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Photo inside a modest hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. A framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads and a red-and-white garland hangs on a gold-ornate pedestal shrine, with a brass oil lamp burning before it. A standing man in a white shirt, cream dhoti and orange waist cord holds a brass lamp in front of the shrine. A woman in a blue sari with flowers in her hair stands beside a gold-carved throne-like seat. Two older people with grey hair are seen in the foreground, and a painted forest backdrop fills the right wall. The portrait is a painted or printed image, so the figure in it is a depiction, not a person present.

Night photograph of a temple-style procession stop in front of an ornate golden deity shrine draped with white and yellow flower garlands. A priest in white dhoti and an orange shawl with a sacred thread and a red-and-white forehead mark holds an oil lamp that is burning, while a man in a short-sleeved yellow-orange shirt and white dhoti stands beside him. A small girl in a green top watches at left. Behind the shrine, a framed portrait shows a figure in a white turban, and a printed banner above shows another person in white with a Tamil caption. Stone-looking steps and speakers complete the setting.

A photograph of a night ritual inside a temple hall with orange-red marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling and a red and orange flag at right. A bare-chested elderly priest in grey dhoti holds a lit camphor flame toward a seated figure, while a woman in a red-and-gold sari and other men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a large silver vessel and small brass lamps sit on a cloth, and a bright fire blazes at right. A seated figure wears saffron-orange cloth, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a headband, and is being offered the flame. Ritual aarti in progress.

A crowded evening darshan in front of a brightly lit shrine with a gilded deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and a small flame burning at its base. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha-style bead necklace leans over the shrine. In the foreground a young man in white with an orange saffron shawl holds a garland and fruit, while an older man in white with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. Two framed portraits flank the shrine, one labelled with Tamil text. Around them devotees in white and bystanders fill the frame, with a blue pipe at the right edge.

A photograph inside a temple hall during an aarti before a silver-faced deity murti draped in white cloth and garlanded with yellow flowers. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a pink flower garland and gold chain, holds a flaming oil lamp toward the murti. Behind him, devotees in white dhotis and saris stand with hands folded or raised, some holding kalasha pots. A small orange shrine model sits in the foreground, and an orange-and-yellow painted backdrop with a seated figure hangs behind. A banner is visible at left. a person: the saffron-clad man is the person performing the aarti, matching the page's claim, but the face and appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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A photograph of a homa or puja at a small hall with turquoise walls. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with a white flower garland around the neck, holds a ritual object over a low wooden platform draped in white cloth, garlanded with red flowers and a lit oil lamp. Three men stand on the right in white shirts and white dhotis; one holds a silver tray, and an older man at right folds his hands in prayer. Behind the platform hangs a framed portrait of two figures in white robes, garlanded with red flowers. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor.

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A photograph of a ritual at an ashram hall. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari and orange turban sits facing away, with gold ritual vessels in front of her. Behind her a woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala and a bindi stands near a garlanded altar draped in yellow with marigold garlands. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with folded hands, one wearing white tripundra marks on the forehead and a rudraksha-style necklace. Beside them a man in a white headband and white clothes bows, and a silver staff with a bell-shaped finial stands upright at the right. Several people in white and orange-red clothing are visible, all engaged in a devotional ceremony.

Night ritual at a temple shrine under a corrugated roof with strings of coloured lights. A silver-and-gold-decorated deity murti stands on a wooden platform framed by golden lion-pillar sculptures, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with bare upper body and white markings on her arms holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small bell, performing aarti. Behind her, a man with bare chest, rudraksha-style beads and white horizontal tilaka stands with hands folded in namaskar, beside a white-clad man with grey hair also in prayer. A white-shirted arm is visible at the right edge. Four people are visible.