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A photograph of a sacred sanctum ritual in a stone-walled chamber. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and robe stands barefoot, leaning forward with one hand gathering his shawl, looking down toward a small square opening in the floor. Beside him, a young man in a white kurta wears a white ID badge and folds his hands in reverence, while another in white holds a video camera. A man in white kneels at the lower right edge of the frame. Near the floor opening sits a folded white cloth and a brass-framed object with ornate detail. A brass oil lamp with a curved arm hangs at the top left. The scene suggests a garbha consecration in a sanctum. Four prominent people are visible, plus partial figures at the frame edges.

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A dim, unfinished stone-walled chamber during a garbha consecration. A central figure in an orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged on a low wooden stool, leaning forward toward a square stone base holding a brass yantra-style object covered in white cloth. Around him, young men in white kurtas with orange shawls kneel and bend close, one with hands raised over another's head. An older man in white dhoti with a maroon border stands at the right edge, hands folded.2006-12-11A photograph inside a dim stone sanctum during a consecration. A central figure in an orange shawl over orange garments stands barefoot with long, dark, loose hair, looking down at an ornate square tray with a blue-and-gold mosaic pattern and a central circular motif set on silver-coloured rails. To the left, a white-clad attendant with an orange shawl raises a brass oil lamp on a wall bracket. On the right, a man in white robes stands behind a video camera held to his eye. 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The scene appears to be a temple or ashram floor during an evening consecration event.2006-12-11Photograph taken from above of a group of devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas, several wearing saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, standing around a dark square pit in a stone-floored sanctum. A single small flame burns at the centre of the pit, which appears to hold dark liquid. On the right, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a plain orange-saffron robe and bows his head toward the pit with hands at his sides. Other white-clad devotees stand with hands folded in prayer on the left, and an elderly man kneels in the lower left corner with palms pressed together. Bare feet are visible on the stone floor.2006-12-11A dim, unfinished concrete chamber with a bare grey wall. In the right foreground a long-haired man in an orange robe sits cross-legged on the floor with his hands extended toward a small brass or metal plate set into the floor. 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