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Indoor photo at a dimly lit temple-style hall where a figure in an orange saffron robe and long yellow-beaded garland stands at a dark metal counter lit by small oil lamps. The central figure has long dark hair, a bare upper body with ornate gold necklace and a yellow-beaded mala, holding small objects in both hands. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and others in orange saffron robes, stand close, some with hands folded in respect. A large glass window and wall panels are behind them. The scene suggests a devotional lamp offering or puja. The central figure with distinctive adornments and long swept-back hair matches the page's reference to a person, but appearance alone is not fully conclusive.

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July 13 2009

Devotee women seated on a mat during a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with red walls and metal railings. Two women in front wear white saris with orange shawls, the foreground woman with glasses holding a brass lamp, the second woman smiling and holding a lit brass aarti lamp with a flame. Brass plates with flowers, a brass lamp and small brass vessels sit on the red floor cloth. Behind them, seated devotees in white dhotis, some with folded hands, and men in yellow shawls and grey shirts sit in rows. A woman with an orange shawl sits at left with a lamp. Ornate painted pillars frame the background.

A photograph of a devotional gathering seated on the floor. A woman with light blonde hair in a yellow garment and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp on a silver stand while a dark-haired woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala reaches toward it. Beside them a woman in an orange blouse and white garment sits, and in the foreground two women with dark hair are partly visible. Another person at the right, in orange, holds hands together in prayer. A brass vessel rests at the lower left and the background shows a curtain and railing. No a person appearance is visible in the scene.

A photograph of a hall with an orange-painted wall and corrugated roof, showing a ritual aarti. Three men in white dhoti-style garments with red-bordered shawls stand behind a long orange-topped counter, raising lit lamps; the man on the right wears a rudraksha-style mala and eyeglasses. Several women in white saris kneel on mats at the left, tending rows of brass oil lamps and brass vessels with flames, and a silver urn sits nearby. Two seated devotees appear at the far right edge. A wall sign and a gold-framed picture are visible in the background.

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Evening aarti in a hall with a long metal counter. Three men in white kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas raise lit oil lamps, and the man at right also rings a handbell. Two seated women in orange saris and a woman in pink sit at the counter; brass lamps and bells lie in front. Overhead, a corrugated roof, white walls and a red painted border.

Night photograph inside a temple of a lamp-lit ritual at a metal railing with an oil lamp flame in a brass tray. A man with shaved head and white forehead marks, wearing a thick pink and green flower garland and an orange-red silk shawl over a white garment, reaches toward the lamp with a hand. Behind him stand devotees, including a woman in a yellow blouse and dark bag at left, a man in an orange robe with rudraksha mala beside him, and a man in a brown kurta with folded hands. A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti with gold chain is in the right foreground, facing the lamp. The pressed-together hands and crowd suggest an aarti at the shrine.

A hall with pink-and-red curtains, hanging decorative banners and framed portraits on the wall. In the centre, a long-haired figure in a rust-red garment with a long gold-and-yellow garland stands with back to camera, hands raised to the face. Facing them, a man in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body wears a rudraksha-style mala and holds a silver tray of offerings, fruit and flowers, while a woman in a dark outfit stands behind him. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. On left, an orange-robed attendant holds a tray with a red cloth, and another man in saffron stands behind. A cushioned orange chair sits at right.