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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.

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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.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 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 20082008-07-29A 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 copiesPhotograph 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.2012-01-03A 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.2010-02-16Inside a bare white-walled room with a tiled floor and a barred window, a man in saffron dhoti and orange head cloth with a long beard and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot with palms raised in blessing, facing a seated or kneeling figure. A white-clad man with his back to the camera and a gold necklace watches. A woman in a white sari with a bowed head holds a basket of fruit and folds her hands in prayer beside a brass oil lamp, a plate of fruit and flower petals on the floor. An attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers at the left edge. The scene reads as a blessing or puja performed during the inauguration of a new room.2008-07-28July 27 20082008-07-27Three 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.2008-07-27Indoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.2006-12-17