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A photograph of a person in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair and a red-orange waist sash, bending over a dark stone slab and placing both hands on a thin copper yantra sheet with a gold-toned pattern. Behind the slab, a garlanded deity murti wears white and red-bordered cloth with a gold kalasha and a gold crown-shaped figure, with red, yellow and white flower garlands draped over it. A seated elderly man in a white shirt stands in the background. The setting appears to be a temple interior with cream tiled walls. The person wears a rudraksha mala. The figure at the slab appears to be performing a yantra installation or consecration, with mention of a person attached to the page.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange robe with a red waist cloth leaning over a dark tiled surface, pressing or placing a thin gold-coloured metal plate that bears a raised relief design. Behind him hang a red velvet curtain and a vertical banner with a green top, a blue flower emblem on maroon, and a gold-yellow skirt. Garlands in white, red, yellow and green and a brass kalasha-style finial sit on the left.2007-11-15A person with long, dark, wavy hair wearing a loose orange-saffron robe stands at the edge of a dark stone platform, palms held over a small copper or gold-toned plate placed in the centre of the platform. Behind, a golden naga-hooded deity murti is draped with white and grey cloth bordered in red, garlanded with red, yellow, green and white flower garlands. Grey tiles line the wall. The person's face shows a slight smile and the hands are raised in a gesture of blessing or offering. The scene appears to be a temple installation or ritual setup.2007-11-15A photograph taken from behind of a figure with long, dark, wavy hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a red sash at the waist, standing at a tiled stone platform with a dark flat surface. The figure is placing or adjusting a red-bordered tray or plate on the dark slab. Behind is a deep red velvet curtain, and to the left a white pipe fitting and a yellow cloth hanging with a blue and maroon floral embroidered border. A partial hand of another person is visible at the right edge.2007-11-15A photograph inside a temple-like hall. A man in an orange saffron wrap over a red undershirt, with long dark wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead, stands with his hands clasped and eyes lowered beside a square black-and-tiled pit or altar. Inside the pit sits a shiny copper or gold plate. Behind him stands a shrine area decorated with multicoloured garlands in red, white, yellow and green, gold metal vessels, and draped fabrics with gold borders. Some gold pots and small brass lamps sit on a side shelf at left. The appearance is consistent with a person, identified by long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala; the person is a devotee or priest in this ritual setting.2007-11-15A photograph of a person in orange saffron robes kneeling on a grey concrete floor, bending forward to examine a thin flat copper sheet in both hands. The person has long dark hair falling forward and wears a red undergarment visible at the neck. Behind them stand large dark carved wooden statues of deities with raised arms and a seated figure on a pedestal. To the right, a stack of folded fabrics in red, navy, green and white rests on the floor, and a partially visible person in white clothing stands at the far left edge. The setting appears to be a bare interior with white cinderblock walls.2007-11-07A photograph inside a bare, unfinished hall with a grey concrete floor scuffed with white dust. A man with long dark hair and a small red forehead mark, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe over a red top, kneels low on the floor and examines a small flat copper or metal plate held in both hands. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti with multiple raised arms, and at right are large dark sculpted figures. A woman in white clothes stands in the background near a stack of folded blue and red cloths. The scene suggests temple construction or installation work.2007-11-07A photograph inside a bare temple-in-progress room with a grey concrete floor and pale tiled wall. A person in an orange saffron garment with a red sash kneels and leans forward, reaching to place a thin copper plate on the floor. Behind them stand dark stone deity murti figures, one with multiple raised arms, and a stack of folded cloths in red, navy, green and white sits against the tiles. A small red tilak mark is visible on the forehead. The scene suggests construction or installation work on a temple space.2007-11-07October 14 20102010-10-14A close photograph of a person in orange saffron robes with long dark wavy hair, wrapped in an orange shawl, holding a flat reddish-brown copper or stone plate engraved with a yantra and concentric geometric patterns. The hands are visible at lower left and right edges, and a glass case or tray lies beside the plate. A grey wall is in the background. The figure has long swept hair and saffron clothing consistent with a person candidate, but the face is cropped out and the appearance cues are not conclusive enough to confirm identity.2006-12-11October 12 20052005-10-12February 12 20102010-02-12October 12 20052005-10-12