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A photograph of a whitewashed room with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in a saffron-orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait on the wall, decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. An older man in white clothes bows with his back to the camera, a flame and offering plates with fruit sit on a low wooden table, and two people in orange saris and white garments stand to the left holding plates of offerings.

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A photograph of an indoor room with white walls and a glossy white floor, where devotees perform a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and red marigolds. The portrait shows a figure in saffron robes wearing a white and beaded necklace, holding a hand raised in blessing. On a white-draped table below, a brass oil lamp burns with a flame, beside flowers and offerings. A woman in a sleeveless saffron dress stands at the table lighting or tending the lamp. A figure in a saffron robe with a maroon-banded shawl stands with his back to the camera, facing the altar. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white shirt and pants stands behind, with a window of orange blinds and grille to the left.2010-02-16July 27 20092009-07-27A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a red-painted floor and green-framed windows. A man in an orange and red robe holds a lit flame toward a framed deity image garlanded with white and yellow flowers on the right. A woman in an orange sari and red blouse holds a tray of red offerings. Two men in white dhotis, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a man in white with a red shawl stand watching. A small wooden table holds fruit, a kalasha-like vessel, and offering plates. The scene resembles a puja with aarti, though the man with the flame is not clearly identified.2009-07-27A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a red floor and green-framed windows. In the centre, a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti bends over a low wooden table, arranging items and offerings. Behind him, a man in orange stands, and at left a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-orange shawl holds a tray of red flowers. A woman in orange sari stands at far left. On the wall above the table hangs a framed portrait of a figure seated on an ornate golden throne, garlanded with white jasmine and yellow and orange flowers, with a printed caption at its base. Incense sticks and offerings lie on the table.2009-07-27A photograph of a sannyasi in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange wrap-skirt with an orange shawl stands at left, holding a small lit lamp or aarti flame toward a framed devotional picture hung on a white wall. The framed image, edged in blue with a white arch, is garlanded with white jasmine strands and marigold and red flowers. Below it stands a low wooden table with a brass plate of fruit, red kumkum-decorated offerings, a cut sugarcane-like stalk, a bowl and small brass vessels, and a white cloth. A woman in an yellow-orange sari stands partly visible at the left edge. Red-painted floor and green-framed windows complete the room.2009-07-27August 16 20092009-08-16A photograph of a small room with white walls and a barred window. A standing man in an orange-saffron robe with an orange shawl and a beaded necklace holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and bell, performing an aarti-style offering before a framed portrait garlanded with yellow, orange and red flowers. On the white-draped table are plates of apples, fruit, sweets, flower petals, brass vessels and a small brass lamp. A kneeling person in orange and a person in white clothes assist nearby, while two men in white shirts and trousers stand watching by the window. A woven striped mat covers the floor.2009-09-15July 27 20082008-07-27Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in a bare, whitewashed room with a tiled floor and a barred window. The man in front, wearing an orange-red turban with a white garland and an orange sleeveless top, holds a lamp with a flame toward a shrine table. The table, draped in white with marigolds and petals, holds framed portraits decorated with pink flower garlands and a framed photo of a figure in orange headwear. Two attendants behind him in orange dhotis stand with folded cloth and a hand near the chest. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti before the framed images.2008-07-27A photograph of a room with white walls and a barred window, where a man in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace holds a lit oil lamp before a framed portrait decorated with white flower garlands and yellow petals. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands behind him, one ringing a small handbell and another photographing the scene with a camera raised overhead. A brass kalasha-style lamp, brass bowls and a plate with red kumkum sit on the wooden table, with incense sticks nearby. Swamiji (probable): the central man in saffron wears a long-haired style with a gold ceremonial necklace and saffron cloth, matching the page's account of his presence; the framed portrait in front of him is a depiction and is not counted as a person. Aarti-style lamp offering before a framed portrait.2009-08-16A photograph inside a plain whitewashed room with a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban and orange garments holds a lit oil lamp or aarti lamp toward a framed portrait display draped in white cloth, decorated with flower garlands and marigold petals. Two other men in orange robes stand to the left, one holding a white cloth or plate. The portrait display shows a large framed photograph of a figure in orange robes beside a smaller framed portrait, both with garlands. This appears to be an aarti or puja performed before the portraits. Three physical people are visible.2008-07-27A photograph inside a bare whitewashed room with a barred window. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long dark hair and a white flower garland, stands with back to camera before a white-draped table. On the table a framed photograph of a young man in orange robes with a beaded necklace, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red and white flowers, is lit by a brass oil lamp with a flame. Brass bells and a small brass plate with red flowers sit on the table. Two men stand to the left: one in white shirt and white trousers holds a brass plate, the other in white shirt and beige trousers with a camera around his neck presses his palms together. A third person in white clothes stands at the far left. Another figure in white dhoti with green border stands near the altar.2010-02-16