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Indoor temple gathering in a white-pillared hall with a seated audience on red and patterned mats. A man in an orange-saffron robe with long hair sits with hands folded in front of a small golden canopied shrine with a kalasha-like top and green fringe, decorated with pink flowers and small lamps. Behind him a second seated man in white and a standing figure in dark clothing stand near a wicker armchair with red cushions and a framed picture of a deity. Several women in saris and girls with braids sit in the audience, along with a bald man in a checked shirt and a boy in a blue shirt in the foreground. The image is blurred. Possible satsang or puja setting.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with a red and pink cushioned seat at centre, where a woman in orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind her, deity murtis are decorated with garlands and orange cloth, with a marble platform before them. A priest in orange robes sits at left with hands folded, and another in white robes with an orange shawl stands at right beside a ritual table holding offerings. Around fifteen to twenty devotees sit on a striped rug in front, many in saris and salwar, some children among them, and several men in white with orange shawls at right. A glass case of sweets is visible at upper right.2009-10-13Inside a temple shrine, a priest in an orange-saffron garment sits cross-legged before a brass-domed altar hung with pink flowers and green leaves, with oil lamps burning in front. A younger assistant in white dhoti and yellow shawl sits beside him, and a row of women and girls in colourful salwars, some with flowers in their hair, sit on the floor facing the altar. Behind the altar stand dark stone figures of deities and a painted portrait of a deity garlanded with flowers hangs on the right. A white square arrangement is set on the floor in front. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam being performed for a devotee gathering. Count visible people: about ten.November 29 20132013-11-29 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a temple hall where a priest in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands before a canopied shrine decorated with flowers and green garlands, holding a lit oil lamp. A seated devotee in a yellow shawl sits nearby with hands folded. About a dozen worshippers sit on floor mats in colourful patterns, including girls with braids and flowers in their hair wearing green, pink and white saris, plus men in white and checked shirts. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a garland. Striped woven hangings line the pillars and a small television sits near the shrine.2008-08-15A photograph of a Hindu worship session in a temple shrine with white pillars and a shrine containing deity murti, flanked by two dark stone figures. In the foreground, a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beside a younger man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl, who holds a notebook. A brass kalasha and oil lamps sit on a platform decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, with a white-bordered ritual area of sand or powder in front. A row of young girls with braided hair and flowers sit on the floor in colourful salwar kameez, facing the ritual. A framed portrait of a man with garlands sits on a cane bench at right.A puja at a temple with white pillars and red, yellow and blue patterned hangings. A man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the floor before a framed portrait of a woman garlanded with white and pink flower strands, placed on a cane chair with red cushions. Fruit, bananas, brass vessels, oil lamps and offerings are arranged on white-sheeted platforms covered with petals. A standing attendant in white dhoti and saffron shawl holds a cloth. Children and women in traditional dress sit in the foreground watching. A small dark deity murti stands behind the seated man.Devotees sit on the floor and stand in a ritual gathering in a room with white-walled decor, framed pictures and vases of red and orange flowers. Many have hands pressed in anjali, eyes closed in prayer. In the foreground, a young man in white and a woman in a floral sari sit near brass pooja vessels, and a row of bowls with rice and food sits along the bottom right. 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Appearance-based cues including the orange robe, orange turban and rudraksha mala suggest a probable Swamiji (probable) seated in the chair as the central figure, with devotees gathered before him in darshan.2007-09-03Indoor temple puja in a shrine room with white pillars and carved gold-and-red column bands. A seated priest in saffron robes with rudraksha beads sits behind a copper-domed kalasha or peetha altar decorated with pink and white flowers, lit oil lamps and fruit offerings. A younger attendant in white with a yellow shawl kneels at left, reading or reciting from a book. Two grey stone deity statues stand in niches behind the altar, and a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange and gold garlands sits on a red-cushioned wicker seat at right. About a dozen women and girls in saris and salwar kameez with flowers in their hair sit on the floor facing the altar, some with hands folded. White stone blocks are arranged on the floor in front of the altar.October 02 20082008-10-022008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a Pradosha puja and homa in an open-sided hall at Aadi Kailaasa, Bengaluru, with a stone shrine behind and red curtains draped at its sides. A priest in a saffron-orange robe stands at the centre, holding a lamp or offering before a seated orange-robed figure on a white-draped platform in front of the shrine. A second priest in white sits on a mat to the left, with offerings of fruit and flowers on a cloth in front of him. About fifteen devotees in white and cream clothing sit cross-legged on mats in rows, several with hands folded. Colourful hanging cloth banners with bird motifs hang from the roof, and sunlight glows through the trees outside.2008-01-20