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Indoor photograph of an orange-robed devotional scene in a room with a marble floor and garlanded pillars. A standing man in orange robes, bare-chested with a draped orange cloth, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in both hands and offers it forward. Seated to the left, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Another seated monk in orange sits nearby, and additional orange-robed people and a white-clad attendant stand in the background among flower garlands. Small brass dishes sit on the floor. The scene resembles an aarti offering. a person is not confidently identifiable here, so no appearance-based label is applied to any person.

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February 02 20072007-02-02February 02 20072007-02-02A photograph inside a hall with pale walls and a marble floor, where several people in orange and saffron robes take part in a ritual. In the foreground, a figure in a saffron turban sits with palms pressed together in namaste, beside a bald man in orange seated cross-legged with hands joined. Another seated devotee in orange also has hands folded. At right, a standing man in orange robes pours or tends to a flame on a small wooden stand before a decorated deity murti garlanded with white flowers and orange marigolds. Brass lamps, brass bowls with red kumkum and leaf plates sit on the floor, and a man in orange stands in the background near a garland-hung canopy. Several other people in white or orange are partly visible at the edges.2007-02-02A dim temple interior where several men in saffron and orange robes gather around a brass tray holding a lit flame and offerings. A man in a bright orange silk robe with gold-embroidered border and a long swept-back hairstyle stands at centre, hands near the tray. Beside him an older bearded man in orange wears a rudraksha mala and a turban. Others with shaved heads and orange cloth raise hands in prayer, and a man in orange on the right holds the tray while a hand on the far right holds a red-beaded mala. Smoke rises through the dark room.2007-02-19August 09 20072007-08-09Three seated monks in saffron-orange robes sit on white cushions on a marble floor during a ritual. The figure at left wears an orange turban, a long gold-toned necklace and a saffron garment, and holds a small pink flower. The seated man in the centre, bald, wears saffron robes and holds a pink flower. The man at right, with a shaved head and white markings, sits with hands in his lap beside steel bowls of red kumkum. Standing devotees in orange and white stand behind, and a tall brass lamp stand decorated with orange marigold garlands is at right.2007-02-02September 25 20112011-09-25Indoor 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.2007-02-02August 09 20072007-08-09A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a white tent with pink and white fabric. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand around a tall brass oil lamp (lamp with a gold-coloured stem and multiple flames) decorated with pink, orange and yellow flower garlands and a small brass bird figure on top. A bald man with a white beard and saffron robe stands centre-right, hands folded, near a brass vessel. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange with a white tilak on his forehead holds a small object. Behind them, a dark purple cloth backdrop is hung with marigold garlands. Several more saffron-robed attendants stand in the background. Visible people number about six, all in saffron robes, and no clear candidate for a person is identifiable from appearance.2007-08-09Outdoor ceremony under a white canopy decorated with orange and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha malas stands at left, gesturing. Center, a man in a saffron/orange turban and robe extends his hands toward a large brass kalasha topped with a golden bird finial and pink flowers. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes holds a small lamp or ritual item, and another shaven-headed man in orange stands to the right near the brass vessel. Several onlookers in orange and white stand behind, with an orange-and-purple sheet in the background. Appears to be a puja or abhishekam ritual.2007-08-09Outdoor photo under a white canopy with purple drapes and marigold garlands at a ceremony. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a row. A bald, bearded man in orange robes with a red tilak stands centre, next to a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala. At right, a man in an orange turban and saffron shawl holds a tall brass lamp with multiple flames, topped with a golden kalasha-like finial, flower garlands and pink flower clusters at its base, a scene of aarti. Another saffron-robed man stands at left with a long-haired figure partly visible behind him. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2007-08-09