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Outdoor puja scene in a temple courtyard with orange and red walls. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits on a mat, holding a flaming camphor lamp in one hand and a small kettle-like vessel in the other, performing aarti before a decorated deity murti dressed in orange and red silk and draped with garlands of red, yellow and white flowers. Around him, about a dozen women in white, orange and yellow saris sit in rows with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style offering tray with flowers and turmeric, a small brass idol and open books sit on the floor.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a temple-style ritual in an orange-walled courtyard. At left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden seat wearing an orange garment, with a red cushion behind him; the appearance cues are mixed and not sufficient for an identification, so he is described only by role. Women in orange and white saris and a woman in a yellow shawl hold lit oil lamps and silver aarti plates raised in front of them, and a bald man in a white dhoti sits at a brass tray laden with silver bowls and offerings. A man in white dhoti walks in the background past an open doorway, and a kalasha sits on a red-draped stand at right. The scene reads as an aarti offering before a seated figure.2010-10-30October 03 20142014-10-03October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesNovember 20 20102010-11-20A seated group of devotees performs an aarti with oil lamps on a gold-trimmed silver tray in an orange-walled hall. Women and men in white clothing wear yellow and orange shawls, and several hold small lamps. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge beside the tray, and a visible silver platter holds flowers and fruit. Some devotees sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and a young child in blue sits on the right beside an orange mat. A white-clad figure stands in the upper left, partly cropped by the frame.2010-08-16October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja-style devotional gathering in an open-sided temple hall with orange walls and orange cloth floor covering. A central figure seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears orange robes and a red-and-white garland, facing a group of devotees seated on the floor. Behind him are deity murtis garlanded with marigold and flower strands, and a green cloth covers a stand in front. Seated devotees include men in white dhotis and women in white and yellow saris, some holding brass plates of offerings and flowers. A microphone stands at the front. Orange cloth drapes hang on the pillars and a potted plant sits at right.2010-09-02September 02 20102010-09-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing an orange shawl over bare shoulders and a dark rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back, speaking. Around him seven people sit on the floor in white and cream traditional clothes with yellow, green and orange borders, several holding small lamps, folded hands and flower-decorated silver trays. Brass and silver vessels, a kalasha-like pot and small oil lamps sit before them. Behind is a red and white painted wall with orange curtains and a doorway, and a gilt canopy edge at the left. This appears to be a satsang gathering with puja-style offerings.2010-11-03