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A person in a long flowing orange robe stands inside a thatched palm-leaf shelter, one arm raised toward a framed portrait hung on the wall. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a garland of white flowers draped over the frame. A metal table below holds brass lamps, a small bowl, scattered red flowers and a packet of snacks, with red and orange powder on the floor. Through the open side, a second man in white is partly visible outdoors. The figure appears to be making a devotional gesture before the portrait. The person in orange has long hair and the portrait figure is dressed similarly.

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December 15 20092009-12-15A photograph inside a thatched palm-leaf hut. A devotee in a flowing orange sari with long dark hair stands at left, facing a metal table set with small brass vessels, a black bowl, lamps and offerings. Above the table hangs a framed printed portrait of a seated woman in orange robes, garlanded with white flower strands and red blossoms. Scattered petals and red powder lie on the floor. A figure is faintly visible through the doorway at left.2009-12-15December 15 20092009-12-15December 15 20092009-12-15A photograph of a shrine room inside an ashram. On the left, a man in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and a gold chain holds flowers in his hands, facing the altar. Centre-right, a seated figure in white garlanded with red and white flower garlands sits before a carved wooden throne-like altar. Behind the seated figure, a framed portrait shows a man in orange robes and a beaded mala seated before a banyan tree, hand raised in blessing. A carved wooden lion figure sits on the altar, and a small deity murti in orange and red stands in front. Flower-draped backdrop with a banyan tree photo and carved stone pillar behind.2012-04-11 +1 copiesSeptember 09 20112011-09-09A devotee in orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands with back to camera, reaching up to adjust a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and white bead necklace, seated with raised hand in a painted banyan-tree setting. Below the framed portrait is a small statue in red-orange robes with a garland, set on a bed of yellow and red flower petals and a white flower rangoli. A small framed photo of a woman sits to the left. Floral garlands in red and white frame the portrait.2009-11-25A figure in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe stands before a shrine performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp. A framed portrait on the left, garlanded with pink and white flowers, shows a saffron-robed man, and a large floral arrangement with red elephant figure, kalasha and brass lamps decorates the altar table. Behind him, two men in white and a man in a checked shirt stand with hands folded in devotion, in a bare plastered room with a window at the top right. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long dark hair under an orange turban and wears orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, consistent with the saffron and turban cues, performing the aarti.2008-07-28July 26 20082008-07-26April 17 20112011-04-17August 16 20092009-08-16A photograph inside a hall with plain white walls and a concrete floor. On the left, a standing man in orange dhoti and orange shawl, with hair tied up and a gold necklace, faces right with his hands extended in a gesture toward the altar. In the centre, a seated figure in white and orange cloth with a red turban and garlands of red and white flowers sits on a low wooden platform before a small wooden table holding a brass plate, oil lamps and flower petals. Behind them stands an ornate carved wooden throne-style shrine with a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated before a tree, raising one hand. Red and gold banners and a painted backdrop of a tree and temple gopuram complete the scene. A deity murti in red and green cloth sits on the small table.2012-04-11 +1 copies