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A standing figure in a rust-red and orange-striped garment with a gold necklace and a large gold pendant stands on a dark green marble staircase, raising one hand in a blessing gesture. Below and to the left, three golden statues stand on a purple draped platform: a bald sage in rust robes holding a rudraksha mala, a deity murti with a crown and white dhoti, and a female figure in a green and red sari. The platform is decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers, and oil lamps burn on the floor in front of a kalasha-like offering. Seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls, some with palms joined, sit at the right side of the staircase beneath orange and marigold garlands.

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Interior of an ashram hall with a staircase and a row of seated devotees on the right. A person in an orange-red garment with a gold necklace stands on the staircase, one hand raised in greeting. On the left, three metal murti statues stand on a purple-draped platform: a bald figure in orange and a standing deity with a trident-like staff and white dhoti, and a female figure in red. Below, a platform decorated with pink and red flower garlands and lit oil lamps holds offerings. Orange and red marigold garlands hang along the stair railings. Seated devotees in white clothing, some with hands folded, face the stairs.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28Indoor ritual scene in a multi-storey hall with a dark wooden staircase and marigold garlands on the railings. In the foreground a man with long swept-back hair, a vertical tilak, a gold necklace, a red and pink flower garland and gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a saffron-red dhoti. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti and a shaved-headed boy in orange robes stand near copper-coloured murtis of a seated saint and a standing deity with a crown. A kalasha with pink and white flowers sits on a purple cloth. A crowd of devotees in white and saffron watches from the stairs and balcony, and a camera operator is visible at right.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesInterior of a home shrine room with a staircase and wooden floor, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands along the railings. On the left, a purple-draped altar holds metal murti statues: a bald figure, a crowned deity with a trident and garland, and a smaller figure. In the foreground a priest in a rust-orange robe with an orange turban stands with palms joined in front of the altar, with flower offerings and an oil lamp nearby. A woman in white sari with a red garland stands in prayer by the staircase, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in white and another person in white stand farther back by the doorway, while a cameraman in a rust-orange robe films with a tripod on the right.2014-06-28Indoor temple-room ritual at an ashram with a staircase and dark wooden railings. On the left, a standing figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red dhoti stands with palms joined before a shrine table draped in purple, decorated with white and pink flower garlands; two golden deity murti stand on the left. In the centre, a woman in white sari with a red garland and a man in white kurta stand with palms pressed together. On the right, two men in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas stand near a camera on a tripod. In the lower foreground, two shaved-headed devotees sit before a flame and offerings. Orange marigold garlands hang along the staircase railing.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at a square brick fire pit with a bright flame, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass vessel in the other during a fire ritual in an interior room. Behind him an ornate gold and red velvet chair sits empty. On the right, three metal deity murtis stand on a purple-draped altar decorated with pink and white flower garlands, with a black cloth beneath them. Brass pots, bananas, fruit and flower petals lie on the floor around the fire pit. Several seated people in white, at the back left, watch the ritual.2014-06-28A homa fire burns in a brick-lined pit in the foreground of an indoor ashram room with wooden flooring. A figure in orange-red dhoti and wrap, with a red turban, rudraksha mala and bare upper body, stands at the fire pit adding offerings. Behind, three metal deity murtis stand on a purple-draped table decorated with garlands of white and pink flowers, including a central murti with four arms and a smaller female murti. Brass vessels, bananas and small oil lamps sit on the floor. In the background, a red velvet ornate throne and several seated devotees in white watch the ritual.2014-06-28A photograph of a ritual in a yellow-walled room with red curtains and ceiling fans. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a long swept-back hair knot and white tripundra on his forehead wears a maroon-and-gold dhoti, a long garland of red and white flowers, gold armlets and a gold necklace. He holds a small silver plate and gestures toward silver-finished metal deity murtis on a pedestal, one with a tall crown and raised hand, the other a seated figure. Behind him, a man in an orange robe and a man in white kurta stand with folded hands, and a row of devotees in white and orange watches. A tray of pink flower petals sits nearby. Dark tiled wall at right.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene at an ashram hall with a golden statue of a seated sage at left, its hands folded, and a golden throne-like chair at lower right. A priest in a dark red-maroon dhoti and shawl stands at right pouring a liquid from a vessel over a rectangular fire pit (homa/yagna kunda) with burning flames. Another priest in maroon sits behind, and a woman in a white sari with a red border stands with hands folded beside a man in white kurta and dhoti. Two covered deity forms or altar objects draped in purple cloth are garlanded with white and red flower garlands, with a kalasha, brass lamp, offerings and scattered petals on the floor. A white-clothed attendant stands at right and camera tripods and a cameraman are visible. Orange-red garlands hang from the staircase railing.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28