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A photograph inside a plain hall with a concrete floor and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari-style garment places white and orange garlands on a white deity murti set on a white table draped with an orange cloth. A man in white dhoti and shawl films her with a large video camera on his shoulder. Another man in white, with a shaved head, stands at right beside a blue plastic chair and a brass tray. Behind them are tall painted pillars, a wooden cabinet with glass doors holding small golden deity figures, and framed pictures on the left wall. No one visible is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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Indoor ritual inside a plain white-walled hall decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. On the left, a brass lamp stand and a deity murti adorned with garlands sit on a flower-decked altar with brass puja vessels and fruit offerings. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with an orange head wrap and a long white flower garland stands with back to the camera, facing the altar. To the right, several people in white dhotis and white shirts stand on a red carpet; one holds a silver tray of pink petals, and others raise their arms near a maroon cloth hanging from the ceiling. A cameraman films from the right, and an orange cloth hangs from above.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. In the centre, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless orange robe and stands before a white marble statue of a seated figure wearing a white turban and a white flower garland, placed on a draped orange-cloth table. Three men stand to the left: a bald man in white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a gold necklace, a man in orange with glasses, and a man in white kurta and white trousers with a tilak. Brass vessels, a small bell and a lamp sit on the floor and table, with orange and gold cloth folded nearby, and colourful striped poles decorate the wall.2010-09-13August 16 20092009-08-16A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. A person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap with long dark wavy hair stands in the foreground holding a lit aarti lamp with both hands, and a small handbell is visible in one hand. Beside a white marble deity murti in a seated pose with a white turban, wearing garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, stands a white-painted table draped with an orange cloth. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, one holding a red cloth, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl joins in. A small figure in orange robes stands in the doorway at left, and a decorated yellow, blue and green pillar hangs from the ceiling. Brass trays and bowls sit on the floor at right.2010-09-13A photograph inside a plain hall with a corrugated roof and whitewashed walls. A woman with wavy dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange top and saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, and is applying or placing a white cloth over a white marble deity murti on an orange-draped stand. The murti wears a white flower garland with red blossoms. Behind her a man in orange and a bald man in white stand near the door. At left a young man in a white checked shirt and dark trousers stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At right a man in white dhoti with white markings on his arm holds a gold tray with small brass bowls of offerings. Colourful striped pillars and a gold-coloured decorative plate hang on the walls.2010-09-13A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, showing a puja before a white marble murti of a seated figure draped in garlands of white flowers and red blooms, set on a saffron-draped table. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and places a red flower on the murti's head with his right hand. At right, a bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders holds a lit camphor flame on a silver plate for aarti. At left, a bald man in saffron robes stands beside a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, further devotees in white stand near a small altar, a tall ceremonial umbrella and a brass plate on the wall.2010-09-13A photograph inside a plain white room with a tiled floor, a barred window and a wooden door. A man with long dark hair and a flower-garland of white and red blossoms stands in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, holding a lit lamp in a brass aarti plate, performing an aarti before a seated deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with a blue turban, yellow and red flower garlands and a white garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flower offerings and a small puja arrangement sit on a cloth on the floor. Around them stand several people with palms pressed together in namaste: a man in white shirt and dhoti, a woman in pink, a boy in a checked shirt, and men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas. The lamp-lighting and devotional posture suggest a puja. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the garlanded man performing the aarti, identified by long hair, saffron clothing, garland and rudraksha-style adornments.2012-01-02A photograph in a bare white-walled room with a ceiling fan and barred windows. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe and a long garland of yellow flowers stands in front, his right hand raised in blessing toward a framed portrait of a robed figure on a small blue table. The portrait is garlanded with white flowers; in front of it sit a brass bell, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a small brass pot, scattered yellow petals and a pink flower. A second person in orange with a red-bordered cloth stands with his back to the camera at left. A videographer on the right films with a camera on a shoulder rig, and two more men in white stand in the background.2009-08-16A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a ceiling fan, showing a ritual before a white statue of a seated deity murti dressed in orange cloth, blue and gold wrap, and yellow and red flower garlands. In the centre a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti wears long layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers and raises one hand in blessing. Around him stand robed men in orange and white, one holding a brass plate of yellow flowers, and a bald priest in orange at the right. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flower offerings and scattered petals lie on the floor. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, a boy and a young girl with flowers stand at the back and sides, with hands folded in respect.2012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph inside a bright shrine room with a white-walled interior and tiled floor. On the left, a white marble statue of a seated saint in red-orange robes and a red headcloth is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set on a white pedestal draped with marigold and rose garlands. In the centre, a standing figure in a full orange robe, orange turban and white flower garland rings a silver bell during puja, with a silver tray of flowers, incense and offerings before a small deity murti decorated with flowers. A lit oil lamp stands nearby. Behind, several men in white dhotis and a man holding a camera watch the ritual, and brass lamps and a hanging orange-and-red cloth decorate the room.2010-02-18A group of devotees walks across a bright hall with a white tent-like ceiling, ceiling fans and decorative painted pillars with elephant motifs. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear yellow shawls, and one carries a yellow cloth over his shoulder. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl walks at centre-left, and another in orange stands at the left edge beside a glass display case containing a golden figure. At the right, a man in white with an orange shawl films with a professional video camera. Speaker boxes hang from the frame and a stage-like area with red chairs sits in the background.2009-11-16