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Indoor ritual at an ashram hall with a staircase and garlands. In the foreground, a large copper-coloured statue of a bald, saint-like figure wears a red-orange cloth and a beaded necklace. Beside it stands another copper deity murti. On the right, a person with hair in a bun wears a red-orange garment, a saffron-and-yellow floral garland, gold armlet and bangles. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti raises one arm near a copper vessel. A young man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth holds a silver tray, with a wrapped rudraksha mala. Several seated devotees in white appear in the background near the stairs, and a small figurine rests at the base. Ivy-like orange and white flower garlands hang along the railings.

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June 28 20142014-06-28A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. On the right, a long-haired figure in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl, wearing layered gold necklaces, a red and yellow flower garland and a gold armlet, performs a ritual gesture toward the statues. Several bronze-coloured statues stand on the left: a bald sage with rudraksha beads and a raised hand, and a deity murti holding a trident-like staff and a drum. A man in a white shirt holds a camera at centre, a person in white dhoti stands behind, and an orange-clad devotee is at the right edge. Marigold garlands hang from the staircase railing and a small decorated murti with flowers sits at the base.2014-06-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a puja inside an ashram hall with a staircase and garland-draped railings. In the foreground, a bronze-coloured statue of a bald sage in saffron-red dress and a rudraksha mala stands beside other bronze deity figures, one with a crown and a trident-like staff. On the right, a standing devotee in a maroon-red dhoti, bare chest, gold armband and a long multicoloured flower garland holds a gold ritual item toward the statues. Behind them a man in a white shirt and rudraksha mala films with a camera, and a young man in white dhoti holds a silver plate. A small figure stands in the lower centre, and a copper-coloured figure appears among the statues.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA ritual scene inside a hall with a wooden staircase and garlanded railings. In the foreground, a golden-brown statue of a shaved-headed sage wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace and red shawl faces right. Behind it, other statues in orange and red garments and ornaments stand beside a deity murti with a crown. On the right, a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with yellow and red flower garlands, gold armband and gold earring holds a long wooden stick toward the statues, while another man in white dhoti and shirt holds a tray. Several seated devotees in white clothes watch from the right, and a figure in white stands at the centre, consistent with a murti consecration ritual.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28Inside an ashram hall, a man in red-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long red and white flower garland, gold necklaces, armlets and bangles stands with palms joined in namaskar before bronze statues of saints and deity murti. A bronze figure at left wears a red shawl and rudraksha-style beads and holds a hand raised. Behind, a priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a plate, and a small decorated deity figure sits at the base. Garlands hang from a balcony railing and wooden staircase.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copies