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Indoor ritual scene in a temple-style hall with carved silver pillars, a red-cushioned seat, and a golden deity murti in an arched niche behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a pink flower garland sits on the red seat, hands resting in his lap. In the foreground a man in white kneels near a small lamp and offerings. A woman in white with a yellow border holds a small plate, and a young woman in orange with folded hands sits nearby beside a girl in orange with folded hands. On the right a standing man in orange wraps, bare-chested with white body markings, raises a lit multi-branch silver lamp. Five people are visible.

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July 31 20172017-07-31A photograph of a ritual scene in an ornately decorated hall with red walls and carved wooden pillars. A man with long dark hair and a pink flower garland sits on a red-cushioned silver seat, wearing a rust-red robe, with a candle-like lamp near him. Opposite, a man in white kneels with a tray of offerings. A woman in a white sari sits holding a small plate, and a woman in orange clothing with a white forehead mark sits with palms joined in prayer beside a young girl in orange who also joins her hands. On the right, a young man in orange robes with white body markings holds a silver aarti lamp with lit flames and a small bell, performing the lamp offering. A deity murti decorated with garlands stands in an arched shrine in the background. a person is probable, seated on the cushioned seat with long hair, a pink garland and rust-red robe.2017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-style hall with red walls, carved pillars and a golden deity murti in an arched shrine. A seated man with long hair, a pink flower garland and a rudraksha-style red robe sits on a red-cushioned wooden seat with eyes closed, his hands resting on his lap, which may be a person candidate with his long hair and distinctive garland and ornament cues. Before him a woman in a white and yellow sari holds a small lamp over a plate while a man seated on the floor tends a flame. A young woman in orange clothing with hands joined in prayer kneels beside a standing attendant in orange garments and white body markings, who holds a lit five-flame oil lamp. Another child in orange kneels at the lower right. Several people are visible, the ritual appears to be an aarti with oil lamps.2017-07-31 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesJuly 31 20172017-07-31A seated figure on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion wears an orange saffron wrap and a white flower garland with red blooms, holding hands in lap; he has long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on the forehead. Before the throne, devotees sit on an orange carpet around a silver tray with lit oil lamps and offerings. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl holds a lamp at center, while younger women in white and orange-red shawls and a man in white dhoti with bare upper body join the aarti. Behind the throne stand a gold deity murti, colourful garlands and ritual staffs. a person on throne, identified by long swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap and garlands.2010-11-13A photograph of a home-visit puja inside a domestic room with wooden floor and orange cushions. A man with hair tied back, wearing a maroon dhoti with gold border, a red and white flower garland and gold armbands, sits on a bolster-lined seat. Two attendants in orange garments stand or sit nearby. Before him, a woman in white and a woman in teal sit on an orange mat, with a man in white kneeling and holding a lit flame on a plate. A tall silver-toned ritual pole with carved designs is held upright in the foreground. Behind them, a wooden cabinet holds brass vessels and a kalasha-style set, with a framed picture on the shelves and a wall hanging depicting figures and an elephant at right.2014-07-08July 31 20172017-07-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, speaking. Around him seven people sit on the floor in white and cream traditional clothes with yellow, green and orange borders, several holding small lamps, folded hands and flower-decorated silver trays. Brass and silver vessels, a kalasha-like pot and small oil lamps sit before them. Behind is a red and white painted wall with orange curtains and a doorway, and a gilt canopy edge at the left. This appears to be a satsang gathering with puja-style offerings.2010-11-03