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Photograph of a man in a brown turban with a gold-edged band and a jewelled ornament, wearing a multicoloured flower garland and a dark brown dhoti-style garment, with a long black braided hair falling down his back, holding a small bell and performing a ritual near a flame at right. Behind him stands a golden-hued deity murti of Shiva with a jewelled crown and trident, draped in yellow and white flower garlands. At left a second man in an orange cloth with rudraksha beads and a white forehead mark holds a brass plate of offerings. The setting is a temple shrine with a stone wall. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back black braided hair, a turban and rudraksha-style adornment; the appearance is consistent but not certain.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine of a man in a maroon turban with a golden ornament and long dark dreadlock-style hair, wearing a maroon dhoti and a multi-coloured flower garland. He holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a gilded deity murti adorned with a crown, jewelled necklaces and a golden trident, draped in yellow and pink flower garlands. Behind him, a younger man in an orange cloth holds a plate of flowers. A small dark deity figure in a purple cloth sits at the lower right, with scattered orange flowers on the floor. The scene reads as puja and aarti with a lamp offering.2017-12-02A photograph of a ritual lamp offering in a temple setting. A man in a maroon turban and dark maroon dhoti, with long braided hair and a flower garland, holds a lit oil lamp beside a golden deity murti wearing a jewelled crown and carrying a golden staff with flower garlands. A second man on the left wears an orange cloth and holds a brass plate of offerings, and a third attendant with white vibhuti marks on his forehead stands behind. Purple cloth and marigold flowers sit on the altar in front, with a small ornate image on the right.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02A man in a rust-brown and gold turban with a crescent ornament holds a terracotta bowl with a lit oil lamp, his head bowed in devotion. He wears a multicoloured flower garland of marigolds, roses and white blooms over bare shoulders, gold armlets and bangles, and a gold waist belt. Behind him stands a golden deity murti with a tall crown and a golden staff, decorated with more flower garlands. A columned stone wall is visible at the right.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02Side view of a man in a rust-brown turban with a gold-edged sash and a brown robe, wearing a multicolour flower garland of white, red, yellow and purple blooms, long dark braided hair falling down his back, and gold bangles on his upper arm and wrists. He holds a lit flame in cupped hands, apparently making an offering before a gilded deity murti with a jewelled crown and a golden trident-like staff beside it, also draped in flower garlands. A second person in orange stands partly visible at the left edge.2017-12-02 +1 copiesDecember 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual. In the left foreground a man in a rust-red turban and rust-red robe, with a white flower garland, long dark dreadlock-style hair falling to his back, and gold armlets, stands in profile holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him, golden deity murtis are heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and a golden cobra hood is visible. A brass bell and other ritual implements are nearby. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a deity shrine.2017-07-09