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Photograph of a man in the foreground at left, in profile with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. He wears a bare-chested red-brown cloth, gold-bead necklaces and wrist bands, and has long hair and a moustache. The shrine holds gold-clad deity murtis with white and orange garlands, brass oil lamps and kalasha-style vessels, and a red backdrop with string lights. A small child stands at the lower edge. This appears to be a puja setting.

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A man in profile stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a decorated deity murti shrine. He wears heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles and an orange-red wrap over bare shoulders, with a gold waist band. Behind him, two deity figures are adorned with flower garlands and a golden canopy, with a lit oil lamp and small coloured string lights above. A small child in red stands at the bottom edge.2017-05-25May 25 20172017-05-25Photo of a temple shrine during a puja. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a trimmed beard stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing heavy gold necklaces, bangles, a gold ring and a reddish-maroon cloth at the waist. A second, smaller figure in a rudraksha-style necklace stands blurred behind him. The background shows an ornate deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a gold arched frame, with multicoloured string lights and small oil lamps glowing around the altar.2017-05-25May 25 20172017-05-25A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a trimmed beard, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red wrap and heavy gold necklaces and armbands, kneeling with hands pressed together in añjali mudra and eyes closed in prayer. Behind him a second man in white with a gold chain sits partly visible, and in the background a deity murti is decorated with garlands and lit by oil lamps and multicoloured fairy lights. Gold ornaments adorn the shrine arch. The appearance cues (long hair, ornate gold jewellery, saffron-toned wrap) are consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in prayer during a puja before the shrine.2017-05-25A photograph of a bare-chested man in the left foreground, his hands pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest and eyes closed in prayer. He wears heavy gold necklaces, armlets and bangles, and long hair falls behind his shoulders. Behind him is a shrine with a deity murti dressed in white and yellow garlands, flanked by lit oil lamps and colourful string lights. A small figure in orange is partly visible at the bottom edge, and a red-clad figure stands at the right side of the shrine. The scene suggests devotional worship in a temple setting.2017-05-26A photograph of a shirtless man with long dreadlocked hair and a gold ornamental necklace, bangles and a ring, standing in profile with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a decorated deity murti. The deity is adorned with white flowers and yellow garlands, with a gold arch behind it and colourful fairy lights strung along the wall. Oil lamps stand on the right. A second, blurred person in white and a rudraksha-style mala stands in the background. The man wears a red-orange cloth around his waist and gold armlets.2017-05-25A temple shrine with a deity murti of a seated figure in a gold crown, adorned with gold necklaces and draped in garlands of white jasmine and multicoloured flowers. Two standing figures flank the central deity, one with a crown and one bearing a turban, along with a gilded arch behind. Bananas and offerings sit on a stone platform in front. A person in orange-red robes and a white flower garland stands at the right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing the shrine. Brass lamp stand visible at right.2015-01-03A person in a red-maroon robe and a light beige headwrap stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a stone shrine at night. Two gilded deity murti are garlanded with yellow and multicoloured flower garlands; the left figure wears an orange-red turban and holds a drum-like object. Brass oil lamps with flame-like tops line the shrine, and a small seated figure in orange and a garland sits on the altar. The person has a rudraksha-style mala with a light necklace visible, and the scene is lit warmly against a dark red curtain.2010-10-08 +1 copiesDecember 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired man in profile seated on a red cushion at left, bare-chested with a gold ceremonial necklace and a gold-beaded armlet, his long dark hair falling behind him. Behind him, a shrine is decorated with a deity murti draped in flower garlands and framed by a gold arch with coloured fairy lights. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in front, and a few devotees are partly visible in the background. The setting suggests a darshan or satsang at a temple shrine. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a gold armlet, which are distinctive ceremonial cues.2017-05-25December 12 20162016-12-12