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A photograph of an indoor shrine room with pale blue walls and a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless robe and a white garland of flowers stands at the centre, holding a lit oil lamp flame over a brass plate and a silver bell, performing a puja. Behind him, white-clad devotees stand with hands folded in namaskar and watch. To the right, a raised white platform is decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands, and a tall brass lamp stands beside it. A small deity murti with flower garlands sits on the floor in front of the platform, with offerings and brass pots nearby.

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Indoor temple-room scene in a plain tiled room with pale blue walls. A man in an orange turban and orange dhoti-style wrap, with a white flower garland, performs an aarti-style flame offering with a brass lamp at a shrine. Garlands of white jasmine and yellow and orange flowers drape a black stone linga-form deity murti on the right, with brass plates of flowers and offerings on a tray in front. Standing behind him, a man in white clothes folds his hands in prayer, and people in white and yellow clothes stand near the doorway and a curtain, with another orange-clad person at the left edge. Visible people: about six.2010-02-18A photograph inside a small shrine room with pale blue walls and a grey tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless garment and white flower garland stands at left with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp over a silver tray of offerings and a small deity murti on a marble altar. A second person in white stands at the left edge. Behind the altar, a seated white-robed figure with an orange head covering, rudraksha mala and flower garlands is shown in a statue or portrait, with a tall brass lamp stand beside the altar. Rose petals and garlands decorate the altar, indicating a puja or aarti offering.2010-02-18A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe with a white flower garland around his neck, holding a lit silver oil lamp in front of a small shrine. He is turned away from the camera toward a flower-decorated altar. A tall brass lamp stand stands to the right, and marigold and rose garlands drape a white altar with a deity figure adorned with flowers below. Two people in white clothes stand at the left edge. The scene is a puja in a plain blue-walled room.2010-02-18A photograph inside a bright shrine room with a white-walled interior and tiled floor. On the left, a white marble statue of a seated saint in red-orange robes and a red headcloth is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set on a white pedestal draped with marigold and rose garlands. In the centre, a standing figure in a full orange robe, orange turban and white flower garland rings a silver bell during puja, with a silver tray of flowers, incense and offerings before a small deity murti decorated with flowers. A lit oil lamp stands nearby. Behind, several men in white dhotis and a man holding a camera watch the ritual, and brass lamps and a hanging orange-and-red cloth decorate the room.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a bright white room where a figure in orange robes and a red-and-gold turban holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a white seated statue of a sage wearing orange robes, a turban and a rudraksha mala. Rose petals are scattered on the white pedestal and around the floor, with a red offering plate and a small gold and red deity murti on a side table. Several devotees in orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer on the left, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall behind. A wall air conditioner and vertical blinds are visible.2009-09-10January 02 20122012-01-02July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a puja in a small shrine room with pale blue walls and a glossy tiled floor. A man in an orange sleeveless top and matching orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder and head holds a silver lamp with a flame toward an offering tray. He wears a white flower garland. Behind him, a figure in white with folded hands stands at the left edge. On the right, a seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a white and orange turban-like cloth, is decorated with yellow and white marigold garlands and rests on a white altar. Silver pots, a tall brass lamp stand, trays of flowers, a small deity murti and incense sticks sit in front.2010-02-18Interior photo of a room with pale blue walls and a white tiled floor. A white seated figure with a red turban and orange robe, wearing a red-black rudraksha mala, sits on a white and gold garlanded dais, flanked by two tall brass lamps. In the foreground, a person in an orange robe and orange turban, with a white flower garland, sits at a puja tray holding oil lamps, incense and brass vessels. Two smaller brass-coloured deity figures with yellow and orange garlands sit at the front of the dais. Two heads are visible at the right edge, one shaved. Flower garlands hang from the ceiling.2010-02-18Indoor ritual inside a plain white-walled hall decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. On the left, a brass lamp stand and a deity murti adorned with garlands sit on a flower-decked altar with brass puja vessels and fruit offerings. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with an orange head wrap and a long white flower garland stands with back to the camera, facing the altar. To the right, several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand on a red carpet; one holds a silver tray of pink petals, and others raise their arms near a maroon cloth hanging from the ceiling. A cameraman films from the right, and an orange cloth hangs from above.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, showing a puja before a white marble murti of a seated figure draped in garlands of white flowers and red blooms, set on a saffron-draped table. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and places a red flower on the murti's head with his right hand. At right, a bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders holds a lit camphor flame on a silver plate for aarti. At left, a bald man in saffron robes stands beside a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, further devotees in white stand near a small altar, a tall ceremonial umbrella and a brass plate on the wall.2010-09-13