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A photograph of a temple shrine niche with white marble walls and a golden kalasha-like vessel on a ledge. A man in a red sleeveless top with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a long white flower garland stands with his arm raised, pouring or touching the shrine. Behind him, a woman in an orange garment and others in white clothes watch. A woman in a gold-bordered sari holds a leaf-decorated plate, and a man in white shirt stands nearby. A cameraman films from the right. Offerings of flowers, a kumkum-coloured pot and a plate of yellow rice sit at the base of the shrine, with an orange flag on a pole behind.

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A photograph of a white-painted shrine niche outdoors, with a man in a red sleeveless top and an orange sash, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands, reaching up with one hand on the white wall and the other holding a golden vessel to the shrine. Behind him, a woman in orange robes stands near a saffron flag on a pole, and other devotees, including a man in a white shirt and an older woman in a sari, look on. Flowers and a small pot with purple and pink blossoms rest in front of the shrine, and a video camera appears at the right edge.2009-08-08A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with white stone walls and niches, with a few marigold and rose offerings on a ledge. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass kalasha pot in one hand and a brass plate in the other, pouring or offering toward the shrine. A man in white dress stands beside the shrine, another person in orange stands behind, and a camera operator's equipment is visible at top right. Orange cloth and banana leaves hang nearby, and a pink and purple flower arrangement sits in the foreground.2009-08-08Photograph of a man in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, reaching both hands toward a white marble shrine niche with a deity murti inside and marigold offerings on the base. Behind him stand devotees: a woman in an orange sari, a man in a white shirt with glasses, and a woman in a yellow sari at right. A kalasha-style vase of flowers sits on the lower ledge, and banana bunches hang at upper right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange shawl and garland) is the central figure performing darshan at the shrine, and a cameraman is visible at right.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red dhoti, draped with a red and white flower garland, leaning forward to place his hands on a white shrine containing a small orange-robed seated figure. The shrine is decorated with white and red flower garlands and petals. Beside him, devotees in white clothing, one woman in a white sari, and a man with a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle raise open palms in reverence. A large orange cloth hangs at right, and a blue board is visible in the background. a person is shown at the inauguration of a Dhyanapeetam centre, with the orange-robed seated figure appearing to be a deity or guru murti. Overlaid text credits the archive copyright.2009-08-03August 08 20092009-08-08September 15 20092009-09-15July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a white-painted shrine niche with a seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland, beside a large coconut and scattered marigold petals on a ledge. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, an orange sleeveless garment, a white and red flower garland and a white tilak on his forehead places pink and purple flowers at the base of the shrine. Beside him, a man in a white kurta gestures toward the shrine, and a woman in an orange shawl and another woman stand behind. Bystanders and a pink-and-blue temple building with orange flags are visible in the background.2009-08-08A photograph of an outdoor shrine niche with white-washed walls and flower offerings. A man in an orange-red sannyasi-style wrap with bare shoulders and a large white and red flower garland holds a small brass oil lamp and a bell during an aarti. Beside him a man in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a light garment and gold earring is at the right edge. Orange cloth and a potted plant with pink and purple flowers are in front, with banana leaves overhead. Whether the garlanded man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2009-08-08A photograph of a temple shrine niche with white marble walls, where a man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing a red sleeveless top and an orange shawl and a white flower garland, reaches to place green leaves and marigolds into the niche. Behind him, another man in white and an orange-robed person stand near, and a brass kalasha pot is held by a woman in the foreground. Potted flowers sit at the base, with bananas hanging in the background and an orange flag on a pole. a person wears the red top and orange shawl, reaching into the shrine as a priest-like devotee performs an offering.2009-08-08