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A photograph inside a large hall with a corrugated roof and smoke or incense haze in the air. Three men in red-maroon dhoti-style garments with orange-gold borders walk across a tiled floor. The man in front wears a red-maroon shawl-like wrap, a multi-strand flower or bead garland, and a white-and-red forehead marking; he appears to be a person with the ceremonial garland and ritual dress cues. The man at left and the second man carrying a tray walk behind him. Beside them stand a bronze lotus-shaped base, golden deity and figure statues, and a large black pillar. Hanging paper decorations and bunting fill the upper space and a few onlookers stand in the background.

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Photograph of a ritual procession in an open, tiled courtyard with a string of colourful pennant flags overhead. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a long gold-beaded garland stands in a rust-red and gold-bordered shawl and dhoti. Flanking him, two attendants in matching rust-red and gold garments wear rudraksha malas; the attendant on the right carries a silver tray with a red cloth and offerings. Smoke or incense drifts through the air. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in a striped shirt watch. Along the right side, bronze and brass deity murtis and lamps stand on a table, and a few more people are visible in the background. The central figure shows distinctive long hair, ornate gold garland and ceremonial dress, so he is a probable Swamiji in appearance; the attendants and onlookers are devotees.2014-10-02A photograph of a procession inside a hall with a smoky, hazy atmosphere and bunting strung across the ceiling. Four men in maroon and rust-red robes with gold-coloured borders walk forward, carrying a brass tray and a small ritual vessel; the man on the right wears a long garland of golden-brown beads and a white forehead band, while others wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, people in white dhotis stand in the background near a wooden structure and a fire area. The scene resembles a ritual procession, with no clear identification of any individual.2014-10-02September 28 20152015-09-28September 15 20152015-09-15A photograph inside a large warehouse-style hall with corrugated roof and steel trusses, where a line of devotees walks past rows of gilded metal deity murti statues on red-draped platforms. In the foreground a man in orange-saffron robes with a yellow border and a long orange-beaded garland stands beside a metal stanchion and chain barrier, gazing toward the statues. Behind him a shaved-headed man wears a rudraksha mala and orange shawl, another man in white dhoti and a long red-brown rudraksha garland stands among them, and women in white and saffron saris and a man in white shirt follow. Several people in white and orange attire are visible in the crowd. A gilded statue with a red cloth at the right foreground and a seated figure with a crown adorn the display.2014-08-24A photo inside a temple colonnade with stone pillars and a large brass lamp stand on the left. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a white pendant, wears an orange dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a bronze-coloured belt, and walks forward beside an older bald man with a white head bandage and a red tilak. The older man wears a dark rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, an orange dhoti and an orange-and-gold shawl. Behind them, several men in orange robes walk, and a polished steel vessel with a garland stands at right. A man in white shirt photographs with a camera at right edge. a person is visible as the long-haired man in orange, with rudraksha mala and long hair, walking in the foreground in a temple procession.2012-07-24A photograph of four priests in reddish-maroon and saffron-bordered dhoti and shawl robes performing a puja in a workshop-like hall with cream walls and metal ritual items stacked on shelves behind them. In the foreground a priest with a rudraksha mala and glasses holds a brass bell in one hand and a flaming oil lamp in the other, while a priest on the left stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A middle priest holds his hands together over smoke, and a fourth priest stands at the right edge. On a low table draped in orange cloth sit brass vessels, a red bowl and a small dish of offerings. In the right foreground, dark wooden carved deity murti and a ceremonial lamp stand are visible.2015-09-28September 28 20152015-09-28September 28 20152015-09-28January 12 20152015-01-12January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph inside a large workshop filled with stone and wooden sculptures, statues and carved objects on shelves and tables. In the foreground a man in rust-red dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow sash and a gold pendant on a chain holds a small white flower and a small brass vessel over a wooden plank, with a small object placed on the plank. Beside him an older bearded man in a red shawl and a bald younger man in red-and-gold robes stand near a table draped in orange cloth holding brass lamps and vessels. At the far right a man in red-and-gold robes with rudraksha beads and folded hands stands near a carved wooden stand. A plain stone pillar and a hanging tarpaulin fill the left side. The scene suggests a puja at a workshop, with people performing offerings among the statues.2015-09-28