange shawl and another woman stand behind. Bystanders and a pink-and-blue temple building with orange flags are visible in the background.2009-08-08A man in saffron-orange robes with a red sleeveless top and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers stands barefoot on a red carpet, gesturing toward a seated figure in a marble shrine. The shrine holds a painted statue in orange robes with an orange turban and flower garlands, flanked by brass oil lamps. A white cloth on the ground holds incense sticks, a small bowl of food and a copper vessel. Women and a young girl in white and green saris watch from the left. A black plaque beneath the shrine carries Tamil text. The scene is an inauguration of a shrine.2009-08-11A man in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, wearing a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers, pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a seated statue of a saint. The statue wears an orange robe and orange turban, is garlanded, and sits in a white-carved shrine niche beside two brass oil lamps. A woman in a green sari stands behind him. A black stone plaque in the foreground bears Tamil text. The shrine has a carved white pyramidal top, set against a blue and yellow painted wall with a tree at left.2009-08-11