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October 14 20122012-10-14 +1 copiesPhoto 11732796 +1 copiesJuly 12 20142014-07-12January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesDusk outdoor ceremony with a seated sannyasi on a golden throne-like seat beneath a golden umbrella, in front of a large dark stone structure. He wears an orange robe, garlands of white and orange flowers, and a white forehead marking. In front, a red cloth-draped platform holds a pair of deity murti figures: a white-robed male figure with a crown, rich necklaces and a turban-like orange cloth, beside a female figure in a blue sari with jewelled ornaments. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and petals surround them. Two orange-robed attendants stand at left, one with hands folded in greeting, and white-clad devotees sit at right. Strings of small lights and red-and-white striped cloth decorate the background.2009-01-02Night-time temple ritual photograph. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, pours liquid over a bronze deity murti of a standing figure crowned with a tall ornate crown, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. A second bronze figure in a maroon garment stands beside it. A silver kalasha pot with mango leaves sits on a gold-trimmed altar in front, and a priest in white with a gold necklace and another man in orange stand in the background.2011-12-20January 01 20072007-01-01A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a garland of yellow and pink-white flowers stands at left, her arms extended as she adorns or performs puja to statues. Three life-size bronze-finished deity murtis stand against a tiled wall. The central figure wears a white dhoti with blue border and a crown, holding a trident-like implement; the right figure wears an orange and green striped sari with gold jewellery and a rudraksha-style mala. A smaller murti in maroon sits lower beside them. Warm indoor lighting, cream walls.2014-06-28 +1 copiesOutdoor night ritual at a temple-like setting with bright lights. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes, with a gold-bead garland and bangles, stands at a brass-and-gold tray of marigold and flower offerings, pouring or arranging items. Beside them, two gilded metal deity murtis with crowns and raised hands stand on a gold pedestal. A bald man in orange robes and beads stands behind, and white-clad priests in dhotis with sacred threads and gold necklaces attend nearby. Devotees in white and orange watch from the background, and a loudspeaker horn is mounted on a stand.2011-12-20June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at an ashram. Two deity murtis stand on a golden palanquin-style base, decorated with red and white garlands and yellow marigolds, lit by oil lamps. A man in orange robes holds a brass plate of yellow flowers toward the figure in a red shawl. The red-shawled figure, with long dark hair and a white headband, stands under an orange umbrella, with a bald attendant in pink-saffron dhoti holding a second umbrella and a chair nearby. Red and multicoloured canopies and a street lamp frame the scene, with a woman in a sari in the background. Appearance-based candidate: a person, the red-shawled figure with long hair under the orange umbrella, receiving the offering.2012-10-14April 21 20132013-04-21