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Outdoor temple courtyard under a corrugated roof with a large yellow-and-white draped cart nearby. A large deity murti seated on a throne with a crown, garlanded with white and yellow flowers, stands at centre-left, while a figure in white robes sits before it. In the foreground, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies sit around a stone homa pit with a brass vessel and sprinkle or tend offerings. One youth in red-and-orange cloth with white ash markings on the arm sits at lower left. A decorated temple vahana or chariot base with lion figures and marigold garlands stands at right, and a Hindu temple structure appears behind.

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Outdoor photo at an ashram courtyard with a red brick wall behind. A man in a rust-brown robe with a long white flower garland and tilak on his forehead holds a brass pot-lamp or kalasha-like vessel and pours or offers from it. Beside him, four or five younger men in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and ash/tilak marks stand with palms pressed together in prayer. One man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border and folds his hands. A white pillar or memorial stone stands beside a pale stone platform, and a marigold and rose garland rests in the lower right corner.2017-03-11September 14 20152015-09-14October 27 20142014-10-27A man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat with an orange cushion on a woven mat, eyes lowered and one hand raised in a mudra. He wears a dark rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair. Behind him stands a tall orange-painted stone base draped with yellow and red marigold garlands, and grey stone deity murti and statues surround the open-air courtyard among palm trees. To his left, a seated woman in white and yellow sari with hands joined appears in the background. A brass kalasha sits on the left edge, and ash-grey ground scattered with small stones frames the scene.2010-09-20April 14 20182018-04-14 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple puja inside a richly decorated shrine with gold and red arches and pink drapery. Garlands of marigold and mixed flowers hang on the deity murti and throne. A tall silver oil lamp with a flower garland stands in the foreground. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti holds a book or sheet and recites beside a seated woman in a yellow sari with a pink shawl, who sits before offering trays and flowers. A seated man in a green cap and garland sits at the right near the altar. Musicians in white sit at the left edge with a microphone. The deity murti wears yellow and gold garments and gold crowns, with decorated silver and gold stands.2013-07-18April 19 20182018-04-19Outdoor temple shrine under a stone roof during a ritual. Two deity murtis, one in red and gold with a crown and one with a black-and-white face, sit on a raised platform draped with yellow, purple and white flower garlands. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace stands at center, while two more saffron-clad attendants bend over lamps and offerings at the right. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha and a gilded arch frame the scene, with a large painted figure in gold jewelry on the left and a small blue-clad figure on the altar.2008-12-26Outdoor groundbreaking ceremony under a striped canopy with tasselled yellow, red and green edging. A young man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban stands at the front right, garlanded with a multicoloured flower garland, holding a brass bell and making a gesture, with a rudraksha mala at his neck. Beside him an elderly white-bearded man in orange shawl and garland holds a tray of offerings. Behind, a bare-chested priest in grey dhoti holds a tray with a yellow flower pile, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand around. In the foreground a square pit is filled with yellow bricks, surrounded by coloured floral rangoli and a tray of kumkum and offerings. Approximately ten people are visible.2006-11-24Stage photograph of a darshan moment. A young shirtless attendant in orange-saffron dhoti and wrap, with rudraksha beads on his chest and arm and white markings on his skin, stands at left holding a covered offering on a plate and extending it toward a seated man. The seated man wears a saffron-red cloth, a long rudraksha mala with ornate gold chain, and white tilak marks, and raises his hand in blessing. He sits on an ornate silver throne with lion figures and a leopard-print cushion. Behind them is a flower garland with orange and yellow marigolds, a silver staff, and a red and green painted backdrop. A microphone stand is visible at right.2018-05-06 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a canopied temple tent at a Durga puja. A bare-backed priest in a rust-red dhoti and shawl stands at left, his back to the camera, holding a ritual item toward the shrine. At right, a long-haired man in a red-and-white flower garland and gold armlet holds a ritual umbrella or canopy over a shrine. Behind them, attendants in saffron-orange dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, hold offering trays and a metal vessel. A seated figure in red with a garland sits before a decorated altar. At left, a large golden-faced Durga image with a multi-armed form and a gold-framed backdrop stands beside steel railings. A yellow-edged square pit and brass lamps sit in the foreground.2017-09-27 +1 copiesNight ritual under a white tent hung with multicoloured string lights. At left, a priest with a yellow shawl and orange-gold cloth stands at a fire pit, holding a ritual implement toward the flames while a bare-chested assistant nearby holds an object. Next to him, a second priest in white dhoti with sacred thread stands beside a large fire pit decorated with marigolds. In the centre, a bald priest in white sits before a pink-draped platform holding a cobra-hooded deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a kalasha and oil lamps. Behind him a decorated throne with a canopy is draped in orange and yellow garlands. Several other priests in white and bare-chested attendants participate in the homa and abhishekam.2016-12-15