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A photograph in a small whitewashed room beside a blue diesel generator set with exhaust pipe and a red fuel hose. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, a bare-chested figure with ritual adornments, holds a brass oil lamp burning with flame in one hand and a brass handbell in the other, performing a puja to the generator; a pink hibiscus flower lies on the blue generator housing. Several onlookers stand nearby, one man in a checked shirt and others in white clothes with palms pressed together in namaste, and a figure in white near the doorway. Barred windows and banana leaves appear outside.

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A photograph inside a small whitewashed room where a blue diesel generator stands beside a wall with a metal exhaust pipe. A man in a long-sleeved checked shirt on the left presses his palms together in namaskar. In the foreground on the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a lit flame in the other, performing a puja before the generator. A red flower lies on the generator housing. Behind him, other devotees in white dhotis and saffron clothing stand with hands folded near a window with red frames and banana leaves outside. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown in the foreground performing the puja with a long, swept-back hair, saffron shawl and brass bell and lamp.2004-11-25July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain room with cream walls and a pale door. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak sits at left on a white-covered chair, smiling. Beside him a bearded man in saffron robes stands with hands clasped. At right a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands, hands near his face. A man in a white shirt stands near the door, and a seated man in white clothes and a seated man in a white shirt are at lower center. On the floor a tray holds fruit, flowers and sweets as a puja offering. a person: the long-haired seated figure in orange robes with a red tilak fits the page's identification, though the appearance is only a partial match.2008-04-01Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room during a puja. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears an orange turban and orange robe with a white jasmine garland on their hair. Center, a young shaved-headed sannyasi in orange robes with a red sash holds a brass bell and a silver tray of pink flower petals, with a sacred mark on his forehead. To the right, an oil lamp burns on a brass stand. Around them, several devotees stand with hands folded, including an older woman in an orange sari on the left and a girl in a brown-and-yellow school uniform with a flower in her hair. Men in white shirts and dhotis and other onlookers fill the background near an open doorway.2008-07-28April 01 20082008-04-01A standing man in an orange-saffron drape, with shoulder-length wavy dark hair and a bare upper torso, holds a small silver ritual bowl or lamp in one hand and gestures with the other near a flame. Beside him, a fire or lamp burns on a metal stand, and seated figures in orange and white clothing sit on the floor behind a wooden railing. Behind them are a blank white easel board and a dimly lit stage with framed decorations. The scene suggests a ritual or fire ceremony in an indoor hall at night.2006-08-22April 01 20082008-04-01Outdoor evening ritual at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru, with a group of devotees gathered before a stone shrine. A man in saffron robes and a saffron shawl with a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame and rings a handbell. Beside him a woman in white with a dark mala watches, while an older woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and folded hands stands at right. Other devotees in white with orange shawls, including a young girl with palms together, stand with hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine.2007-10-12December 31 20092009-12-31Indoor photograph of a final ceremony in a small room with pale pink walls and a bed against the left wall. A man in an orange robe on the left lifts a multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with several lit flames toward a seated figure. That seated figure wears an orange robe, a beaded garland and long dark hair, and sits on the bed with hands together. Two seated men in orange robes sit on the floor in front, and devotees in white clothes stand and sit behind them. At the right, a covered body rests on a low table draped with flower garlands, while people with cameras and folded hands watch. A framed picture hangs on the wall and brass offering vessels sit on the floor. The scene shows aarti being performed beside the covered body during rites.2005-11-13A photograph of a temple abhishekam at an outdoor shrine with a stone shivalinga on a pedestal being bathed by water. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair and a red bindi stands beside the lingam, with an apparent rudraksha-style wrap; this appearance is consistent with a person. To his left, a kneeling man in white dhoti and white shirt with a shaved head and tilak holds his palms together in namaskar. Behind them, a white-clad priest holds a brass pot pouring water, and another man in orange cloth stands nearby. A brass kalasha and small brass vessels sit on the floor, and a tall grey water tank and red cloth draping appear in the background.2007-02-23December 31 20092009-12-31