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A photograph inside a small temple interior during a ritual. A standing figure in a rust-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, offering aarti before a decorated deity murti. Offerings of flowers, fruits and green coconuts with orange blossoms are arranged on the floor and altar, and a white-clad priest in white dhoti with a striped border stands at right with hands joined. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and photographers with cameras stand near the entrance. Rudraksha malas hang on several devotees.

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Indoor temple scene with a woman in orange-saffron robes and an orange head wrap performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, standing before a shrine decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands and heaps of petals. She wears a long garland of orange and yellow flowers and bangles. Around her, standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border stands at right. Offerings with coconuts and flowers lie on the shrine floor, and a deity murti is partly visible behind the garlands. A wall clock and a window light the room.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A temple ritual inside a plain whitewashed hall at a kumbabhishekam-style ceremony. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a matching head wrap holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and is garlanded with white and orange flower garlands. Around her, men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with red-striped cloths, stand with folded hands. Decorated pots and offerings are laid out with fruit, flowers, coconuts and marigold garlands on a white cloth, with small oil lamps burning on the floor. Bystanders, including children, watch from behind.2015-05-01A photograph inside a small concrete temple room during a kumbabhishekam ceremony. Garlands of orange, yellow and pink flowers and banana bunches are arranged before a shrine at left, with a lit oil lamp on the floor. A man in a rust-orange turban, saffron-orange robes and a long flower garland, holding a brass plate, stands at center beside a row of men in orange robes and rudraksha malas. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-and-gold border stands with hands folded. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a cameraman with a video camera stand behind the shrine. The swami figure's presence is only visually suggested, so the identity is left uncertain.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual visit. A man in an orange-red turban, saffron-brown robe and long white and yellow marigold garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a bare-chested priest with a shaved head wearing a rust-brown cloth. To the right, a man in a blue dhoti and a white-and-gold bordered shawl stands near offering tables piled with bananas, coconuts and flower garlands. A crowd of men, women and children in white shirts and striped clothing watches from the left, and a wall clock and lit oil lamps are visible.2015-05-01April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesPhoto of a devotional ritual in a dim interior. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-red turban, a long-sleeved saffron robe, layered white and red flower garlands, and gold-toned armbands; they hold a silver trident-like staff upright and smile. a person is seated on the right, identified by a red-orange turban, swept-back hair, ornate gold armbands and layered garlands; the figure receives a flame and offerings. Around them, devotees with folded hands and saffron-clothed sannyasis press close, while a woman in a white sari with red blouse and a white-shirted man offer a flaming lamp with flower petals in a tray. A seated sannyasi in orange sits center-front, and an elderly man in glasses stands at back.2014-07-01Indoor photograph of a crowded devotional gathering in a plain room with pale green walls and a wooden ceiling. On the right, a figure in an orange-red turban with ornate brown beadwork, wearing a long-sleeved orange garment and a garland of white and yellow flowers, holds a silver trident-shaped staff; a rudraksha mala is visible. Center, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth sits and receives a lit lamp and flower offering from a woman in a red top with a flower garland; men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand with folded hands. Several other devotees in saffron and orange cloth surround the scene, and a woman in a pink-red sari stands behind. The picture shows a puja or aarti offering with lamp flame and flowers in the foreground.2014-07-01A photograph of a ritual reception inside a building with a plain concrete ceiling and a wall clock. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long multicolour flower garland with a copper-toned rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms pressed together while a man in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders offers a brass plate from the right foreground. Several onlookers in shirts and a boy in a dark t-shirt stand at left, and a bald man in orange cloth stands behind the central figure. a person is visible with a saffron turban, orange robe, flower garland and mala.2015-05-01Interior of a plain concrete temple hall during a ritual. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a bare upper body and an orange turban stands centre-frame, garlanded with orange and white flowers, facing a priest in a white dhoti and cream shawl with red-and-gold borders. Another man in a white dhoti stands at right beside a decorated deity altar with flowers, banana bunches and oil lamps. On the floor are a brick fire pit with burning embers, brass plates, a bowl of grains and red offerings, and garlands of marigold and white flowers. Several onlookers in dhotis and shirts stand along the left wall.2015-05-01Photograph of a padapuja-style devotional scene indoors. A seated person in an orange-red robe and matching red turban, wearing a long garland of red, white and green flowers and bangles, holds a silver trident aloft beside them. Several devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with hands folded, kneel or stand around a brass tray of red and yellow flowers and a lit flame. Younger attendants in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand behind the seated figure. The person in the orange robe with the turban and trident has the appearance of Swamiji (probable), with the turban, orange robes, garland and trident as the qualifying cues. Hands are folded in devotion throughout the room, and a framed picture hangs on the wall at the right.2014-07-01