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A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with a stone pillar and a red curtain. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits behind a stone altar, holding an offering while devotees stand before it with hands folded in namaste. Brass lamps, a kettle-like vessel, brass bowls, and trays of flowers and fruit sit on the altar, and a board on the left lists devotees who built the Dhyanapeetam. Among the visible people, a woman in pink and a man in a striped shirt stand in front, with a woman in white nearby, and a few others in white garments at the left edge.

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November 16 20092009-11-16A photograph of a temple shrine at an outdoor temple complex. A priest in a saffron-orange robe sits at the centre on a raised platform before a deity murti adorned with orange and red garlands and a crown, performing a puja with brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates. To the left, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl stands with his hands folded in reverence, next to a woman in orange robes with palms pressed together. A man in white garments stands in the foreground, facing the shrine, and two heads of onlookers are visible at the lower right. Red curtains hang at the left, and a plaque with lettering is on the wall behind them.2009-10-15A photograph of a temple shrine where a saffron-robed priest stands at a granite altar performing a puja, holding a brass lamp in his right hand. Behind him a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and an orange cloth. Brass lamps, kalasha pots, bowls and offerings are arranged on the stone platform. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands with hands folded, and a woman in orange sari stands beside him with palms pressed together. A man in white dhoti stands in front, and two people's heads are visible in the lower corners. Red curtains hang at the pillars and a board on the wall lists names.2009-10-15September 13 20102010-09-13November 07 20102010-11-07A photo of a temple shrine with grey stone pillars and carved panels, where a priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before an altar performing worship. Two devotees stand at the altar edge: one in orange robes with long hair and a full beard, hands folded in prayer, and another in an orange shawl with long dark hair seen from behind. A man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside the altar. The altar holds brass lamps, plates and kalasha-style vessels, and the deities behind are decorated with orange and white garlands and ornate gold headdresses. A red curtain hangs at the left and a small red-and-blue container sits in the foreground. Four people are visible.2009-10-15A photograph of a pada puja scene outdoors at a temple-style courtyard. A figure seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a long orange robe and has long dark hair swept back; he holds his palms together in namaste. Probable Swamiji in the orange robe and long swept-back hair, seated on the gilded throne. In front of him, a low table holds brass plates with fruit and offerings. Around the throne sit devotees in white ritual clothes, several with yellow or white shawls and rudraksha or beaded necklaces; one man on the left holds a microphone. A woman in a yellow shawl with a long braid in the foreground carries an offering. A gilded lamp stand and green plantain leaves stand beside the throne, with a red and white painted wall and a metal gate behind.2010-09-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine inside a stone temple pavilion draped with red cloth. Garlanded deity murti, with a decorated figure in green and orange silk, sit behind an altar holding brass lamps, a kalasha and offering vessels. A man in an orange robe stands at left tending the lamps, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at center with hands raised in worship. Devotees in white shirts and a woman in a dark top with a blue hair clip watch from the foreground, their backs to the camera. Stone carvings and red-and-white railings surround the shrine, with green trees behind.2009-10-15Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a stone shrine with carved granite pillars and a red cloth backdrop. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged behind a granite ledge, performing a ritual with silver vessels, a small kalasha-style pot and oil lamps. Two devotees in white stand at the ledge with hands pressed in prayer, a woman in a white sari with a gold bangle among them, and a man in white holds his palms together with a garland around his neck. Several more people in white and orange stand behind them near a corrugated roof and concrete wall.2007-02-24March 25 20082008-03-25March 25 20082008-03-25A photograph of a temple shrine area with a grey stone pillar and carved stone ledge. Two figures in orange robes stand at left arranging brass lamps, plates of flowers and offerings on a tray. A devotee in a white dhoti and white shirt with a bead necklace stands at centre, and another older man in white stands beside him. At lower right, an elderly woman in a red and gold sari sits near the ledge. A man in white with an orange cloth photographs the scene at right, and a small child in yellow stands behind the ledge. Hanging bells, orange and red cloth draped on the pillars, and a palm frond decorate the open pavilion, with white buildings behind.2009-12-20