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Photograph inside an ashram hall during a puja. In the foreground at right, a person in a maroon-brown robe wears a long layered gold and red-pink garland, gold ornaments and earrings, and holds a silver plate with a small metal cup while gesturing toward golden statues. At left, a golden statue of a bald sage in a maroon garment and beaded red-brown malas stands beside a larger golden deity murti with a crown and a white cloth. A man in white shirt and trousers holds a camera at centre. At far right, a shaved-headed devotee in an orange robe with white tilak and earrings stands near the plate. Orange and marigold garlands hang from the staircase railing above.

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Indoor temple-style ritual at an ashram hall with a staircase and garlanded columns. In the foreground, a large copper-coloured murti of a standing deity with a tall crown and a bare-headed copper figure with garlands. On the right, a man in a maroon robe and gold garlands, with a horizontal tilak and gold bangles, holds his hands in a mudra. Behind him, a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate. A cameraman in white shirt films, and devotees line the staircase and balcony above.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28A man in a maroon-red robe and a thick garland of pink, white and yellow flowers stands at right, holding a smoking incense or camphor flame toward golden statues. He wears a heavy gold necklace, gold bangles and a gold armband, with a white tilak on his forehead and a small red bindi. Golden statues of saints or deities stand at left, one with rudraksha beads and bare shoulders, others in orange and white cloth. Behind them, devotees sit on the floor in white clothes at right, beneath marigold garlands strung along a wooden staircase and cream-coloured walls. The scene suggests a prana prathishta or puja at an ashram hall. Visible physical people: the central man plus several seated devotees and one standing figure in white.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph inside a room with cream tiled walls and a balcony railing with orange garlands. On the right, a person with short dark hair and gold earrings wears a maroon-red cloth, a thick gold chain, a red and white flower garland and gold armlets, and touches the face of a gilded statue with a stick-like tool, smiling. On the left, a bronze-gold statue of a bald saint wears a red cloth and beaded necklaces with a raised hand. Beside it stands a gilded deity murti with a crown and ornaments, draped in white cloth. A cameraman stands behind, and another person in orange appears at the far right edge.2014-06-28A person in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold ornaments and a thick garland of red and pink flowers stands at right, pointing toward a copper-coloured statue. The statue, to the left, is a bald sage figure with a rudraksha mala, holding a hand near its mouth. Behind is a taller copper deity murti with a crown and a white cloth, raised arm holding an object. Another figure in orange robes sits at lower left beside a small seated image. A cameraman in white shirt films at centre. In the background, devotees in white and orange sit in a hall with yellow walls, a staircase with marigold garlands, and a ceiling fan. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or prana prathishta, with murtis being honoured.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copies