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A photograph of a devotional event in a hall with a white statue of a seated saint decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a red backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow cloth bends low at the statue's base, next to people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. Several devotees in white and orange clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer or bowed in reverence. A man in a yellow robe holds a microphone. A white-clad elder wearing a white head cloth bows. A wall fan and speaker are visible, and orange garland drapes hang along the wall.

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October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09Photo inside a whitewashed hall decorated with orange marigold garlands along the walls and a wall fan above. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold chain bows over flower-decked ritual items at the lower left. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, hands folded in namaskar with a red tilak on the forehead; appearance cues are distinctive, so this may be the a person, though the image is somewhat uncertain. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with palms pressed together in prayer. Roughly seven people are visible.2008-10-09Indoor photo of a crowded devotional gathering in a plain cream-walled room decorated with orange and marigold-style garlands strung along the walls. In the centre, a woman with dark hair kneels with her head bowed and hands pressed in namaskar, wearing a large white and multicolour flower garland and an orange cloth. Around her, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange shawls, stand and kneel with hands folded in prayer. A man in a grey jacket and a bearded man in white clothes are in the foreground. A small framed picture with orange drapery hangs on the right wall, and a ceiling fan and speaker are mounted above. Several people hold up mobile phones to record.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09March 08 20052005-03-08January 01 20082008-01-01March 08 20052005-03-08A photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.2010-11-22January 01 20082008-01-01A photograph of devotees garlanding a white statue of a seated figure inside a room decorated with a white flower arch framing a red backdrop. A woman with long dark curly hair in an orange robe reaches up to drape a red and orange flower garland over the statue's head. Beside her, a bald man in white clothes and an older bearded man with white hair and rudraksha beads, wearing a yellow-orange cloth, watch and gesture. Other devotees in orange and yellow clothing raise their hands. The statue is a white deity murti or portrait sculpture, not a living person, and a red flower petal rests on its base.2008-10-09Indoor photo of a healing darshan. A long-haired figure in orange robes and an orange shawl sits on a white-draped seat, placing a hand on the head of a man in white who bows with palms pressed together. Behind them a standing man in white wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. A young man in white and orange shawl holds a small card near the kneeling man's head, while another in orange stands nearby. Older women in white saris kneel in the foreground. Trays of offerings, a trident on the right wall and a red flower arrangement sit behind. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired seated figure in orange, giving blessing; cues are long swept-back hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala.2008-03-22