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A photograph of a covered temple corridor with reddish walls and white-and-red striped pillars. In the foreground, a bald man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands with folded hands while a person in a red and orange sari-style garment reaches toward two small gold figures on a black side table draped with an orange cloth. Behind them, a man in a white kurta with a gold necklace and mala holds an orange umbrella, and a woman in a light blue sari stands nearby. Several people in white dhotis with yellow or red cloths line the left background. A black board with white lettering hangs on the wall and a brass bell is visible.

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A photograph of an ashram courtyard beside a red-and-white painted wall with a dark notice board. Two priests in orange and red dhotis stand at a black side table holding brass or gold ritual objects, one lifting a small golden vessel, while an orange and gold cloth lies on the table. A bald man in orange stands at left and a man in white with a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Behind them a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and several women in white and yellow saris stand near an open doorway, with a plastic chair at left. The scene appears to be a temple-area ritual preparation. Visible people: about six.2011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01September 01 20112011-09-01November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Photograph of a temple ritual in a covered shrine hall with red pillars. Four priests perform abhishekam at a small bronze deity murti set on a wooden stand. The priest in front wears an orange shawl over his shoulder and holds a bundle of green leaves raised over the deity. A priest beside him in white dhoti with red borders pours from a silver vessel. Another priest in white with red-bordered cloth bends forward over the murti, and a fourth stands behind in white with red trim. A figure in an orange wrap sits near the shrine, and a red-and-gold canopied structure with garlands, a golden throne and a large deity image in red garments stands at the back. Brass and silver bowls and a gold plate sit on the floor. Nobody in the scene is identifiable as a person by the visible appearance cues.2010-11-12Three shaven-headed priests perform abhishekam at a bronze deity murti on a wooden stand inside a temple shrine. The priest on the left wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl and pours water from a silver pot, with leaves held in his other hand. The middle priest wears white dhoti with maroon border and glasses, holding a brass vessel and leaves. The priest on the right wears white with maroon borders and holds his hands toward the murti. Brass lamps, a garlanded red-and-gold shrine and steel bowls are visible. No identifiable a person is present in the scene.2010-11-12A photograph of a temple courtyard at dusk where several saffron-robed sannyasis stand barefoot in a line facing a stone shrine ledge. A younger man in an orange robe with a maroon sash stands at the right, holding a lit flame toward brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on the ledge, apparently performing aarti. Other people in white dhotis stand at the left, and a red-clad deity murti with a garland is visible at the right edge. A banana plant, red cloth hanging and whitewashed buildings frame the scene. Five people in saffron robes are visible, plus two or three in white.2009-10-15November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph in a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. On the left, a carved stone shrine holds a small black deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and an orange cloth curtain is draped beside it. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers watches. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and rudraksha mala talks while gesturing, with another man in white standing behind him. Photo credit overlay shows a 2020 a person copyright line.2011-10-01Priests perform a puja at a shrine with a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flower strands, set within an ornate golden arch and red draped backdrop. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with red border holds a silver vessel toward the shrine, while another priest in white stands beside him. A young priest in saffron-orange cloth pours or offers from a silver bowl, and an attendant in orange and white stands at right near steel bowls. Brass lamps and a small brass figure stand on the altar; a brick fire pit with white markings lies in front.2010-11-12