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Indoor photograph of a ritual in a hall with a wooden staircase and black-railed banister decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a gold-toned waist cord holds his hands over a flaming oil lamp (aarti) while a shaven-headed young person in orange robes and beaded bracelets offers the lamp. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms joined, and an older woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a second woman in red sari stand nearby with palms joined; a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod is in the background. Wall-mounted framed picture and garlanded pillars complete the scene.

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Indoor temple-room ritual at an ashram with a staircase and dark wooden railings. On the left, a standing figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red dhoti stands with palms joined before a shrine table draped in purple, decorated with white and pink flower garlands; two golden deity murti stand on the left. In the centre, a woman in white sari with a red garland and a man in white kurta stand with palms pressed together. On the right, two men in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas stand near a camera on a tripod. In the lower foreground, two shaved-headed devotees sit before a flame and offerings. Orange marigold garlands hang along the staircase railing.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesInterior ritual scene in a multi-storey ashram hall with a dark wooden staircase and railings, marigold garlands on pillars and balustrade. In the foreground, shaven-headed monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas face away from camera toward a small shrine with deity murtis on the left. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands barefoot with hands folded in anjali near a dark stone platform, with a small oil lamp at its edge. A woman in white sari with red mala stands with palms joined, and a man in white robes with red garland stands near the doorway. On the right, a person in maroon and gold-bordered dress with rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a video camera on tripod. Several other people in white stand in the background, indicating a satsang-style or puja gathering.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesPhoto 11687993A seated woman in a rust-red and orange sari with a white and red flower garland and gold bangles receives a ritual from a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a lit oil lamp held in his hand. Behind them, shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand and kneel, one holding a brass lamp, while a man in white shirt holds a camera and women in red and maroon saris press palms together. A tall silver ceremonial staff stands at left beside a vase of yellow lilies and a pink cloth on a chair. The setting is an indoor room with a wooden door, framed pictures and shelves. This appears to be a pada puja style devotional ceremony.2014-06-20Indoor ritual scene at an ashram hall with a golden statue of a seated sage at left, its hands folded, and a golden throne-like chair at lower right. A priest in a dark red-maroon dhoti and shawl stands at right pouring a liquid from a vessel over a rectangular fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) with burning flames. Another priest in maroon sits behind, and a woman in a white sari with a red border stands with hands folded beside a man in white kurta and dhoti. Two covered deity forms or altar objects draped in purple cloth are garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a kalasha, brass lamp, offerings and scattered petals on the floor. A white-clothed attendant stands at right and camera tripods and a cameraman are visible. Orange-red garlands hang from the staircase railing.2014-06-28Photo 11687461 +3 copiesPhoto 11688004June 20 20142014-06-20June 25 2014 - 12014-06-25June 25 2014 - 12014-06-25