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April 26 20122012-04-26Devotees in traditional white and cream saris with gold and green borders kneel on a red patterned rug in a temple hall. A woman in the foreground with glasses and a red shawl kneels and offers a silver plate holding betel leaves and small packets, passed to a seated woman in white with gold border. Behind them, men in white dhotis with saffron and orange shawls bow low to the floor, and a woman in a white head covering and beaded necklace smiles at right. A silver tray and brass lamp sit on the floor at right.2012-04-26A photograph of women in a temple-like hall. In the foreground a woman in a purple and gold sari sits on a patterned red rug, holding a silver tray of green leaves and small packets; a woman in a cream sari with a gold border leans in to receive it. To the left, two women in orange saris with maroon borders stand and bend forward, one wearing gold bangles. Behind them, a woman in a teal sari stands near a white pillar fan, and a man in white dhoti and orange shawl kneels near a low altar table with brass items. Warm pink walls and a potted plant complete the setting.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12A photograph of a ritual scene on an orange cloth mat on a tiled floor. A bald, shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace, sits with palms pressed together in prayer, his back to the camera. Opposite him a woman in white sari with a yellow-gold border and yellow shawl kneels holding banknotes over a silver tray. Another woman in white sits in the foreground, also holding banknotes near a tray. Behind them, more people in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit or stand, some bowing prostrate on mats, and a few in orange-red garments stand in the background. The setting appears to be a hall with cushioned mats laid out in rows.2010-10-12May 08 20172017-05-08A photograph of a temple or ashram hall with a polished floor. In the foreground a woman in an orange saree with a maroon striped border stands with her back to the camera, and another woman in an orange garment with a gold waistband holds a tray. A woman in a cream-and-gold border sari kneels at the right, offering a silver tray of banana leaves covered with currency notes. Behind them a man in orange robes bends forward with a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck. Two white-clad figures stand at the top left and a woman in a purple sari is at the right edge. Patterned mats lie on the floor.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26 +1 copiesMay 08 20172017-05-08January 12 20082008-01-12May 08 20172017-05-08