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A photograph of a temple courtyard ritual. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron robe and a multi-strand orange and gold necklace stands with his hands raised and eyes lifted, holding a small vessel, beside a tall brass lamp with a lit flame. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long-handled red and gold umbrella over him. To the left a white-clad elder stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl stands near him. A young man in a light shirt films or photographs. On the left, a deity murti in orange cloth is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands, with a white draped altar cloth. Brass lamps, flower-filled plates and a stone pillar frame the scene, and a red-walled building stands behind.

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Temple courtyard ritual with red-washed walls and a carved stone pillar. A man with long swept-back hair, orange cloth wrap, gold armbands and a garland of white and orange flowers kneels at right with hands folded before a tray of offerings, probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long hair, saffron clothing, ornate gold adornments). Behind him an older man in white clothes and a woman in a white sari with gold border stand with palms together. At left, a large deity murti is draped in a multicolour flower garland and orange cloth. A small white and orange figure sits on a platform in front, and brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand nearby, with a red and white canopy at right.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11Photo of a temple courtyard ritual. On the right, a man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, saffron cloth, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bangles stands with hands folded in namaskar before brass oil lamps (deepas) lit with flames. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti holds a red and gold ceremonial umbrella, and a cameraman films. Further back, a man in white with a white beard and a woman in white sari with a mala stand with hands joined. On the left, a large deity murti is draped with a saffron cloth and wrapped in a long garland of red, yellow, green and purple flowers, with a small saffron-clad seated figure in front. Offerings sit on plates at the right, and a red-trimmed altar cloth lies in the foreground. The walls are terracotta-coloured with a carved stone pillar.2011-12-11A man in orange robes and a silver necklace stands with palms together at a temple shrine, eyes closed in prayer. Beside him stands a brass ritual setup with a tall brass oil lamp, brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot and small brass vessels on a wooden tray. To the left, a sculpted figure sits draped in red and orange cloth beneath a garland of red and yellow flowers and a rudraksha mala, with a red-and-gold shawl and a brass vessel nearby. Grey carved stone pillars and orange walls frame the courtyard.2011-11-19 +1 copiesA temple shrine photographed from a low angle, with a seated figure in orange robes and a large garland of yellow, orange, purple and white flowers placed across the lap of a larger seated statue. In the foreground, brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel and small brass cups sit on a stone platform beside a green cloth. Behind, a standing man in a long orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha-style mala, gestures with his hands near a brass lamp, while another figure in orange stands further back. A robed priest in white holds a tray. Two deity murtis in bright orange with gold trim and ornate crowns sit on a purple-draped platform, decorated with flower garlands. Red curtains, a pillared stone entrance and a tin roof frame the scene.2010-12-27October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03A temple shrine scene where a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and a tall black-and-gold patterned cap stands at right, arranging garlands on deity murtis of a bronze-gold figure. The garlands are red, orange, yellow and white flowers. To the left, seated men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas perform ritual chanting before a microphone, with a brass bell and offerings on the floor. A seated saffron-robed figure appears at far right near a white statue. Gold lamps and an orange cloth stand in the foreground, and a red-walled building with a notice board sits behind. a person cues: none clearly visible, the standing priest's cap and saffron attire are ceremonial but his face and hair are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-11-12December 21 20102010-12-21A photograph of a temple puja inside a covered pavilion with a tiled floor. A man in an orange saffron robe with an orange head cloth and rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a large seated deity murti draped in orange cloth, with purple and yellow flower garlands. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered cloth stands beside him holding a brass plate of flowers. Another orange-clad figure sits on a white-covered table in front of the murti, with garlands of yellow and purple flowers draped over them, and a small figure in orange and flowers sits at lower left. Brass lamps and a tall brass lamp stand in the foreground, and a metal railing and roofed buildings are visible in the background.2010-12-27December 11 20112011-12-11A temple shrine with a large seated deity murti dressed in orange and purple garments and wreathed in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A standing sannyasi in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp and a silver tray before the murti, while a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body stands behind him holding a tray of offerings. A smaller seated figure in orange and a garland sits at the lower left with brass vessels and oil lamps in front of the altar. Brass lamps flank the altar and the stone pillars of the pavilion frame the scene.2010-12-27