Living with Śiva

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A traditional temple vocalist, oduvar, sings a Devaram hymn by Saint Sambandar. Holding wooden cymbals, he stands before the Kumbhalavalai Gaṇeśa Temple in Alaveddy, Sri Lanka, near Gurudeva’s Sri Subramuniya Ashram. Gaṇeśa blesses his song with a shower of flowers.§