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2003 - Homa and puja at a devotee's home in Tiruppur

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A young man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead walks through a wooden doorway, smiling, wearing a white and pink flower garland over a brown rudraksha mala. Behind him, a man in a light blue shirt holds his palms together in greeting, and an older man with glasses and white hair stands at the right. Overhead hangs a white and marigold flower garland across the doorframe, and a glass-panelled interior is visible behind.2003-07-27Photograph of a smiling young man in an orange-saffron turban and matching orange robe, draped with a white jasmine garland interspersed with pink flowers and green foliage, and wearing a brown rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. A red bindi is visible on his forehead. He walks along a white carpet in an indoor hall with teal walls and blue chairs, while people in white clothing stand behind him, including a woman in glasses on the left and a man in white on the right.2002-01-01A smiling young man in a saffron-orange turban and an orange-red dhoti-style garment with gold-bordered edges stands in a doorway, hands joined near his chest, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Two men in white kurta-style clothing flank him on the left and right edges, one with a dark beard and a badge on his chest. Behind him, a figure in orange-red robes with a shaved head and white forehead marks stands in an interior. Strands of white and colourful flower garlands hang along the ceiling and doorframe, and a red suitcase sits at the lower left.2003-11-09July 23 20122012-07-23November 25 20092009-11-25Photograph of a temple interior at night with a garlanded gateway of marigold and yellow-red flower strings behind. Three central figures stand together: on the left a bearded man with bare chest, a pink-magenta shawl, white dhoti and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp aarti; in the centre a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with gold border, layered beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, reaches toward the lamp; on the right a man with a shaved head, white forehead marks, a red shawl over a red-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Other people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls, and uniformed police, stand behind. Ornate temple pillars and painted panels frame the scene.2006-12-04A crowded photograph inside a temple corridor lined with metal grilles and fluorescent tubes, with marigold garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white strung along the top. A younger man with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a gold chain of beads and rudraksha stands at the centre, looking upward with an open-mouthed expression. Beside him an older bearded man in a saffron robe with a gold necklace gestures with his hand, while a bearded man in an orange garment holds a white cloth. An elderly man in a white shirt with a red-and-white garland, a gold-bordered shawl and a red tilak stands at left, and a man with a red tilak and rudraksha beads stands at right. The central younger figure shows distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha-and-gold necklace, a person candidate, though the appearance is only moderately clear.2006-12-04July 28 20082008-07-28February 09 20132013-02-09April AF 2012 +2 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21A photograph of people walking together along a long, pillared temple corridor with carved stone walls and a sculpted lion-like relief at right. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, an ornate gold-coloured necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks beside a man in a pink striped shirt and dark trousers. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and saffron clothing, and is being escorted by the group. Around them, saffron-robed attendants, a man in a white shirt holding a red and yellow flower garland, and other men in white shirts and light clothing walk along the corridor.2012-09-11