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Night photo inside a stone temple shrine at an ashram. On the left, a large deity murti draped in pink cloth and garlanded with yellow and magenta flowers, with a golden crown-like head piece. In the centre, a statue of a seated devotee in orange robes with hands folded in prayer. To the right, a standing woman in an orange sari with an orange head covering stands beside a brass lamp and offerings on a golden stand, with incense smoke rising. Other people in orange and pink clothing are visible in the background near a doorway.

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Night-time interior of a temple shrine at the Bidadi ashram, with stone pillars and a stone-paved platform. On the left, a raised altar draped in cream cloth is decorated with a yellow and magenta flower garland; a small figure in an orange robe and orange headwrap, seated with hands folded, is a statue or murti rather than a living person. Brass oil lamps and a brass incense holder with lit sticks sit in front, with incense smoke rising to the right. In the background, another figure in orange, seated, and framed portraits on the walls can be seen; the scene is lit by a bright overhead light.2011-08-13Night photograph inside a temple hall at an ashram. A white statue of a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits with palms joined on a white pedestal. To the left, a decorated seat draped in gold and pink cloth is garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right beside brass lamps and offering vessels. Carved stone pillars and orange curtains frame the scene, with printed signage on the wall behind.2011-08-13Photograph of a temple sanctum at night during a lamp offering before a Shivalinga on a yoni-peetha base. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and orange garment, with rudraksha beads and a flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp over the linga and smoke rises from it. Behind him stand two men in white dhotis, one holding a tray. To the right, a large deity murti in orange and purple robes with a yellow-and-red flower garland is visible. A small seated white stone figure sits in the foreground, and a carved stone pillar frames the scene. Devotees are partially visible in the background near an orange curtain.2009-12-16Night-time ritual inside a open-sided tent at an outdoor temple setting. A standing priest in orange cloth with an orange head wrap and bare upper body stands at left, holding a lit lamp toward a shrine with deity murtis draped in garlands. A square yellow fire pit with a burning flame sits in the foreground beside brass vessels. At right, a seated man in orange robes with long hair and a rudraksha-style mala sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, hands folded. A black stone statue draped with a yellow and white garland stands between them, and a speaker sits nearby. Pink and white drapes hang overhead.2017-09-11 +1 copiesA dim temple interior with brass lamp stands in the foreground. Behind them, a man in orange-saffron clothes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. Other people in orange robes stand further back near a red curtain and stone pillar, while a white deity murti draped in orange cloth sits to the left on a raised platform. A small brass-and-silver puja table with bowls is in the centre. A sign on the wall is partly visible.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A 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 copiesMarch 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a temple shrine area with a roofed open veranda and grey stone pillars. On the left, a deity murti in blue and gold with a marigold garland and an oil lamp on the altar, plus a bowl of flowers and leaves offered before it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a shaved head stands with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in devotion. Red pillars and a red-walled room appear at right.2011-12-10February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16Photograph of a temple interior during a ritual. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit flame in a brass lamp and waves it toward a black stone shivalinga set on a dark pedestal yoni base, with smoke rising. To the right, a golden deity murti in a red and gold sari is garlanded with yellow, orange and magenta flower garlands. At left, another person in orange robes stands with palms joined in namaskar. A white marble figure and a small golden stand sit on the floor in front, and several seated devotees are visible in the background. The scene reads as an abhishekam or aarti at a Shiva linga.2010-02-12