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December 24 2009

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A person seen from behind in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and a gold ceremonial necklace, raising a golden leaf-shaped fan or lamp in one hand while holding a small object in the other. Framed portraits of goddess figures in gold frames hang on a salmon-pink wall, with blue name placards beneath them. Red-draped tables with small brass lamps and offerings sit in the foreground.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph from behind of a man in white ritual clothes with a yellow sash, holding a golden fan-like object toward a shrine of framed portraits on an orange-draped table in a plain brick hall. Framed portraits of a saffron-robed figure stand along the table, one large gilt frame showing a deity-like scene, with name placards in blue above labelled Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Coimbatore, and Tiruvannamalai. Small metal murtis and brass lamps sit on the cloth below. The standing man is a devotee performing an aarti-like offering; he is not a candidate for the portrait figure.2009-12-24A photograph taken from behind a man in white ritual clothes with a yellow shawl draped over one shoulder, raising a long thin rod or stick above his head in a hall with pink brick walls. In front of him is a red-draped altar table holding small brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels and framed portraits of a woman in orange robes labelled with place names such as Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Coimbatore and Tiruvannamalai. A framed portrait of a deity murti stands at the centre of the table. Only one person is visible.2009-12-24A photograph of a temple-like hall with pink brick walls and a long orange-draped altar table. A man seen from behind, wearing a white shirt with a yellow shawl, raises a golden ceremonial fan or chamara overhead, performing an aarti-style offering. On the altar stand several framed portraits of a saffron-robed figure, a framed image of a deity with a crown, small brass deity murtis, and lamps and ritual vessels. Blue name placards read Kuala Langur (Malaysia), Coimbatore and Tiruvannamalai, indicating centre locations. Overhead, a line of lights runs along the wall. One physical person is visible.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph from behind of a man in white ritual dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder, a dark rudraksha-style bead band on his upper arm, and a dark cord or wrap at the back of his neck. He raises a silver multi-branched aarti lamp high in his right hand toward two ornate golden shrines on a stage. The shrine on the right holds a deity murti dressed in green and blue silk with a heavy jewelled garland, and the shrine on the left holds a figure in a pink and red cloth. A small seated person in orange appears at the lower edge near the stage, and a red-draped stage with brass lamps sits in the foreground. The scene is an aarti at a temple-style stage. The lamp is raised toward the deities.2015-10-17December 24 20092009-12-24June 12 20102010-06-12A home shrine room with framed deity prints on the wall, each garlanded with marigold and rose chains. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long multicoloured flower garland holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, performing aarti before the shrine. Beside him, an older man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground at left, a person in orange clothing with dark hair faces the shrine. On the shrine table are a brass lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small brass deity figure decorated with red and pink flowers, and a framed picture garlanded with white flowers.2010-02-17A shaved-headed priest seen from behind wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders and a gold necklace, and holds a brass lamp with a bright flame toward a shrine. Gold bangles and beaded armlets adorn his arms. Behind him stands a gilded shrine arch decorated with red flowers, flanked by tall silver pillars, brass oil lamps and a glowing lamp on the left, inside a temple hall with white pillars. The scene shows an aarti offering at the shrine. No visible a person figure is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the person is described only by role as a priest.2012-05-09