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A small bare-walled room with a barred window, where a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass lamp stand, standing on a white cloth. Beside her, a younger man in orange robes with a red-bordered cloth stands with palms pressed together in namaste. At the left edge, a man in white dhoti and shirt also joins palms in greeting. A white-draped table holds a garland of red and white flowers, fruit offerings and a water bottle, and a deity murti sits among offerings on the floor.

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Three people stand in a bare whitewashed room during a small ritual inauguration. On the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a man in saffron orange robes with a red border holds his hands in anjali near a plain brown mat. On the right, a person in an orange sleeveless robe wearing a white flower garland holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small brass vessel, performing aarti before a small offering table with fruits, a water bottle and a floral-garlanded frame on a side table. A white cloth covers the floor area, and a barred window sits high on the wall.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29Photograph of a small bare-walled room with a barred window, where a man in an orange robe with a white flower garland is pressing a hand to the wall beside the window, scattering petals while a second man in orange, holding a brass oil lamp with a flame, stands at the left by the open doorway. A white cloth covers the floor with fruit and offerings, a bottle of water sits on a white-covered table, and a flower garland hangs on the right. A man in white stands partly visible at the far left edge. The scene looks like a ritual blessing of a new room during an inauguration.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30A standing figure in an orange saffron robe with a white flower garland performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in a bare, whitewashed room with a barred window. A white cloth covers the floor; a steel plate holds coconut, bananas and red kumkum, with a water bottle nearby. A flower-decorated stand with red and white garlands stands at right. The figure has a plain shaved-looking head, a traditional ritual offering scene, with no visible crown, rudraksha mala or ceremonial gold, so identity is uncertain.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in a bare, whitewashed room with a tiled floor and a barred window. The man in front, wearing an orange-red turban with a white garland and an orange sleeveless top, holds a lamp with a flame toward a shrine table. The table, draped in white with marigolds and petals, holds framed portraits decorated with pink flower garlands and a framed photo of a figure in orange headwear. Two attendants behind him in orange dhotis stand with folded cloth and a hand near the chest. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti before the framed images.2008-07-27Photograph of a small whitewashed room with a plain grey floor and a wooden door. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in prayer before a garlanded deity murti draped in orange cloth, decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls, a plate of fruit and other puja items sit on a mat in front. The man on the left, shaved-headed and in orange, faces the murti from behind; the figure in the centre wears orange garments and a rudraksha mala with hair tied up. A third man at right wears white dhoti-style clothing and a rudraksha mala, standing by the wall. The scene shows a puja or padapuja at a small shrine.2012-01-03July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a glossy white floor, where devotees perform a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes wearing a white and beaded necklace, holding a hand raised in blessing. On a white-draped table below, a brass oil lamp burns with a flame, beside flowers and offerings. A woman in a sleeveless saffron dress stands at the table lighting or tending the lamp. A figure in a saffron robe with a maroon-banded shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and pants stands behind, with a window of orange blinds and grille to the left.2010-02-16