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A photograph inside a small plain room with pale turquoise walls and red-painted lower walls. A tall figure in an orange-red turban, bare-chested under a red-orange shawl with a long dark swept-back hair and a white and red flower garland, holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and flower petals, as a bald man in white kneels at the floor on the left. A boy in a yellow shirt and red trousers stands with palms pressed together, a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers stands behind with hands joined, and a man in white kurta stands at right by an open wooden door. Small metal vessels sit on the floor. People look through a window in the background.

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Photo 11701835 +2 copiesA photograph inside a small room with pale turquoise walls and a red-painted lower wall, during a temple inauguration. A figure in a rust-red turban, rust-red robe and long flower garland with a rudraksha-style mala stands centre with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling, with long dark hair falling down the back. Her appearance shows several cues matching the Swamiji candidate (swept hair, turban, saffron-toned robes, mala), so she is described as Swamiji (probable). To the left a bald priest in a white dhoti and vest holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, flowers and offerings. A boy in a yellow shirt and red trousers stands at far left with hands joined. Two men in white kurtas and a man in a striped shirt stand at right and centre, also with palms together. A wooden window and a door frame sit behind them, and scattered flower petals lie on the red floor.2016-03-29Inside a small whitewashed shrine room, a woman in a red-orange turban, red-orange robe and a white-and-red flower garland holds a brass aarti tray with a lit oil flame and flower petals, as a bald man in a white dhoti and white top stands beside her with a brass lamp in front of him. A boy in a yellow shirt and red trousers stands with hands folded in namaskar, and a man in a white checked shirt stands behind them. At left, a deity murti is decorated with white and yellow marigold garlands, feathers and tinsel, with a small brass lamp on the floor. A kalasha-like brass vessel sits near the floor. The scene reads as a puja or aarti at a temple inauguration.2016-03-29March 29 20162016-03-29A photograph of a person in an indoor room with pale turquoise walls and a red-brown floor performing an aarti. The central figure wears a rust-orange turban, a rose-red sleeveless robe with a matching shawl draped over the shoulder, long white and red flower garlands, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads. Long dark hair falls down the back. They hold a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, a small steel cup, and purple and white flowers. Behind them stands a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with red edging, hands folded at his chest, and a man in a white striped shirt and dark trousers with hands pressed together. The setting appears to be a temple interior. a person: the central figure wears a turban, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned robes, matching the page's inauguration context.2016-03-29A photograph of a temple ritual in a small room with turquoise walls and a red-trimmed doorway. A man in a saffron-orange turban, red-orange robe and a garland of white and pink flowers, with a rudraksha mala, holds a brass plate with flowers and a small vessel toward a deity murti heavily decorated with flower garlands, beaded ornaments and a golden kalasha-style adornment. Beside him a man with long hair, white vibhuti marks, a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with gold border stands with hands joined in prayer. A third man in a white-and-grey striped shirt stands barefoot with palms pressed together, and a fourth man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and folded hands stands at right. A small oil lamp rests on the floor in front. Probable Swamiji is the man in the saffron turban and orange robe, performing the puja offering with the brass plate.2016-03-29Indoor hall photograph of a devotional reception. A kneeling man in a white shirt and grey trousers bows his head toward him with hands in namaste, while a white-shirted man stands with palms joined in front. On the left a bald man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha-like beads stands near an orange-robed attendant. Behind, a yellow shirt and other devotees stand in a hall with tiled white floor, decorated pillars with coloured diamond motifs, and a white draped ceiling canopy. Several figures are visible in the background.2011-01-26Photograph inside a plain room with a whitewashed block wall and thatched roof. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl holds a brass plate with a lit flame and flower petals, facing a framed portrait draped with a marigold garland. Beside him stand a man with long hair in an orange shawl over white clothes and a man in orange with glasses and a beaded necklace. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar; a woman in a white sari with orange border stands at left. A red mat covers the floor, with brass oil lamps beside the portrait.2007-01-12A photograph of a ritual aarti inside a small plain room with pale turquoise walls and a maroon lower wall. On the right, a man in a saffron-red turban, a red-brown robe and a white and red flower garland holds a brass tray with a lit oil flame, flower petals and a small cup, offering it to a decorated deity murti on the left, which is draped in white and pink flowers, yellow marigolds, garlands and grain stalks. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands with a brass vessel, a boy in a yellow shirt and red trousers stands with palms pressed together, and a man in a checked shirt stands with hands folded. Brass lamps and a flower offering sit on the floor. a person: the aarti performer wears a saffron-red turban, a flower garland and red-brown robes, but the cues are limited, so identity is uncertain.2016-03-29May 02 20162016-05-02Photograph of four men in a temple interior with a red-painted pillar, a wooden door and a lamp at left. On the far right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange shawl with a gold ornamental necklace and flower garland, presses his palms together and smiles broadly. At left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap, with a dark rudraksha mala, speaks and gestures. Two younger men stand between them, one bare-chested in white dhoti holding a brass tray with a plantain-leaf arrangement and white flower garland, the other in a teal cloth with a sandalwood tripundra mark. Straw bales are stacked behind. The scene suggests a temple visit or pada puja setting.2009-08-11A photograph of a man in an orange-saffron robe and orange turban standing with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a rudraksha-style bead mala, smiling at a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp. A second man in a white kurta stands behind, hands raised near the lamp. The room has teal walls, a wooden door and a speckled floor.