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A photograph inside a small shrine of a man seen from behind, wearing a bright orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders and head, performing worship before a deity murti. The murti is adorned with a pink and magenta garment and a gold crown-like headpiece, set within an ornate gold-framed niche. A black altar holds brass oil lamps and a white and yellow flower garland, and a pink flower is visible at the left edge. Green and white containers sit on the floor. The man's shaved head is not visible; his back and orange cloth dominate the frame. This is a worship scene with a single standing devotee or priest in saffron clothing.

A person in an orange saffron robe stands at the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a garlanded deity murti on a gold-trimmed peetha. The murti is draped in dark cloth and wrapped in white jasmine and orange and yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on a low platform covered with a striped rug, and a framed painting of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala hangs on the left wall. Pinned to the wall is an ornate embroidered hanging, and an orange cloth covers the platform.

July 21 2010

July 21 2010

A photograph of a standing person in orange sannyasi clothing with a sleeveless orange top and orange dhoti-style garment, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a deity murti. The murti is adorned with white and orange flower garlands and wears a dark cloth draped behind it, placed on a gold-coloured base with an orange cloth. A brass oil lamp and small brass vessels sit nearby on a striped mat, in a plain whitewashed room with a fan and a wooden cabinet at right.

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April 29 2012

A photograph inside a temple room where a person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with shoulder-length dark hair, stands with their back to the camera, hands joined in prayer. In front of them is a deity murti or seated figure draped in dark and maroon cloth, heavily decorated with white and orange garlands and a golden crown-like headpiece, placed on a gold-coloured base. Behind it, in a glass-fronted wooden cabinet, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes, a rudraksha mala, and an orange turban, with one hand raised. Brass oil lamps stand at left, and a hanging brass lamp appears at upper right beside a barred window. Orange cloth and striped mats cover the floor.

A woman in an orange sari bends forward with her back to the camera, bowing before a shrine in a plain white-walled room with red curtains. On the shrine, a framed portrait shows a smiling figure with long hair, an orange robe and a beaded necklace, seated with a raised hand; beside it stands a small statue in orange and yellow garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, plates of offerings and flower garlands sit on the altar, and a large black-and-white photograph hangs on the wall above. A person in white is partly visible at the left edge.

A photograph taken inside a temple shrine. A person with long dark hair, seen from behind, wears an orange-saffron shawl and a white flower garland over the shoulders, and stands with hands pressed together in prayer before a shrine. The shrine holds a gold-coloured deity murti seated on a pedestal, flanked by smaller gold figures, with a red, green and white garland draped around the niche and yellow flower garlands hanging on the right. Small brass lamps and offerings sit on the pedestal in front, and hanging brass bells and chains decorate the ceiling. Grey marble pillars with carved floral patterns frame the scene, and a gold-finished figure appears at the lower left.