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A photograph inside a hall with marble flooring where several saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on mats before an ornate canopy decorated with marigold and flower garlands. Under the canopy is a deity murti draped in flowers on a blue-covered table, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like altar arrangement beside it. The foreground sannyasi on the right, bearded and with white vibhuti markings on his forehead, sits with his hands near small brass bowls; a man in a long-sleeved white shirt stands behind a saffron-robed group at right. A figure in orange with a turban on the left may be a person, seated among the devotees, with long dark hair and an orange wrap visible.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees in a hall performing a puja before a garlanded shrine. In the foreground, a large brass oil lamp with a flame stands on a base of white and orange flowers. Several men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the marble floor, some with hands extended over the lamp, while a man in a pale beige robe and head wrap sits at right. Behind them, a shrine with a deity murti under a flower-draped arch topped with golden kalasha and swan figures holds a central murti decorated with garlands. A cameraman stands at left, and a few people in white sit near the back. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights hang overhead.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph inside a hall where seated saffron-robed sannyasis perform a puja before a decorated altar with a golden deity murti under a canopy of marigold and white flower garlands. In the foreground, a large brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial stands on a bed of white and orange flowers. A man on the far left wears a saffron turban and saffron robes and sits with hands near the lamp; another man wearing a saffron shawl on the right sits with a metal vessel. Several other saffron-robed men sit and stand in the background, and a person in white sits at the left edge. Two saffron-clad figures stand near the back. Probable Swamiji (saffron turban, saffron robes and rudraksha beads visible on the seated man in the foreground), seated at the lamp.2007-02-02Photograph inside a hall with cream walls and a marble floor, showing five saffron-robed men seated cross-legged on striped mats before green leaf plates and small steel cups. The man on the far left has long white hair and beard and wears an orange shawl; the second has an orange turban, orange robe and a beaded mala; the third has a grey beard and orange robe; the fourth is shaved-headed in orange; the fifth wears an orange turban and robe. Behind them, a standing man in a red top and white dhoti stands near a decorated canopy with orange-and-red garlands and a deity murti. Other men in white and a man in a dark shirt move in the background near a speaker and a stained-glass window.2007-02-02Indoor temple-hall scene with a seated group of orange-robed sadhus performing a ritual. In the foreground left, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold-coloured beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a white cloth, hands resting on his knees. Beside him, an older bald man in orange robes sits with hands together. Another orange-clad man sits at right, and a standing orange-robed figure stands behind them. Small brass bowls with red powder sit on green leaves on the marble floor. Beyond them is a decorated altar with an ornate deity murti draped in marigold and white flower garlands, with a brass lamp on a stand at left. A seated figure in white and a man in white stand in the background. Garlands of orange and white flowers hang from the canopy.2007-02-02Indoor ritual scene in a hall with cream walls and a marble floor. A long-haired man in saffron robes and an orange turban, with a gold necklace, sits cross-legged on a mat at left with hands pressed together. Opposite him, a bald saffron-robed monk sits facing away toward a seated figure in orange. Several standing and seated saffron-robed monks and a man in white dhoti and shawl appear in the background. An altar decorated with marigold and white jasmine garlands shelters a deity murti, with a brass lamp stand in the foreground.2007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02