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Devotees gather in a pale blue room with yellow and white flower garlands strung along the walls and ceiling. At the centre, a white statue seated on a platform is draped in orange cloth, a red-and-orange turban, and flower garlands. In front of it stands a brass oil lamp. A man in a white shirt with a cord necklace stands near the lamp, while people in saris and kurtas, including women with braided hair and flower strands, fold their hands in prayer or hold small offerings. The scene shows a devotional puja at a shrine.

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A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls where a group of devotees stands in a row before a decorated altar. On the altar a seated deity murti in orange and red garments wears a crown-like orange headpiece and a garland of yellow and multicoloured flowers, with a brass oil lamp standing to its left. Yellow marigold garlands drape the altar's white base. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts and in women's saris of red, blue, green and white, with braided hair and flowers, have their hands folded in prayer, while a man in white at the front right has his hands joined. Strings of flowers hang from the upper corners of the room.2010-02-18A photograph inside a pale blue-walled room decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands hanging from the ceiling. At the centre, a seated figure in an orange and saffron cloth with a matching orange head covering sits on an elaborately decorated platform heaped with garlands, flanked by a brass oil lamp (deepa). Around a dozen devotees stand with their backs to the camera, facing the shrine in darshan: a man in a grey cap and green shirt, an elderly man in a white shirt, women in saris including a yellow-green sari and a light blue patterned sari, a woman with a long braid and orange flower, and children at the lower left. Red curtains frame the doorway. The figure at the shrine appears to be a statue or deity murti rather than a living person, so no a person candidate is claimed.2010-02-18A photograph inside a room with pale blue walls showing devotees performing padapuja before a white pedestal decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. On the pedestal sits a deity murti or statue wearing an orange cloth and an orange turban, draped with white and yellow garlands, with a rudraksha mala at its chest. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with a blue sash stands bent forward holding a plate of offerings, while a person in an orange turban and orange robe, with long dark hair, holds a brass vessel of flowers and offerings nearby. Other people are seen partially at the edges, seated and watching, one in a grey shirt at left and one in orange at right. A flower garland is strung along the top of the wall.2010-02-18A photograph inside a small pale blue-walled room with a raised white platform. On the platform sits a white statue in orange robes with a crown-like orange headpiece and hands folded, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A woman in a white sari with a long side braid bends forward at the platform, arranging flowers near a small deity figure and metal offering plates. A brass oil lamp stands at left, and red and yellow garlands hang from the ceiling. Several people in white clothes watch, including a young boy in white with folded hands at right, and a red curtain hangs at right beside a glass door. The scene resembles a puja or darshan before a statue, with offerings in silver bowls.2010-02-18A photograph inside a small shrine room with pale blue walls and a tiled floor. A white seated statue wearing an orange robe and orange turban, garlanded with yellow and multicoloured flower necklaces, sits on a flower-decorated pedestal. A brass oil lamp stand stands beside it. In front, a silver puja tray with small lamps and vessels is set on a low platform, and a smaller garlanded figure sits beside the offerings. Two women in white clothes stand at left with hands folded in prayer; one girl in white with a flower in her hair stands in front. Yellow marigold garlands drape the pedestal and walls.2010-02-18Photo inside a small room with pale blue walls and a white-tiled floor, where devotees perform a puja before a white statue seated on a draped platform. The statue wears an orange turban, orange robe, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a garland of yellow and multicolored flowers, with a peacock feather tucked at its head. The platform is covered with rose petals, flower garlands and strings of marigolds. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left. A man in white with a blue-and-white sash stands at left-centre, and a woman in an orange sari with orange head covering stands at right, holding a plate of flowers and petals toward a small brass deity figure with a garland. Another person in orange clothing with long dark hair is at far right, and a bare-armed person with an orange wrap stands at the edge.2010-02-18February 18 20112011-02-18 +1 copiesInterior 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.2010-02-18A photograph of a puja inside a room with pale blue walls, centred on a white altar draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands. Seated on the altar is a white statue of a sage wearing an orange cloth, orange turban and rudraksha mala, with a garland around its neck. In front of it stands a golden oil lamp on the left, and a small figure with a garland and a brass plate of offerings sits on the altar base. Four people face the altar: at left a man in white clothes with a dark mala and a small cup in hand; a bald man in a white dhoti with an embroidered shawl and folded hands; a person in an orange turban and orange robe holding a brass plate of offerings; and at right two people in orange robes, one with long hair. Marigold garlands hang from the ceiling above.2010-02-18Interior of a small whitewashed room decorated with red and white flower garlands around a framed deity picture and a shrine with a Ganesha murti and oil lamps. A smiling figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland stands centre, appearing to be a person at an inauguration blessing. A devotee in white shirt and dhoti bends in prostration on a pink mat, a woman in a red blouse and white sari stands at left, and a man in white with folded hands stands at left near the shrine. Other devotees in white, a woman in a patterned sari with a mala and a saffron-clad attendant holding a white garland stand nearby.2008-07-28A photograph of a ceremonial blessing session on a stage with an orange-yellow backdrop and a floral arch of red, pink, yellow and white flowers. A central seated figure in an orange-red robe and red shawl, with dark hair and a red bindi, sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, with a garland of white flowers draped at its base. Devotees kneel and stand before the throne: a man in white kneels with his head bowed toward the seated figure, a woman in a white sari with an orange border and a young woman in a white sari stand nearby, a woman in a blue sari stands at left, and men in white shirts and grey trousers watch. Pedestal fans and a green stage carpet are visible, with flower arrangements at the lower left.2009-02-03A 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