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A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall during a welcome ceremony. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with white forehead markings holds a white and purple flower garland and reaches toward a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, who wears a white flower garland and stands with hands folded. Beside them a bare-chested man in a white cloth holds a decorated kalasha with purple flowers and a multicoloured cloth. A man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a framed portrait of a man in white on a chair is displayed on the wall behind, with banners printed in Tamil. Several onlookers crowd the frame.

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January 11 20092009-01-11January 12 20092009-01-12January 11 20092009-01-11January 12 20092009-01-12January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11January 11 20092009-01-11Crowded indoor event under a thatched roof where devotees stand in procession. A man in orange robes with a long hair, a purple garland and gold necklaces presses his palms together in namaskar, flanked by others in saffron robes and gold chains. Nearby, an elderly man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small brass kalasha-like vessel overhead, and another in white holds a microphone with a yellow-and-white garland. A young man in white raises a covered tray overhead and a child at lower left looks on. Behind them hangs a framed portrait of a young man in white on a dark gold backdrop. Tamil banners line the wall.2009-01-12January 11 20092009-01-11A photograph of a crowded indoor welcome inside a thatched-roof hall. In the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long white flower garland and smiles, surrounded by devotees. Beside him stands an elderly woman in an orange sari and a man in orange cloth. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a tilak and a mala necklace holds a silver tray with white flowers, wearing an orange dhoti. Behind them is a large framed portrait of a young man in white shirt seated on a chair, and a wall with colourful religious posters, including a Ganesha image. A bare-chested man in the foreground faces the camera, with many men and boys crowding around. Approximately 25 people are visible.2009-01-11Indoor photo of a crowded welcome in a thatched-roof hall with white tube lights. A young man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl over white and a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste and a broad smile. Around him devotees press in: a bare-chested man in a red shirt with folded hands and a moustache, a man in an orange shawl, and several boys and older men with hands folded. A woman in the foreground, partly visible, wears a white garment and necklace. Behind them a large framed portrait of a young man in a white shirt seated on a decorated chair, with a red banner and printed Tamil-language signs on the walls.2009-01-11