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Photograph of a temple porch with blue painted pillars and a red-and-green column in the background. A young man in the centre wears a white shirt, an orange dhoti sash, a rudraksha mala and a garland of white flowers with red roses and green leaves, holding a silver tray of offerings and smiling. Beside him a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a kumkum mark on his forehead stands with hands clasped. On the right, men in white shirts wear blue and white rosette badges. A photo date stamp reads 15.10.2006.

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October 15 20062006-10-15A temple hall with blue-painted columns and a yellow wall displays a procession umbrella with a multicoloured canopy in red, green and blue bearing gold motifs and fringed tassels. Beneath it a young boy in white clothes and an orange sash, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha mala, holds a silver tray with offerings. Around him several men in white shirts and dhotis stand conversing, one in a white shirt with a blue rosette badge, and a man in a white shirt holds a pointing hand. A wooden cart with a large tyre sits at right beside a dark board of text.2006-10-15February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photo on a sunlit village street in Tamil Nadu, with a tiled-roof house and barred windows behind. A man in a white shirt and garland of white flowers holds a printed certificate-style sheet while speaking with a young man in white dhoti and orange shawl who presses his palms together in greeting. Around them stand a crowd of onlookers: boys in striped and plain shirts, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a woman in an orange-and-yellow sari with glasses. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands at the left edge. Timestamp 15.10.2006 appears in the lower right corner.2006-10-15Photograph of devotees in a covered tent offering a white cloth heaped with flowers. Six men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around the cloth, several wearing rudraksha malas and ID badges. On the right, a figure with long dark hair and a flower garland wears an orange-saffron robe and extends their hands to receive the offering. The corrugated metal roof has colourful tassel decorations and a fluorescent light fixture.2007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a procession near a tiled-roof building in bright daylight. An elderly bare-chested man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala holds a long wooden pole at left. A man in a white shirt with a blue rosette badge stands beside a young woman in white. Another man in a white shirt stands at right. In the foreground at right, a person in an orange saffron garment reaches toward a golden ornate palanquin decorated with red cloth, white flowers and green leaves. A date stamp in the corner reads 15.10.2006.2006-10-15Photograph inside a temple corridor with dark stone pillars and a carved wall. A central figure wears an orange-red robe and a long flower garland of white and red blooms with green leaves, with white tilak marks on the forehead. Around him stand men in white shirts and dhotis, bare-chested priests wearing white and gold cloths, rudraksha malas and forehead ash markings, and a uniformed official on the left. One priest holds a small brass vessel. The setting suggests a temple visit with a group gathered for a welcome.2009-07-13A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange turban and orange cloth wrap, bare-chested with a white and red flower garland, standing outdoors with his hands pressed together in greeting. Beside him a smiling man in a white shirt and watch stands close, and behind is a man in a white dhoti holding a red and gold tray. A man in white with a rudraksha mala and a man in a yellow sari-style garment with a gold border stand at the edges. Behind them is an ornate multi-tiered temple gopuram with pastel pink and blue sculpted towers, and leafy plants and paper decorations hang in the background.2006-11-25February 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts offering a flower-garland-draped white cloth with marigold and pink flowers to a bare-chested person seated in the foreground at right, wearing an orange cloth and a white jasmine garland with a red-and-white floral accent. Several men wear rudraksha malas and pendant lockets, one has a white-haired head and forehead markings, and the others have vibhuti marks; all stand under a corrugated metal canopy with a fringed red and orange decorated awning, with a crowd seated behind them. The bare-chested figure has long dark hair and distinctive orange cloth and garland, a cue consistent with the page's a person reference but appearance-based identification is uncertain, so this person is described by role only.2007-02-24A photograph of a ceremonial offering at an open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof and festive tassels overhead. Six men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a row, several with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads, holding a white cloth bundle filled with pink, yellow and orange flower petals and garlands. On the right, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white and red flower garland receives the offering, smiling, with hands extended. Seated devotees fill the background.2007-02-24Photograph of a devotional gathering under a corrugated metal roof with a colourful tasselled canopy above. A man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange garment and a white and orange flower garland, sits at the lower right smiling and reaches forward to receive a tray of flower petals draped in a white cloth with a gold border. Five men in white shirts and white dhotis stand in a row behind the tray; several wear rudraksha malas, and the older man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant, with vibhuti on his forehead. Some wear small name badges on their shirts. Other seated devotees in white fill the background, along with palm trees, consistent with a paduka procession and ashram setting.2007-02-24