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A photograph of an indoor hall with orange-brown walls and hanging colourful cloth banners. In the foreground, two women stand before a dark metal table holding a brass tray of lit oil lamps and small burning wicks. The woman on the left wears a mustard-yellow sari with a green beaded mala and holds a small lamp; the woman on the right wears an orange sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala and holds a small lamp. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand, one wearing white shirt with an ID badge, and an elderly man in white with tilak. A printed banner above reads text about Sri Ramana Maharishi and Yogi Ram. Several people stand and sit in the background.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with a red carpet runway and orange-painted walls. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and a woman in a bright orange saree light small oil lamps on a metal plate placed on a steel table, as devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand behind them with folded hands. A younger woman in a mustard-yellow saree stands beside the orange-clad woman. Decorative hanging yellow and red ornaments and painted pillars line the ceiling. A printed panel on the wall reads about a spiritual awakening, and a small kalasha-like vessel rests on a counter at right. Five to six visible people in total.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with orange walls and a corrugated roof, with a red carpet running down the centre aisle. A man in saffron robes with a shaved head sits cross-legged on the right, holding a lit lamp and a small vessel, while a row of people in white and cream clothing with saffron shawls sit on mats with brass plates and oil lamps in front of them. Several women seated at left hold lamps and brass dishes, and a row of seated devotees in the background watch. Flower garlands rest on a ledge at right, and colourful striped pillars and framed printed posters line the back wall.2010-10-02November 12 20102010-11-12A ceremonial puja inside a courtyard with a white wall and a coloured parasol. A man in saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold garland stands at centre, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a small bell in his left. Seated on an orange cushioned seat to the right, a figure in white ceremonial dress with a red garland and gold necklace presses palms together, with other seated devotees in orange and white beside them. Around them, rows of people in white and orange sit with folded hands. Behind is a shrine with golden deity murtis garlanded in yellow flowers, a golden cobra-hooded canopy, and a gold lion-headed throne. A steel vessel sits in the foreground beside a white table with an orange cloth and offerings. Framed posters on the wall show older photographs of a man with a saffron robe.2009-01-01A ceremonial puja at an outdoor stage. A standing priest in orange robes and a gold necklace waves a lamp and holds a small metal vessel, facing a seated figure in a white dhoti and shawl with a red flower garland and gold necklace, hands joined in prayer. Beside the seated figure, a younger man in orange sits with hands folded, and at right a man in white and blue with an orange shawl holds a yellow-handled fan. Behind them are orange draped seating, a golden swan-necked vessel, a lion-faced ornament, deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and a striped fringed canopy. Several people in orange and white shawls sit at left.2009-01-01August 02 20132013-08-02December 23 20102010-12-23January 08 20102010-01-08July 21 20102010-07-21January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copies