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Indoor photo of a ritual in a bare-walled hall with a fire pit in the foreground. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair, smiling and holding a brass tray of flowers and offerings, stands at right, the outer garments of an orange-clad sannyasi. Nearby a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a black bead necklace presses her palms together. A woman in an orange robe kneels and bows with her forehead to the floor. At left, a man in a white t-shirt bends forward toward the tray, and others with palms joined kneel in the foreground. Behind them, a wooden platform holds a dark stone sculpture and small deity figures, and a fire glows in the fire pit below. The swami identification rests on appearance: a person in orange holding the offering tray.

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A photograph inside a bare, unfinished hall with concrete floors and a sunken pit area. A man in a long saffron-orange robe and a red undercloth stands at right holding a brass tray with white flowers, as if offering it. Beside him, a woman in white sari with gold border stands with hands raised in a gesture of greeting. A young man in a blue t-shirt and dark trousers stands in the centre holding an orange object, and a man in white shirt and jeans kneels at left with hands together. A woman in grey top and white skirt at left presses her palms together. A person lies prostrate on the floor in the foreground, and another in orange clothing kneels at right. Behind them stand carved deity statues, gilded thrones and a stacked wooden chair, with a fire-exit sign on the wall.2007-11-07Interior photo of a bare temple construction space with a concrete floor, tiled ledge, and unfinished walls. 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Sculptures of deities stand against the back wall at left, and a white-shirted person is partly visible at the left edge. Standing figure in orange: appearance-based candidate for a person, with long swept-back hair, orange shawl and robe; identity uncertain.2007-11-07A photograph of a devotional gathering in an indoor hall with a draped white ceiling and a dark curtain at right. In the foreground an older man in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together, while a woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a steel plate of round sweets. Beside her a woman in orange and white and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl stand with hands folded in prayer. At left a man in white with an orange shawl and white forehead marking presses his palms together. Several people in white and orange sit on the floor behind, and a woman in a yellow-trimmed sari stands at centre back. 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