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A photograph inside a room with wood-panelled walls and a window with a bright background. A central figure with swept-back dark hair wears a dark red and gold-bordered dhoti-style wrap, a white and red floral garland, gold bangles and an armlet, and holds a brass bell with a flower bundle in the other hand. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby; the man on the left holds his hands in anjali and wears a rudraksha-style mala, and another man in white holds a ritual bell. Red and white flower garlands hang on the right beside brass ritual vessels, forming a puja setting.

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June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21A photograph of a ritual inside a ceremonial room at a temple-style ashram. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long hair tied up wears a dark maroon-red dhoti with a wide gold border and a long multi-strand garland of white flowers, pink and red beads, and gold ornaments, plus gold bangles and gold armlets. He is reaching toward a tall silver deity murti on the right, adorned with white and red flower garlands and a silver crown, which is being worshipped in a puja. Behind him, several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand watching, some holding cameras on tripods. A brass lamp and flower offerings sit on a tray at lower left, and a musician in an orange shawl and maroon garland stands near the left edge. Ceiling fans, a chandelier and orange curtains are visible.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA ceremonial photograph on a stage with a pink, glowing backdrop and a golden ornate canopy at the left edge. A figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red and saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and a bangle stands at left, reaching forward to take a white cloth. A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands center, holding one end of the white cloth, while a man at right in white with a bare chest, wrapped rudraksha and a sandalwood-marked brow holds a silver tray of flower petals, garlands and marigold-style offerings. Gold lamp stands are visible at right. This appears to be a puja or offering ritual; the left figure is a person by appearance with a turban, saffron-toned robes and a long rudraksha mala.2015-10-26A small pink-walled room with a wooden shrine cabinet on the left containing framed deity pictures and brass vessels. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange-brown shawl over a saffron dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Beside him, a man in ochre robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl of flower petals. The man in the foreground wears a long dense garland of red roses with yellow marigolds, gold armlets and bracelets, and a dark swept-back hair style, and rings a brass handbell with his right hand. A floor covering with dark floral print lies beneath, and a pink-and-white floral garland hangs on the wall. Puja in progress at a shrine.2014-07-01A photograph of a ritual setting in a plain room with a white-curtained window and a tiled floor. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala stands at left. An elderly priest in white dhoti and shawl with orange-and-green borders, wearing a green bead necklace, holds out offerings. A young person in an orange robe and a long garland of yellow and red flowers stands centre, hands together and receiving a small green item. A bearded man in orange at right holds a green offering. A steel plate of fruit, including bananas and apples, sits on the floor in front. The scene looks like a puja or blessing ceremony.2008-04-01June 21 20142014-06-21 +2 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a small indoor room with floral curtains and a white wall. A man in orange robes wears a long garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers with green leaves, and holds small green leaves toward an older man in white dhoti and shawl with orange border, who offers them with his hands. A shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala stands at left, and a man in orange robes and glasses at right holds a small green item. A steel plate of fruit, including bananas and apples, sits on the floor.2008-04-01A photo inside a small shrine room with red brick walls and framed deity pictures under a garland of marigolds and red roses. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and red shawl wears a long white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, and smiles while stepping forward. On the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with folded hands stands in prayer. On the right, a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a brass bell and tray as part of a puja. Brass lamps and plates sit on the shrine table.2014-07-07 +1 copies