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Inside a small room with white walls and framed portraits of saints in orange robes along the top wall, a man in an orange turban and orange wrap stands with hands folded in reverence beside a glass-fronted shrine. Inside the shrine a figure in orange lies reclining on a pink bed, with a garland of orange and yellow flowers framing the arch and rose petals scattered on the wooden base. Another man in orange clothing stands at the right edge with hands joined, and a partially visible person in orange stands at the left edge. The scene suggests darshan at a memorial shrine.

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A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a wooden floor. A man seen from behind in an orange turban and orange robe stands looking at a glass-fronted wooden casket with carved arched top, garlanded with green leaves and orange and yellow flowers. Inside the casket lies a painted or printed figure of a reclining saint in orange robes. Rose petals and marigold petals are strewn on the wooden table beneath. Framed pictures line the upper wall, and a pink flower arrangement stands in a vase by a barred window. A second person's head and orange garment appear at the right edge.2010-01-28A photograph of a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe standing in a plain whitewashed hall, turned toward a framed portrait of a woman with long hair, wearing an orange garment and beaded necklace, draped with white, yellow and red flower garlands. Below the portrait on a white-draped table stands a gold-framed deity murti dressed in orange with a red and gold garland. Two women in white saris with orange shawls stand nearby, one holding folded white cloths. Tables and chairs line the room behind them.2006-09-23Photograph inside a room with cream walls and a dark wooden chair-rail. A row of framed colour portraits of saffron-robed sadhus hangs high on the wall, several seated or standing, some with garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange shirt stands at left with hands joined in prayer, looking up at the portraits. Beside him, a figure in a long orange robe and orange turban, with long dark hair, reaches up toward the frames. At right, a carved wooden frame or palanquin edge is decorated with green leaves and orange and yellow flowers. A camera operator with a microphone is partly visible at lower left.2010-01-28July 22 20102010-07-22Photo inside a small shrine room with arched white walls and framed colour prints of deities hung with marigold and pink garlands. A man in a rust-orange turban and orange-and-gold shawl with a beaded orange mala stands at left, gesturing with one hand toward a glass case on a table holding offerings. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and glasses with a beaded orange necklace looks toward the case. Another person in orange clothing stands in the background near the wall prints, and a cropped figure is at the far right edge. A pink Ganesha figure sits in a wooden cabinet at left. Several people are visible, all in orange and saffron tones.2015-10-27A photograph inside a white-walled room at a house visit. A wall-mounted shrine with framed deity pictures is decorated with white and marigold garlands, and flowers and offerings sit at its base. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a marigold garland stands with hands folded in namaste before the shrine. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange robe with a pink-edged shawl and faces the shrine. On the right, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands in prayer beside a silver tray holding a kalasha-style arrangement with flowers. a person: the central figure in saffron-orange with long swept-back hair and a marigold garland is a candidate for a person, though the cues are limited.2010-02-17July 27 20082008-07-27Indoor photo of a devotional scene in a home room with yellow walls, a window with metal grille, and a wall clock. A glass-fronted case draped with white and yellow flower garlands holds floral offerings and a white cloth. A bare-chested man in rust-red wrap with long dark swept-back hair and a long beaded rudraksha mala stands centre-right, head bowed toward the case. Several people with palms pressed together in namaskar stand around it: a man in orange wrap at left, a woman in red blouse, a woman in pink patterned top, and a bare-chested man in orange wrap at right holding a yellow cloth bag. Another person sits near the lower centre. a person cues are present in the bare-chested man with long swept-back hair and mala, centre-right; his role appears to be leading the reverence at the case.2016-08-20July 21 20102010-07-21Three 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.2008-07-27A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a concrete floor. Five men in orange-saffron robes stand in a row at left with hands joined in namaskar, facing a glass-fronted shrine at right. Inside the glass case, a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala is shown on a gold-trimmed red chair, with a brass oil lamp standing on the raised platform outside the case. A small red cushion with flower petals rests on the platform. At far left, a decorated palanquin or chariot with red and white ornamentation is partly visible. The standing men are the foreground subjects; the figure inside the case is an image in a shrine, not a physical person.2009-10-15April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copies