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A photograph of a puja inside a plain yellow-walled room with posters and a trident on the wall. A man in orange dhoti and shawl kneels at a carved wooden stand, offering a flower-garlanded deity murti wrapped in a green and gold silk cloth. Beside him, another man in orange sits cross-legged, and a central figure with long swept-back hair, a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and orange wrap sits upright, appearing to be a possible a person as the presiding figure receiving the ritual. A man in white kurta on the right holds a silver ritual vessel, and devotees in orange stand behind, one with hands folded in namaste. Small brass bells hang beneath the stand.

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Photo of a puja at an outdoor ashram hall with a wooden carved table on a wooden platform. A man in orange robes on the left, with a red tilak, reaches toward a small green-and-gold draped deity murti on the table, which is hung with a white garland. Behind, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a rudraksha mala wears orange robes. A younger man in orange sits beside the table. On the right, a man in white clothes holds a silver ritual object and reaches toward the deity. Several men in orange stand in the background beneath a painted wall with a trident and framed pictures. Small bells hang from the table legs.2008-07-03A photograph of a ceremonial puja at an outdoor platform. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and saffron-orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits at a carved wooden altar and gestures toward a brass deity murti and a stack of small offerings. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes sits attentively with a silver vessel and brass bowls in front of him. Behind them, a young man in white with an orange shawl sits with a microphone stand nearby. Hanging bells decorate the altar's edge, and marigold flowers and a small lamp rest on the platform. The wall behind shows faded posters and a painted map.A photograph of a ritual puja at a wooden stand. A young man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead holds a gold-and-green dressed deity murti with his hands. Beside him, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl sits and watches; the figure is an appearance-based a person, with long swept hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing. Behind them, several men in orange robes and shawls stand with palms pressed together. A man in white on the right holds a ritual implement. A wall with a faded mural and a golden trident stands behind the group.2008-07-03A photograph of a seated puja on a low carved wooden stand. A man with long dark hair, orange robes, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi with white markings sits cross-legged on a striped cushion, touching a small golden-and-green deity murti dressed in a green sari with a garland. Beside him, a second man in orange robes sits with hands in a mudra over the stand. Behind them, several people in orange and green stand with hands folded in devotion in front of a wall of painted religious images. Brass bells, flowers and small oil lamps rest on the stand. The man with long hair and rudraksha is a person by appearance, seated in the ritual role of the one performing the puja.2008-07-03Outdoor ritual on a stone platform beside a yellow wall with posted notices. A man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits centrally before a carved wooden stand holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange marigolds and a red rose, with gold jewellery. A man in orange at left holds a brass plate. Another man in white and orange sits behind, and a woman in a teal top and orange shawl sits at right. Bells hang from the wooden stand and a microphone stands at right. Visible long-haired figure with rudraksha and orange clothing: a person, seated as a ritual presenter.Outdoor ritual on a white marble floor. A central figure with long dark hair, rudraksha mala and orange robe sits cross-legged beside a green-and-gold deity murti dressed in a pink and gold sari with a garland of marigolds and white beads; a kneeling attendant in orange robes offers a brass plate. Marigold petals and small brass vessels lie on the floor. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls stand and watch, one man in orange speaks near a microphone stand, and a woman in teal and white kneels at right. A wall with notices is visible behind. Swamiji (probable) is the central seated figure with long hair and rudraksha mala, performing puja.2008-07-03A photograph of a ritual on an outdoor stone platform beside a weathered yellow wall with pasted notices and a carved red sandstone relief. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a tilak sits behind a carved wooden table draped with orange marigold garlands, holding a small plate. A deity murti with a jeweled crown and pearl garland stands on the table beside a bell-hung stand. A saffron-clad attendant in an orange shawl sits to the left holding a plate, another man in white sits behind the murti, and a woman in a teal top and orange shawl sits at the right edge, with a microphone on a stand nearby. Several spectators watch from a metal railing above.A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a raised platform against a weathered yellow wall with pasted posters. A central man in orange robes and a long rudraksha mala with long, wavy hair holds a flower over a small stepped brass pyramid beside a golden standing deity murti with raised arm. Orange-robed man sits to the left with a wrist band, and a man in white with an orange shawl sits with hands folded to the right. A carved wooden puja table with hanging bells and a silver plate of offerings sits in front, with a microphone on a stand behind. Possibly a puja or abhishekam.July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a puja at an outdoor riverside platform. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, leans forward to bathe a small golden deity murti on a carved wooden stand. An assistant in orange robes kneels at left holding a plate. Marigold garlands and offerings lie on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees in orange, yellow and white sit or stand, one woman with palms pressed together. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in saffron, pouring abhishekam over the murti; the appearance cues are long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads. Microphone stands and a red pillar frame the scene.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03