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A photograph taken from above of a seated man in orange robes and long dark hair, kneeling on a flat grey stone slab inside a dim, unfinished sanctum. He holds a brass lamp with a bright flame and an orange-brown bowl, with a small brass vessel below, while his hands are cupped near the flame. Surrounding him are standing people in white dhotis and white garments with red borders, some with orange sashes, and a man in white holding a brass horn-shaped instrument on the left. A small patterned mat lies behind him, and bamboo poles are visible at the top. Ritual lamp offering at the garbha consecration site.

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A photograph taken from above of a stone-walled pit or sanctum area, with a worn concrete floor. A figure in an orange saffron garment with long dark hair stands barefoot, pouring liquid from a metal vessel into a small brass lamp or cup held in the other hand, which shows a bright flame. On the floor beside the figure lies a rectangular inlaid mosaic tile with a circular central motif. Three figures in white dhotis with maroon borders stand at the top edge of the pit, their legs and feet visible, and a person in an orange and white garment is partially visible at the lower right edge.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11Photo taken from above inside a dim, unfinished stone chamber with a bamboo ladder leaning against rough stone walls. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a flat grey stone slab, holding a small brass vessel with a flame. Beside him a woman in white with an orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste; other people in white and orange clothing stand at the edges and at the bottom of the frame, one reaching up with a lamp-like object. A patterned mat lies behind the seated figure. The seated man appears to be a person based on his long swept hair and orange robes, presented as an in-person figure in the ritual setting.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11A photograph taken from above of a stone-walled sanctum-like chamber with a rough concrete floor. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long, loose dark hair kneels on a patterned mat, holding a small lit flame in a brass vessel in one hand and a silver pot in the other. Before them stands a brass ritual object on a red cloth, with a folded white cloth and an orange cloth on the left. Below, a square stone slab set in the floor has an opening, and a figure in white clothes is partly visible at the lower right.2006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11Overhead photo inside a dim, unfinished stone chamber with a bamboo ladder on the left. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits cross-legged on the bare floor, holding a lit oil lamp flame over brass vessels. Below, a square stone slab set into the floor has a small square recess, with a red cloth and white cloth laid on the ground nearby, and a brass vessel and a glass dish sit on the floor at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long, swept-back dark hair and orange ritual clothing, consistent with the page's garbha consecration context.2006-12-11A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A figure with long dark curly hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace, sits on the floor holding a flat plate with a lit flame, performing an offering. Beside them a bowl of yellow offering material rests on a stone. Behind and around, several people in saffron-orange robes and white garments sit or stand with hands joined in prayer, and a brass lamp and bells are visible. In front, a small deity murti draped in orange cloth sits on a raised shrine with rudraksha beads and a stack of wood. The setting appears to be a temple interior with a stone floor.2006-05-30December 11 20062006-12-11December 11 20062006-12-11