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Inside a thatched-roof shrine draped with red curtains and garlanded with orange marigolds and green leaves. A framed portrait and a small statue in orange cloth sit on a side altar beside brass lamps. A woman in orange sari stands at the altar holding a flower garland and a lit oil lamp, while a person in orange with a shoulder cloth assists beside her. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in prayer, one wearing a red rudraksha mala. A banner on the right reads a chakra chart. Ritual puja atmosphere.

January 25 2009

A photograph inside a thatched-roof hall with red curtains and a garland of marigolds and white flowers hanging on the right. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair, wearing a flower garland, stands at a raised platform holding a small metal vessel and a cup. Nearby, a man in an orange robe and others in white ritual clothing stand with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground, a man in white clothing bows with hands joined. A large orange cushioned seat sits near the platform, and a metal pot rests on the floor. The scene appears to be a devotional or puja gathering.

January 06 2012

Photo of a night ritual under a bamboo-and-thatch canopy. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes, with white forehead markings, white arm bands and beaded rudraksha necklaces, holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel. Beside him another man in orange stands near the flame. Behind them a framed portrait of a smiling figure in orange robes, garlanded with red flowers, sits on a draped table with a patterned cloth. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around the wooden railings and watch.

A dimly lit temple interior with yellow and orange marigold garlands strung across the ceiling and a bright light overhead. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a yellow-orange garland, with gold bangles on his arm, and holds his hands together near his chest. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in an orange-brown cloth faces the shrine, and a white-clad man stands to the left with a shawl over his shoulder. A large brass oil lamp with several lit wicks stands on the right beside a dark stone deity murti. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.

July 03 2014

A dimly lit temple interior where a man in an orange-red saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp in his right hand, lowering it toward a shrine. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand beside him, one with a pen in his pocket, and a third man in pale clothing is partly visible at the left edge. A small pile of white flowers rests on the floor, and a gilded deity murti sits within an arched shrine framed by pink-and-gold decorated pillars. The scene suggests aarti at a temple shrine.

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January 21 2010

Indoor photograph of a domestic aarti at a house visit. A tall figure in reddish-maroon sannyasi robes with a gold border and a red-and-white flower garland holds a lit oil lamp with a bright flame. Beside him, a monk in matching maroon robes with a dark rudraksha mala stands with a hand near the lamp. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a red-orange beaded necklace presses his palms together in namaste. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a brass plate of flowers. A red-and-white flower garland hangs on the wall, and a window and patterned curtain are visible. Several people are visible; the frame shows four people in the scene.