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A night-time scene at a small shrine decorated with leafy garlands and strings of beads. A man in white clothes stands at left with hands joined in prayer, facing the shrine. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe bends forward with head lowered before a small yellow-and-red shrine structure holding a painted deity murti. A colourful geometric cloth hangs behind the standing man. The setting appears to be a puja or darshan at a temporary shrine.

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November 12 20082008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12A photograph inside a small shrine room. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a white and red garland around his neck stands at left, holding a ritual implement toward an ornate painted shrine. The shrine is painted in red, yellow, blue and maroon with a yellow canopy and a glass front, housing white and gold deity figures. Strings of small red lights hang at right and a green leaf sprig hangs from above. A second man in white stands behind at left, and a red, blue and green cloth hangs on the left wall.2008-11-12November 12 20082008-11-12A worshipper seen from behind, with long black hair and a white flower garland around the neck, wearing an orange garment, reaches toward a small deity murti seated on a yellow tiered altar. The altar, decorated with red dots and a finial, sits on a red and black base. Mango leaf strands and red-beaded green cords hang across the wall above, under a blue and red striped cloth canopy. A painted nameboard on the base reads SRI NITHYANANDA. A blurred hand is in the foreground. The scene appears to be a ritual touching of the murti at a small shrine.2008-11-12A photograph of a pooja at an open-sided structure with white pillars and a green mat floor. In the foreground a person in an orange robe with a red border kneels with hands folded, head bowed toward a white square fire-pit or yagna altar holding small brass vessels, a bowl, a kalasha-type pot, flowers and a lamp. Another person in white clothes kneels at the left beside a brass vessel, and a third person in a yellow shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace bows low at the lower right. A framed deity murti sits on a blue cloth at the back, and a person in a striped shirt and jeans stands at the right edge. Marigold and other flowers are scattered around the altar.2007-01-01September 03 20082008-09-03Warm-lit temple shrine at night. A figure in an orange-red sleeveless garment with red-and-white flower garland and beaded necklace raises both arms above the head, hands joined, before a stone shrine with carved panels and golden deity figures. A second person in a yellow garment bows low at the right edge. A golden plate of rose petals and flowers sits on a mat in the foreground, and tall brass oil lamps stand near the shrine. A green leaf-like canopy hangs at left beside a table with brass vessels and offerings. A printed poster with red border hangs on the left wall.2012-04-24Indoor ritual photo under a golden-pillared open pavilion decorated with mango leaves and palm fronds. On the right, a seated figure in orange-and-saffron robes with a shaved head sits behind a flower-garlanded seated figure on an ornate golden throne under a multicoloured parasol, in a manner consistent with a guru being honoured; the figure on the throne is not confidently identifiable by appearance. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits on a white marble platform facing a floor arrangement of lamps, brass vessels and offerings. Three seated deity murtis with gold arches and flower garlands sit on a magenta-draped table at left, with an oil lamp in front. A woman in pink sits near the central floor ritual, and a woman in red-and-gold sari sits at lower right beside brass plates of leaves, rice and kumkum; this appears to be a puja or homa setting.2021-12-28KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/19/20212021-04-19Photo 1702837August 02 20082008-08-02