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A photograph inside a yellow-walled ashram hall during a puja. A man in a rust-red dhoti and a long multicolour flower garland, with a white tilak on his forehead and gold bangles, stands at the left holding a ritual implement and gesturing toward two large silver deity murtis with tall crowns and ornate jewellery. Behind him a second person in orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. In the background several people in white clothes stand with hands folded, and a chandelier and ceiling fan hang above.

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June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a shirtless man in a maroon dhoti with a gold waistband, wearing a thick garland of white flowers, red roses and pink blooms and gold armlets, reaching toward a group of metal deity murtis against a yellow-tiled wall. The central deity wears a tall crown and a white cloth, with garlands around the shoulders; the figure on the right wears a red-flowered garland and a crown. Behind, a man with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands beside a man in a maroon robe. A chandelier hangs in the background, and a small brass lamp with green leaves sits on a platform. Several people in white clothes are visible through a doorway. The scene suggests a puja with garlanded murtis; a dedicated shrine ritual is partly visible, and a sannyasi in saffron and a devotee in white are present.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a room with yellow walls and a golden-framed red velvet throne at left. A woman in a maroon sari with a yellow-and-pink flower garland touches a bronze deity murti with her hand while a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti stands beside her. Three bronze murtis stand on pedestals against a tiled wall: a central figure holding a trident-like staff in white dhoti with rudraksha, a smaller figure in maroon with a bead necklace, and a crowned goddess in green and red sari with a gold necklace. Devotees in white and saffron stand in the background, and a shaved head is visible at lower right. Printed copyright and source text appears on the image.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28Indoor temple-style ritual in a yellow-walled hall with chandeliers and orange curtains. A woman with hair in a bun, wearing a maroon sari with a gold border, a red-and-white flower garland and gold bangles, stands at a wooden platform holding her hand over a small fire pit with offerings. A younger figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside her. Behind them, people in white and maroon clothing stand with hands folded. On the right, a large silver deity murti with a tall crown is decorated with white and red flowers, and a silver kalasha-like object sits nearby. A tray with oil lamps, banana leaves and flowers rests on the platform. Cameras on tripods film the ceremony.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA priest in a brown dhoti with a red-and-yellow flower garland and gold ornaments lifts a round metal object above the head of a white-clad metal murti of a deity with a tall crown. Beside it stands a golden-brown metal figure of a deity in a crown with a striped green and orange cloth, and rudraksha-type beads at its chest. Behind the priest, two young men in saffron and brown robes with rudraksha malas and a shaved-headed attendant watch the rite, with more robed devotees and camera operators in the room. White floral garlands and flower arrangements sit in the foreground.2014-06-28 +1 copies