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A person in saffron-orange robes stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a wood-panelled hall. Two tall decorative poles draped in colourful fabric panels with painted elephants, floral motifs and sacred symbols flank the figure, and a third pole stands further back. On the floor below sits a brass vessel surrounded by flower garlands and loose petals, near orange flags and a yellow garland hanging to the left. A piano and a projection screen are visible at the edges of the room. a person attribution is uncertain from appearance alone.

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Indoor photo of a large hall with wood-panelled walls and a drop ceiling. Two tall ceremonial pillars are wrapped in decorated cloth panels with bands of red, blue, green, orange and purple, featuring painted elephants, gold lotus motifs and a bird in a blue medallion. Orange flags hang beside them, and yellow and white garlands lie nearby along with a flower-decorated tray and a piano. A person in orange robes with long dark hair bends forward toward the right-hand pillar, hands near its base, and one visible person is present. No readable event name appears in the image.2006-05-03Indoor photo of a room with a projection screen on the back wall. On the left, a seated white-robed figure with an ornate headdress and long yellow, white, pink and red floral garlands stands beside a tall stand. In the centre, a person with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange robe and a white-and-yellow flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. 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Red and purple chairs sit in the foreground, and an orange-and-saffron flag stands beside the altar area.2006-05-03A person in orange robes with a draped orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer before a shrouded shivalingam on a wooden table. The lingam is wrapped in yellow and white garlands, with marigolds, pink and red garland ribbons, and a tilak mark. Flanking the altar are tall colourful fabric banners with elephant and floral motifs. A small framed photograph sits beside the altar, and a saffron flag stands behind it. The room has wood-panelled walls and a cabinet at right.2006-05-03A photograph of a person in an orange sannyasi-style robe with long dark hair bowing before a decorated altar in a wood-panelled room. The altar holds a golden and silver-toned bust-like murti draped in layered garlands of yellow, white, pink and red flowers, with a small framed photo placed at its base. 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The person wears a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder and bare upper back, with long dark wavy hair falling down the back. Behind them hang tall decorative pillars in red, blue, yellow and white patterns with orange tassels, and a light draped ceiling. The background is softly out of focus, with a white table edge visible at the bottom. Faint copyright and source credits appear in the lower right corner.2010-10-23July 21 20102010-07-21