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Interior ritual scene in a multi-storey ashram hall with a dark wooden staircase and railings, marigold garlands on pillars and balustrade. In the foreground, shaven-headed monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas face away from camera toward a small shrine with deity murtis on the left. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands barefoot with hands folded in anjali near a dark stone platform, with a small oil lamp at its edge. A woman in white sari with red mala stands with palms joined, and a man in white robes with red garland stands near the doorway. On the right, a person in maroon and gold-bordered dress with rudraksha mala stands with palms joined beside a video camera on tripod. Several other people in white stand in the background, indicating a satsang-style or puja gathering.

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Indoor temple-room ritual at an ashram with a staircase and dark wooden railings. On the left, a standing figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange-red dhoti stands with palms joined before a shrine table draped in purple, decorated with white and pink flower garlands; two golden deity murti stand on the left. In the centre, a woman in white sari with a red garland and a man in white kurta stand with palms pressed together. On the right, two men in orange-red robes with rudraksha malas stand near a camera on a tripod. In the lower foreground, two shaved-headed devotees sit before a flame and offerings. Orange marigold garlands hang along the staircase railing.2014-06-28 +1 copiesInterior of a home shrine room with a staircase and wooden floor, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands along the railings. On the left, a purple-draped altar holds metal murti statues: a bald figure, a crowned deity with a trident and garland, and a smaller figure. In the foreground a priest in a rust-orange robe with an orange turban stands with palms joined in front of the altar, with flower offerings and an oil lamp nearby. A woman in white sari with a red garland stands in prayer by the staircase, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in white and another person in white stand farther back by the doorway, while a cameraman in a rust-orange robe films with a tripod on the right.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28Indoor photograph of a ritual in a hall with a wooden staircase and black-railed banister decorated with marigold and white flower garlands. A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a gold-toned waist cord holds his hands over a flaming oil lamp (aarti) while a shaven-headed young person in orange robes and beaded bracelets offers the lamp. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti stands with palms joined, and an older woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala and a second woman in red sari stand nearby with palms joined; a cameraman with a video camera on a tripod is in the background. Wall-mounted framed picture and garlanded pillars complete the scene.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photo of a ceremonial puja in a wood-floored hall at an ashram, with flower garlands and an orange-curtained wall. In the centre, a man in a maroon dhoti with a gold necklace and a red and white floral garland pours liquid from a vessel over a bronze deity murti decorated with white and red flowers. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a tray of offerings, and another man in white stands at the front. Behind them, a row of people in white garments and folded hands watch, a small child in pink stands among them, and a cameraman films at left beside a woman in red sari. Flower-decorated puja tables and a gold throne-like seat appear at right.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesPhoto 11687461 +3 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesPhoto 11688006 +1 copiesInterior ritual scene in a room with yellow walls, a stairway with dark railings and garlanded banisters at right, and an orange upholstered armchair at left. A tall figure in saffron-orange robes and a striped shawl stands at a decorated altar holding a ritual implement, surrounded by several attendants in orange cloths and white dhotis. Two men in white stand at right holding plates, and a figure in white stands at left with hands folded beside an empty gold-and-red throne. A brick fire pit with smoking embers sits in front of the altar, with oil lamps, brass plates, banana leaves and marigold garlands on the floor. Golden deity murtis and garlanded idols are arranged on the altar. The image shows a puja or homa in progress.2014-06-28 +1 copies