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Evening puja in a temple hall with white pillars and a dim interior. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red-edged shawl and a long gold-bead necklace stands at a yellow wooden lectern, holding a silver bell in his right hand and gesturing with his left. Beside him a seated man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala tends a small brass oil lamp and ritual implements on the floor. A white stone deity murti stands at the left edge. About a dozen seated devotees, including children with folded hands, sit on the floor at the right. Swamiji (probable): the orange robe, long swept-back hair, and gold-bead necklace match the page's claim, so he is labelled probable as the standing priest leading the bell-ringing puja.

A seated long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a patterned cushion at the left, holding a walking staff, and addresses a seated group. A golden tiered kalasha-like structure stands on a pedestal in the centre of a white marble hall with green leaf garlands hung along the windows. Around a dozen-plus devotees sit cross-legged on the polished floor, many in orange robes and some in white dhotis and white kurtas, with a bell hanging above. A hanging fan and a camera operator appear at the right. The setting suggests a temple preparation satsang. a person is the seated figure at left, identified by long swept hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala.

Photograph of a nighttime ritual preparation in a temple hall with white pillars and a dark sky through the windows. A large golden tiered pillar-like structure, a dhwajastambha-style piece, stands on the floor at centre. A standing man in orange robes holds a staff near the left side, while seated people in orange and white clothes sit in rows on the polished floor, several holding printed sheets. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange wait, and a cameraman in orange stands at right operating a camera on a tripod. Green leaf garlands hang across the top of the hall, and a brass bell hangs from the ceiling. Several people are seated in a semicircle facing the central golden structure.

Indoor ritual scene at a temple-like hall during a puja. A figure on the left wears an orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala, holding a brass bell in one hand and raising the other hand with white ash markings on the arm. Behind him a group of people in white clothing stand with hands folded and watch; one older man in white holds his hands together in namaste, and a woman in white with a mala stands at right. On a low stone platform draped in orange cloth sit brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, a small oil lamp, and red and orange flower petals. A standing man in white robes at the right reaches toward a tall brass lamp decorated with a garland. A lattice wooden screen covers the back wall.

February 16 2007

A photograph of a puja at a temple shrine. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, with a shallow white cloth in his fingers. Beside him, a second seated man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a silver tray of brass vessels. In front of them stands a copper-coloured Sri Yantra-style pyramid decorated with white powder, and garlands of purple, white and red flowers hang at right. Ornate gold-and-red decorations and brass lamps surround the shrine. a person appearance-based label: the seated man with the lamp and bell wears a rudraksha mala and orange robes, though identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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A photo of a seated ritual at a temple shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, looking upward. Beside him a second saffron-clad man in glasses and an orange head wrap holds a silver tray with small brass bowls and offerings. In front stands a copper-coloured stepped sri yantra meru, with brass bells, a flower arrangement and a brass lamp on the altar. Behind, a gilded shrine holds draped silks in red, green and gold, and a garland of pink and purple flowers hangs at right.

A photograph of an evening arati in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and hanging decorative paper ornaments. A man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left holding a lit multi-wick oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. Seated on the red mat below are orange-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees wearing yellow garlands, with a child in a red shirt among them. At right, a young man in an orange robe and orange beaded mala sits on a red-cushioned, gold-trimmed throne with a red backrest and a small footstool. A brass kalasha and a white fan-like whisk lie on the floor at lower left. The hall is dim with lamp light and a red painted border runs along the wall.

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