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Photograph of a garlanded ceremonial setting at night. A man in a white turban and white cloth stands at centre, his hand raised to the forehead of a bald, bowed devotee in white clothes wearing a gold bracelet. Behind them a large decorated backdrop of white jasmine garlands, pink and white flowers and red-and-white checkered panels frames a gilded arch holding a deity murti draped in colourful garlands. Several women with dark hair in the foreground, hands joined, and other men in white stand nearby, and a staircase with railings is visible behind.

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A photograph inside a decorated hall during a ritual event. A bare-chested man with a white turban and white cloth stands at left, his hand raised and pressed onto the head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt, whose palms are joined in reverence. Behind them a large peacock-shaped structure is covered in white and purple flowers and garlands. Golden arches frame deity murtis draped in multicoloured garlands. A woman in the lower left and other onlookers in white watch, and a man in white holds a phone at lower right.2005-11-24A photograph of an evening temple-style event in a hall with a green wall and staircase railing. In the foreground, a man in a white turban and white clothing with bare upper body bends forward and touches a large peacock-shaped floral sculpture covered in white jasmine garlands and multicoloured flower arrangements. Behind him, a man in a white shirt and another in white stand near ornate gold-framed decorative thrones or palanquin-style seats draped with colourful garlands. Several devotees with dark hair in the foreground look on.2005-11-24November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24Night photo inside a hall at a ritual event. A bare-chested man with long grey hair and a white turban and cloth, in white and gold, presses his hand to the forehead of a devotee in a white shirt, who bows with hands folded. Behind them stands a large decorated backdrop of white flowers, with fan-like panels in red, orange, purple and white. To the right, several deity figures sit in gold arched niches garlanded with multicoloured flower strands. Other devotees and a man holding a microphone stand nearby, with a staircase in the background.2005-11-24November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24A photograph of a night-time ceremony in a courtyard decorated with heavy white and yellow flower garlands and a large floral backdrop with a fan-shaped arch of red, white and orange panels. A central figure in a white turban and white robes, with a rudraksha mala around the neck, stands before the arch holding a ritual object, while attendees in white shirts stand nearby. Several seated women in the foreground face the scene. On the right, two gilded arched frames hold decorated deity murti garlanded with multicoloured flower strands. The figure in white has a turban and rudraksha mala, but the appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a central figure performing the ceremony.2005-11-24Indoor festival scene in front of a large floral decoration of white jasmine garlands and a painted decorative backdrop with pink, maroon and white scalloped panels. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and white cloth draped over the shoulder and head, wearing a beaded garland, smiles while placing his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white. Behind them, a man in white shirt with a red tilak stands near gilded arched frames holding colourful garlanded deity murti. Other people stand nearby, including a woman at left and several heads in the foreground, with a staircase railing visible in the background. Hindu ritual setting with garlands and a tilak-marked attendant.2005-11-24Photograph of a floral-decorated ceremonial setting at night, with a large peacock-shaped arrangement of white jasmine and marigold garlands and red-and-white feather patterns. A man in a white turban and white robes stands at center, holding a rudraksha mala and reaching toward a devotee's face while women with dark hair in buns lean in from the lower left. A man in a white shirt stands at right beside gold-arched frames holding deity murti decorated with colourful garlands. The setting appears to be a festive darshan or blessing scene.2005-11-24November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24November 24th To 27 2005 - Highlights Of NSP in Salem2005-11-24