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Photograph of a seated ritual scene beside an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. A shaved-headed man in white clothes and a dark lanyard holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame. Beside him, a bald man in white with glasses and a wristwatch holds another silver lamp, and in the foreground a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl holds a lamp too. A gold tray with glass items sits at the lower left, and a pink deity murti is visible in the background.

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A photograph of a ritual at a gold-decorated throne with a red cushioned back. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow garment and earrings holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, while a person in white clothing and a wristwatch holds another silver lamp near the golden ornate base. A person in white sits at the left edge, and an orange cloth is visible beside the throne. The scene suggests a lamp-offering ritual, with silver trays and dishes in the lower area.2010-09-03A ritual scene inside a hall with a gold-trimmed altar draped in orange cloth and a tray of apples on a cabinet at right. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with white and red forehead markings, a gold necklace and a lamp in hand sits at center, facing a gold tray holding apples, pink flowers and lit lamps. Beside him, a woman in white sari with black beaded necklace presses her palms together. A man at left in white dhoti raises a multi-branched brass lamp, while a shaved-headed young man in orange cloth speaks into a microphone. Several people with long dark hair are seen from behind in the foreground. The scene looks like a puja or aarti offering.2010-10-19A photograph of a morning puja at a temple hall with gold-leaf ornate seating and a red-cushioned throne-style bench. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits centrally, holding a small oil lamp with flame, looking toward it. Beside him a young woman in a yellow top and white garment looks on, and in the foreground people in white clothes hold brass oil lamps over silver plates of offerings with red petals. An orange curtain hangs behind, and a dark stone carved shrine stands at the right. A board reads Dhyanapeetam and lists devotees who built Ananda Sabha.2010-09-28August 15 20102010-08-15A seated figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands folded in the lap, with a red cushion behind. Before the throne, devotees in white clothes sit on the ground and on blue chairs, a bald man in white with a lanyard holds out his hands toward small oil lamps, and another bald man in white holds a lit lamp in a silver stand. A woman in a yellow garment with folded hands sits at the right, and a woman with dark hair in a bun is visible at the left. A silver tray holds an apple and small offerings, and red and gold draped cloth appears at the upper right.2010-09-03A padapuja-style ritual in a courtyard. At left, a figure in orange robes stands with bare feet on a golden platform laden with silver bowls, apples, flowers and gold-wrapped sweets. Seated around the platform, four people hold lit oil lamps: a bald woman in cream and gold clothing with a rudraksha mala, a bald man in white with a long rudraksha mala, a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in yellow with a tilak. Other devotees in white and yellow sit nearby, and a bald man in white is seen at lower right.2010-08-30Devotees perform aarti with small silver lamps during a padapuja-style offering. A woman with blonde hair and black-framed glasses, dressed in white, holds a flaming lamp at left. A woman in a white top with a dark mala holds a lamp at center. A bald man in light grey-blue clothes and glasses holds a lit lamp at right. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands at far right beside a gold-framed doorway. Brass plates of flowers, apples and offerings sit on a tray in front, and a few more people are partly visible at the edges.2010-08-28A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a temple hall before an empty ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat draped with an orange cloth and a yellow marigold garland. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with white painted markings on his arms holds up a lit oil lamp, while a woman in a white sari with gold border and a beaded mala lifts another lamp near her face. A dark-haired woman in a yellow top sits with her back to the camera, and a shaved-headed man in white with an orange-edged shawl holds a lit lamp. Silver plates with offerings and a small lit oil lamp rest on the floor, and a second gold throne and a small fire are visible at left.2010-10-02A photograph of a temple ritual in which a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti-style garment and yellow shawl holds up a silver aarti or oil lamp toward an ornate gold-embossed shrine panel. Beside him a woman in an orange and white garment with a rudraksha mala and a second woman in white with a yellow shawl stand with hands folded in prayer. Clear glass cups and small silver vessels sit on a tray at the lower left, and the gold shrine behind them has a repoussé lion-like motif. Three people are visible in the scene.2010-08-09A photograph, rotated sideways, of a puja at a shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-white striped cloth and rudraksha mala stands at a gilded ornate structure with floral repoussé gold panels and a red velvet backdrop. A second person in white stands beside him with hands extended near a brass lamp and a red cushioned object topped with a green-and-yellow garland. Smoke rises from offerings in front of the gold-framed stand. Orange walls and white striped trim appear behind.2010-09-29January 04 20132013-01-04A photograph of a group puja in a hall with a dark maroon curtain and pink wall. Several people sit on the floor in white ritual clothes with red-and-white borders, many with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Two men in the centre hold lit oil lamps in cupped hands, and a woman in white with folded palms sits beside them. A young shaved-headed priest at right, wearing a gold necklace and holding a lamp, is seated before a golden tray holding apples, pink flowers, a kalasha-style offering and plates of food. At far right, an orange-robed figure stands near a gold-framed altar table with fruit. Smoke rises in the background. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground, and a Western-looking woman in a cream top sits at left. Padapuja-style ritual with lamps and offerings.2010-10-19