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Photograph inside a plain white cinderblock hall during a temple consecration. A long-haired figure in orange robes stands at center with a raised right hand touching a green-and-pink deity murti topped with a crown and a green carved headdress. Beside it a painted statue in a gold crown, orange shawl and thick garlands of white flowers, yellow, green and red is draped on the right. A younger man in a saffron robe and red-trimmed shawl stands at left with eyes lowered. Seated lower left, a man in orange robes wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold chain, and another seated man in orange appears at the edge. A white draped table and a seated figure in white sit in the background. Garlands and white powder marks are visible on several participants. Four people are visible.

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A photograph inside a plain white concrete-block room. A man with long dark curly hair and an orange saffron robe stands with his back to the camera, raising a green cloth bundle toward a white stone deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, a red-and-gold garland, and an orange-gold cloth, and a second murti with a red face and white beard stands beside it. Seated on the left, a bald man in orange robes wears a gold necklace, and a younger man in an orange shawl stands nearby with long hair. A cloth-covered table holds offerings at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09Photograph inside a plain white-walled hall during a temple ritual. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes stands with back to camera, reaching to adorn a white statue of a crowned, seated saint dressed in orange satin with a multicoloured floral garland of white, red, yellow and green. A young man in orange robes with a red tilak and a long necklace stands at left holding a silver bowl, while a photographer with a camera stands behind him. A green-and-white decorated deity or kalasha element rises beside the statue with a raised white hand holding a green object, and a child in orange sits at lower left. Plain white walls and a white-draped table complete the setting.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward a large garlanded deity murti in a temple room. He has long, dark, swept-back hair and white markings on his arms, and holds a small hand bell in his other hand. Behind him stands a second person in orange, and a seated man in orange with a bead necklace sits at the left edge. The deity wears a crown and is decorated with thick garlands in green, yellow, red and white. A gold peetha/throne with a red velvet seat and a decorative white-fringed umbrella stand nearby, along with a framed portrait on the altar. The setting is a puja/aarti during a temple worship, with a wall of gold-toned cabinet doors at left.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A temple interior with a gold-coloured metal deity murti seated on a wooden stand, draped in multicoloured garlands in red, white, green and yellow and a red cloth. A tall person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair leans forward, offering something from a blue-and-white container toward the murti's raised hand. Behind them, a man in orange robes with a beaded necklace and bangles stands with hands folded, next to a younger man in orange with a red-marked forehead holding a silver vessel. A woman in white garments holds up a camera, and a gold-patterned door and a red and white ceremonial umbrella stand behind. Several white-clad devotees sit at the lower edge of the frame.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple shrine with a raised stone platform. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a gold necklace, sits at the centre as a man in white dhoti and shirt bows deeply and touches the seated figure's feet. Behind them stand a man in orange robes and a man in a white-striped shirt. Brass oil lamps, flower offerings, and marigold garlands surround the platform, with decorated deity murti and a tall gold-framed backdrop behind. A man in grey shirt stands at left with hands together. The scene reflects padapuja or darshan. Five people are visible.2007-11-09A photograph of a ritual scene before a white statue of a seated figure, draped in an orange-red marigold garland with a white flower garland around the arch behind it. In the foreground a long-haired person in an orange robe bends forward, reaching toward the statue's arm, while a bald man in a white shirt and other devotees in yellow and orange clothing press forward with hands raised and folded. A man in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at the right edge. A red cloth backdrop and a woven basket with flowers are visible near the statue's head. The statue is a depiction, not a living person.2008-10-09A photograph inside a plain room with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, seen from behind, stands with palms joined in front of a white marble statue of a seated saint wearing a white turban and a white garland with red flowers. The statue sits on a table draped in orange cloth with gold borders, beside a brass plate of offerings. To the left, a man in white dhoti with palms pressed together and another man in a checked shirt bow their heads, and a monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind them. A framed picture and a brass plate hang on the wall, and a striped flag stands in the corner.2010-09-13