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December 26 2007

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Outdoor temple-courtyard photo of a festival ritual. Garlanded deity murtis with flower garlands stand at upper left under a red cloth canopy. Devotees in white and saffron-orange ritual clothes, including a girl in a white dress with an orange shawl at left, gather near a stone platform. In the foreground several women in saris, one in a gold-bordered yellow sari holding a folded hand gesture, and others wearing jasmine garlands bend forward in worship, while a man in white dhoti kneels at the bottom. Rose petals and a pot of flowers lie on the ground, and a palm frond shades the scene.2007-12-26December 26 20072007-12-26October 07 20062006-10-07November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor padapuja scene on a dusty ground. Several women in white sarees with gold borders and marigold-and-jasmine garlands stand barefoot with palms pressed together, each with one foot on a round brass plate holding water. The woman in front has grey hair and closed eyes; to the right a woman with a red bindi and red-and-blue rosette stands similarly. Behind them more participants in white and a crowd of onlookers sit and stand. Several visible people in total.2010-07-24November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A photograph of a devotional gathering in a hall with cream walls and recessed ceiling lights. In the foreground a white-clad woman bends forward to scatter flower petals onto a white cloth laid on the floor, which bears a floral border of yellow, pink and red petals. A seated figure in the lower right wears a white garment with a gold-bordered wrap and a white turban, seen from behind with long dark hair, and faces the group. Around them a crowd of devotees wearing white clothes and rudraksha-style mala necklaces stand and kneel with palms pressed together in namaste, some holding flowers. A few men in cream and beige kurtas also kneel at the left, and a water bottle sits near the bottom edge.2004-10-17July 30 20062006-07-30Outdoor photo of a padapuja ceremony at a dusty ground with a crowd behind. Several women in white saris with gold borders stand barefoot on round brass plates filled with milk, hands folded in namaste, wearing white flower garlands. A woman in the foreground with a long braid wears a white sari with gold border, a garland and a flower-decorated pendant. Behind them, men and women in white attire sit and stand watching. Ornate colourful canopies and stone deity murti statues stand at the right edge, and a large map-style board is visible at upper left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-07-24April 14 20182018-04-14June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies