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A photograph of a man in orange robes and an orange turban standing beside a small altar draped with marigold garlands. He wears a long rudraksha mala over his orange clothing and leans forward with his hand near a lit flame. On the white-covered table sits a tall brass oil lamp, a plate of rose petals, a small silver dish, and a loose strand of marigolds. A partly visible second person appears at the right edge. The red window frame and pale blue walls frame the scene. The scene shows puja-style lamp offering at an altar.

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A photo of a ritual inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A person in a saffron-orange wrap and orange turban holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame over a garlanded framed picture on a white-draped table; the table is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, floral arrangements and a brass kalasha-style stand. The person holds a small brass bell in the other hand and wears a rudraksha mala. Nearby, a man in white clothes holds a tray, and a man in orange on the right presses his palms together in namaste beside a video camera. Another person in white stands in the background. The scene is a puja or aarti at the opening of a new facility.2010-02-18A man in orange robes and an orange turban performs aarti with a lit oil lamp in a small whitewashed room. He holds the flame toward a table draped with a white cloth and scattered pink petals, with brass lamps, a plate of fruit and coconuts, and two framed deity pictures garlanded with white and red flower strands. Smoke rises from the flame. A second man in orange stands at the left edge.2008-07-28A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at a white-draped table, ringing a handheld silver bell while raising a lit brass oil lamp with his other hand. Rudraksha beads hang around his neck. Before him stand two framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers, and brass plates hold pink and yellow petals, marigolds and a brass kalasha with flowers. The walls are pale blue and a red-framed window is behind him.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a bare, newly built room with pale blue walls and red-framed windows. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a long dark braid and a dark beaded mala holds a lit brass aarti lamp and a small bell over a white-draped table. The table holds a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a brass lamp stand, a brass kalasha and a flower-filled plate of red and white petals. Behind her a man in white clothes stands, and at right a man with folded hands in an orange shawl and a red-tilak forehead looks on, performing puja and aarti at the shrine. Three people are visible.2010-02-18A photo inside a newly painted room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near the window while performing a ritual, with a brass lamp base and flowers in the foreground. Behind him, a smiling man in white clothes holds a tray, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in namaste. The setting suggests a house blessing or inauguration ritual.2010-02-18A figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands before a shrine performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp. A framed portrait on the left, garlanded with pink and white flowers, shows a saffron-robed man, and a large floral arrangement with red elephant figure, kalasha and brass lamps decorates the altar table. Behind him, two men in white and a man in a checked shirt stand with hands folded in devotion, in a bare plastered room with a window at the top right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair under an orange turban and wears orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the saffron and turban cues, performing the aarti.2008-07-28A man in an orange turban and orange robe holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward framed portraits on a white-draped table decorated with garlands and scattered rose petals. Another man in orange clothing stands behind him at left, holding a bell and a plate of petals. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower centre, and pink petals are scattered on the white wall. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti worship in a plain room.2008-07-28A photo of a small shrine room with white walls. A man in orange clothes with an orange turban and a white flower garland performs aarti, holding a brass lamp with a lit flame toward a shrine. On the shrine table are flower petals, fruit, a brass plate and small lamps, and framed pictures with flower garlands. A younger man in orange robes at left holds a silver plate of pink petals and a bell. A second person in orange stands behind. A brass lamp stand sits on the floor.2008-07-28A 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.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a white-draped table performing aarti before framed photographs garlanded with yellow marigolds and white flowers. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the table, beside brass bowls of rose petals and marigold heaps. The figure holds a silver bell in one hand and a small silver vessel in the other, with a dark beaded mala around the neck. Another person in white clothing stands partly visible at the right edge. Light blue walls and a red-framed window frame the scene.2010-02-18