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A photograph of a ritual arati scene on a red carpet inside a plain blue-grey walled room. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneels and holds a lit oil lamp toward a seated figure. A seated person in an orange turban, orange shawl and gold-trimmed orange garment sits with palms pressed together; the figure's dress and adornments are distinctive, so this is a person candidate. Behind him stands a man in white holding a large round red and gold ceremonial fan or plate. A woman in a white sari with a red border and gold bangles stands at left with hands folded; several men in white kurtas stand or sit with palms together. Stacks of white cloth bundles lie on the carpet.

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January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of an indoor ritual inside a plain blue-grey room with bamboo-and-thatch ceiling and a fluorescent tube. A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange head wrap, with a long swept-back hairstyle and gold necklace, sits on a red mat with palms pressed together, receiving aarti from a man in white kneeling and holding a lit camphor flame on a brass plate. A large golden-edged red and orange floral garland-like plaque is held up behind him by a man in white. Standing around are devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with hands in anjali, and a woman in a cream sari with red and orange border and a red blouse holding a brass lamp. Stacks of wrapped books or packets lie on the mat in front. Appearance-based cues on the seated man (saffron clothing, orange head wrap, long hair, gold necklace) suggest a person, though this is uncertain.2007-01-12Photograph of an indoor ritual on a pink mat in a plain room with pale blue-grey walls and a bamboo-roofed ceiling. A man in orange robes with an orange turban and gold-trimmed garment sits with hands folded in namaste, with a large round gold-and-red fan-shaped ceremonial backdrop behind him. A man in white kneels at left holding a lit oil lamp aarti toward him, while a seated older man in white with folded hands watches. A woman in a white sari with red border stands at left holding a plate, and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand or kneel nearby. Stacks of white-wrapped books sit on the mat in front, and a plastic bag printed with text lies on the floor. The orange-robed figure has long hair and a visible garland, and the scene reads as an aarti offering. Several people are visible.2007-01-12Photograph inside a plain room with a whitewashed block wall and thatched roof. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals, facing a framed portrait draped with a marigold garland. Beside him stand a man with long hair in an orange shawl over white clothes and a man in orange with glasses and a beaded necklace. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar; a woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left. A red mat covers the floor, with brass oil lamps beside the portrait.2007-01-12A photograph inside a plain room with a corrugated and thatched roof and whitewashed walls, with a dark red carpet on the floor. At the centre, a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits on a purple-draped platform beside two brass oil lamps. Around it, devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris with orange borders. In the lower right foreground, a figure in an orange robe and orange turban sits holding a silver tray of flowers and offerings, appearing to perform a puja. The scene suggests a devotional darshan or puja before the framed portrait.2007-01-12A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap holds a lit oil lamp in a metal dish, performing an aarti in a plain whitewashed hall with ventilated block walls. A white flower garland hangs over the robed figure's shoulders. Behind on the left, several people in white and cream clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a white top and pink skirt is among them. Two more saffron-clad attendants stand near the lamp, and a red-carpeted stage on the right holds a small decorated table with flowers and a lit lamp. A cluster of people stands beside it, and a blue cabinet with loudspeakers appears near the stage. Petals are scattered on the carpet and floor.2008-07-27A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and a colourful fringed canopy at right. A seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland sits on a mat, hands folded in namaskar, and a framed portrait sits in the foreground at lower right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at centre, holding a small brass vessel and a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure, while devotees in white with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces stand with palms pressed together on the left. Many seated devotees in white fill the background, some in mats, and a garlanded deity murti or sculpted figure is visible in the distance. Oil lamp and ritual arati-style offering.2007-02-24July 27 20082008-07-27November 11 20062006-11-11February 07 20082008-02-07November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12