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A photo inside a temple hall decorated with yellow marigold garlands and a red-and-yellow flower arrangement over a deity murti at the front. A man in a long saffron-brown robe with a red and white flower garland, a white tilak on his forehead, and hands pressed in namaste stands at the centre. Around them are men in white shirts and dhotis, a bare-chested attendant with a sacred thread, and women and children in colourful salwar kameez watching from behind metal railings, one woman raising a phone.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway with a yellow and blue canopy and red and white flower decorations. A central man in a maroon-brown robe with a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck; he has long swept-back dark hair and may be a person, though the appearance is uncertain. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace bends forward at the flower-covered shrine. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis, one in orange, and women in blue and saree stand behind metal railings, several raising phones. Flower garlands with red roses and yellow marigolds lie in the foreground.2018-03-05March 05 20182018-03-05March 05 20182018-03-05March 05 20182018-03-05Crowded interior of a temple with a yellow and blue decorated doorway and garlands. A bald man in white dhoti bends low before a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long flower garland of yellow and red blossoms draped over the shoulders, as a man in a white shirt places a garland on the head of a seated child. Devotees in white shirts and red-trimmed clothing press against steel railings, a woman in a green-and-gold top holds up a phone, and a brass plate holds a lit oil lamp with flowers, reflecting a darshan moment at a Hanuman temple visit.2018-03-05July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-style hall at a Guru Purnima satsang. A man with long dark hair, wearing a reddish-orange garment and rudraksha mala, sits on a golden-brown throne-like seat beneath a large floral garland of yellow, white and red flowers. A microphone stands in front of him. A bald priest in an orange-yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds a small golden vessel and applies or offers something to the seated man. Around them devotees in white saris and white clothes, many wearing red shawls, sit or kneel and reach toward the seat. A golden deity figure and decorated pillars frame the scene. Some faces are partially hidden by people in the foreground.2015-07-31January 02 20122012-01-02July 02 20142014-07-02A photograph of a small white-walled shrine room during a puja. A man in a long-sleeved white dress stands at the centre-right, wearing a heavy garland of red, yellow and white flowers over saffron-orange robes, holding a lit flame and a brass bell and performing an aarti. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees stand with palms pressed together, and a young boy in a checked shirt holds a flame. At the left, a deity murti draped in orange cloth with flower garlands sits beside brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates. A wooden door and iron-grilled windows frame the room, and an orange flag hangs on the right. a person: the garlanded man in orange and gold garments performing the aarti.2012-01-02A temple ritual inside a plain whitewashed hall at a kumbabhishekam-style ceremony. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a matching head wrap holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and is garlanded with white and orange flower garlands. Around her, men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red-striped cloths, stand with folded hands. Decorated pots and offerings are laid out with fruit, flowers, coconuts and marigold garlands on a white cloth, with small oil lamps burning on the floor. Bystanders, including children, watch from behind.2015-05-01January 02 20122012-01-02