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A photograph of an indoor ritual hall where an elaborately decorated shrine is covered in white and pink flower garlands, with many small oil lamps lit along its base. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti under lights. Along the right, several saffron-robed sannyasis sit in a row, one holding a tall bamboo staff with orange cloth, and a seated man in orange in the foreground. Brass lamps and plates of fruit and flowers are arranged on the floor. Behind them, a row of seated devotees in white clothing faces the shrine, with potted plants and speakers in the background.

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November 11 20052005-11-11A standing priest in orange-saffron robes raises a lit camphor flame on a brass lamp during an aarti at an indoor hall with pale green walls. Beside him, another person in orange and a seated monk in orange sit on a striped green and red mat, with seated devotees in white in the foreground with hands pressed in prayer. A tall ornate floral arch of white and pink-edged garlands frames a small framed photograph on an altar, with brass pots, oil lamps, and offering plates arranged before it.2005-11-11A photograph of a temple-style puja inside a hall with a floral-decorated altar. Two people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the left with hands folded in prayer near a row of brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass kalasha and offering plates of fruit and flowers. Behind them a seated man in a striped shirt watches. The altar is covered with white and pink garlands framing a central deity murti. A white draped curtain hangs on the right and a speaker sits on a stand by the window. Three people are visible.2005-11-11A photograph inside a plain hall with green walls and fluorescent lights shows a large flower-decorated altar arch of white jasmine garlands edged with pink flowers. At its centre sits a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes, flanked by many small oil lamps and a brass lamp. In front, four or five saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a striped mat, with bamboo poles tipped with orange cloth standing behind them. A tripod-mounted stage light and a draped white curtain are at right. Offerings of fruit sit on a tray near the altar.2005-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor puja set up before a large altar decorated with white jasmine-style garlands edged in magenta flowers. At the centre sits a framed portrait with orange flowers placed before it. In the foreground, a line of saffron-robed sannyasis sit on a striped mat with hands joined in prayer, with brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and lit wicks arranged in front of them. Behind them a man in white sits on the floor near a brass lamp. A tripod-mounted stand and a speaker sit at the side, and a draped curtain hangs on the right wall.2005-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20052005-11-11November 11 20052005-11-11A photograph of a ritual puja in an indoor hall decorated with a large floral arch of white jasmine and pink-edged garlands framing a shrine-like altar. A young man in white dhoti and kurta stands at the altar holding a brass oil lamp (deepa) with a lit flame. Behind him, several men in white clothes kneel and tend to steel vessels and offering trays on a green-and-white striped mat. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the left edge. Floodlight stands and a speaker are visible, and a white draped curtain hangs on the right wall.2005-11-11A photograph of a floral shrine decorated with dense white jasmine garlands and pink flower borders, arched over a central framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure standing before a bright altar. In front, brass vessels, a tall brass oil lamp with lit flames, and banana-leaf-style offerings are arranged on a striped mat. A standing man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left, with a seated woman in white beside him, and a studio light stand and fan sit at right near a draped curtain. The shrine appears set up for puja with flowers and oil lamps.2005-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20052005-11-11Indoor ritual aarti in an ashram hall with a white-walled room and barred windows. A standing figure in a saffron-orange robe holds a large lit brass aarti lamp high with flames rising. Seated devotees in white and orange garments sit on a green and red striped mat, with several saffron-clad priests kneeling beside brass pots, plates of offerings and oil lamps. On the right, a tall altar is decorated with white flower garlands and pink-magenta floral borders, framing a framed portrait-style image. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2005-11-11A photograph of a ritual worship scene in a hall with a green wall and tubular ceiling lights. Standing at the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a yellow flower garland holds his hand out over the offerings. Beside him, another man in orange robes stands near a loudspeaker. On the right, a shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink flower borders holds a framed photograph, with brass lamps and steel vessels in front. A woman in white sits at the shrine, and another person in white works at the offering table. On the left, several seated devotees in white clothing sit on a green and striped mat, watching the ceremony.2005-11-11