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A photograph of a homa or puja at a small hall with turquoise walls. On the left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban, with a white flower garland around the neck, holds a ritual object over a low wooden platform draped in white cloth, garlanded with red flowers and a lit oil lamp. Three men stand on the right in white shirts and white dhotis; one holds a silver tray, and an older man at right folds his hands in prayer. Behind the platform hangs a framed portrait of two figures in white robes, garlanded with red flowers. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor.2001-01-012001 - Glimpses From Various ProgramsIndoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.2006-12-17March 2001A photograph inside a bare whitewashed room with a barred window. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands with back to camera before a white-draped table. On the table a framed photograph of a young man in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, is lit by a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass bells and a small brass plate with red flowers sit on the table. Two men stand to the left: one in white shirt and white trousers holds a brass plate, the other in white shirt and beige trousers with a camera around his neck presses his palms together. A third person in white clothes stands at the far left. Another figure in white dhoti with green border stands near the altar.2010-02-16August 16 20092009-08-16A photograph of a small indoor shrine room with pale blue walls and a framed deity picture with garlands at upper right. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair leans over a wooden platform holding a flame, a heap of white rice, fruits, flowers and brass lamps. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, and another person in white is partly visible behind. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering in progress.2006-12-17A photograph of an outdoor devotional offering at dusk beneath a canopy of banana leaves and strung blue-and-white pennants. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears an orange turban and orange shawl with a white and pink floral garland, hands pressed in namaste, holding a tray of petals. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds up a flaming brass aarti lamp on a tall stand. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined. On the right, a framed photograph of a smiling woman in a white and gold sari, garlanded with flowers, is placed on a white-draped table scattered with petals, with text on the frame reading Om Hreem Nithyanandaya Namaha. Several onlookers crowd the background.2007-01-12Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in a bare, whitewashed room with a tiled floor and a barred window. The man in front, wearing an orange-red turban with a white garland and an orange sleeveless top, holds a lamp with a flame toward a shrine table. The table, draped in white with marigolds and petals, holds framed portraits decorated with pink flower garlands and a framed photo of a figure in orange headwear. Two attendants behind him in orange dhotis stand with folded cloth and a hand near the chest. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti before the framed images.2008-07-27December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph of a room with white walls and a barred window, where a man in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp before a framed portrait decorated with white flower garlands and yellow petals. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands behind him, one ringing a small handbell and another photographing the scene with a camera raised overhead. A brass kalasha-style lamp, brass bowls and a plate with red kumkum sit on the wooden table, with incense sticks nearby. Swamiji (probable): the central man in saffron wears a long-haired style with a gold ceremonial necklace and saffron cloth, matching the page's account of his presence; the framed portrait in front of him is a depiction and is not counted as a person. Aarti-style lamp offering before a framed portrait.2009-08-16A photo of a devotional aarti being performed in a small whitewashed room with a blue doorframe. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a large framed portrait garlanded with red and pink flower strands and yellow marigolds. Offerings of fruit, flowers and a copper vessel sit on a blue table draped in white cloth. Behind him, a man in white and another in white dhoti stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in a brown sari with a mala stands at left. Small framed deity images and shelves are at the upper right, and a kolam is drawn on the floor.