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A photograph of a small whitewashed room in a ritual setting. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes with a white and red floral garland stands at a table, bending over a plate with his hands near a small flame. Brass oil lamps with a lit flame sit on the table, beside a pineapple, a steel kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and a bundle of cloth. Smoke rises in the background. Another man in an orange shirt and wrist watch stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, and two more men in orange garments stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at a newly built space. Visible identity cues are limited to the turban and garland; the man's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.

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A photo of a small room with a barred window and bare white walls, where an orange-robed man with a saffron turban and a white flower garland stands at a shrine table lit by a brass oil lamp, his hand raised toward the flame. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe holds a silver bell and stands near a silver kalasha, a plate of sand, flower-decorated trays and a pineapple, in a ritual puja setting. Another person is partly visible at the right edge. The orange-robed man has long hair, a turban and garlands, and matches appearance cues for a person performing an oil lamp ritual.2008-07-28Indoor puja in a plain whitewashed room with a barred window. A person in an orange turban, orange robe and white jasmine garland holds a lit brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a small offering table. Beside them a man in orange robes with an orange shawl holds a brass bell. On the table are brass lamp stands, a flower garland, a plate of sand or grain with a red offering, banana-leaf packets and a brass vessel, with a pineapple at the lower left. The scene reads as a ritual aarti in a small shrine room.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a dimly lit room where a man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange head wrap, wearing a white jasmine garland, stands before a small altar table holding brass oil lamps, a lit flame in a small dish, a silver plate with offerings, and banana-leaf or cloth-wrapped items. Beside him a second man in a plain orange shirt with a dark shawl, wearing a wristwatch, holds a metal vessel and looks toward the altar. Sunlight comes through a barred window. Whether the saffron-clad man is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the role is described only as a devotee or priest performing a puja-style offering with lamps.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp over a tray of flower petals, as if performing aarti. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small kalasha-style pot with leaves on a tray, and a man kneeling at left in orange pours or offers from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with folded hands and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one person in the background raising a camera. The central figure has long hair and a visible rudraksha-style mala, with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues.2008-07-28Indoor puja in a plain white-walled room. A man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange top holds a lit brass oil lamp toward a small altar draped with a white cloth. On the altar are garlanded framed pictures, scattered pink rose petals, fruit, a brass plate of offerings and small brass lamps. To the left, a bearded man in orange robes holds a brass bell, and a younger man in orange robes holds a plate of rose petals. Another figure in orange stands behind them.2008-07-28Three men in saffron-orange robes stand in a bare, whitewashed room with a tiled floor and a barred window. The man in front, wearing an orange-red turban with a white garland and an orange sleeveless top, holds a lamp with a flame toward a shrine table. The table, draped in white with marigolds and petals, holds framed portraits decorated with pink flower garlands and a framed photo of a figure in orange headwear. Two attendants behind him in orange dhotis stand with folded cloth and a hand near the chest. The setting appears to be a ritual aarti before the framed images.2008-07-27Indoor photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless robe, with a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and red flowers, standing centrally and touching his chest while a second man in an orange shawl holds a brass vessel with a green leaf above it. A third man in a white shirt with a beaded necklace stands at right beside a small framed picture and a brass oil lamp on a table near a barred window. a person: the central figure wears a saffron turban and robe with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, consistent with a sannyasi receiving a ritual blessing. Abhishekam-style pouring ritual with a kalasha-like brass vessel.2008-07-28