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A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, gold earrings and a heavy gold necklace with rudraksha-style beads, wearing a rust-red shawl with a gold border and a white horizontal tilak on the forehead, presses palms together in prayer over a brass plate of white and pink flower petals. Nearby stand an ornate brass kalasha-style vessel with a lid and small brass bowls on a red embroidered cloth. Seated devotees in red shawls with hands folded face the front in a dim, crowded hall. a person, wearing saffron-red ceremonial clothes, gold ornaments and a rudraksha-style mala, performs a satsang-style prayer or puja with offerings.

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May 27 20132013-05-27A seated man with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in prayer. He wears a red-and-white flower garland, gold necklaces, gold bangles and earrings, a dark maroon-and-orange cloth draped over his bare upper body, and a tilak on his forehead. Before him on a red-and-gold tray are a silver kalasha with a spout, a small silver vessel, a silver lamp stand, and red and white flowers, with incense smoke rising in the background. Only one physical person is visible. The appearance-based cues of long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and ceremonial dress are consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) performing puja at an altar.2013-08-19May 27 20132013-05-27March 14 20142014-03-14A seated figure in a red-maroon turban and saffron-gold robes, with heavy gold necklaces and gold armlets, sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a silver ornate throne-back. In front stands a silver kalasha draped in white and red flower garlands beside a small deity murti and offering plates. A woman in white with a red bindi and a man in maroon behind the table watch from the side, with seated devotees in the dark background. Night-time outdoor setting.2014-03-20May 27 20132013-05-27March 20 20142014-03-20May 27 20132013-05-27September 04 20122012-09-04A photograph of a puja at an outdoor temple setting at night. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace over a coral-pink rudraksha-style mala, a red tilak on his forehead and gold bangles, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a young attendant in an orange robe with white painted stripes on the arms holds a ceremonial implement. In front are silver puja vessels, a bowl of pink flower petals, a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, flower garlands and offerings of fruit. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing stands with hands folded in devotion.2013-05-27May 27 20132013-05-27A night puja at a temple altar. A person with long dark hair, a red bindi, a heavy gold necklace over a pinkish-beaded mala, gold bangles and an armlet, and a deep red-orange garment with a gold border holds a bell and a small incense holder over a lit camphor flame in a white cup. Silver and brass puja vessels, a brass bowl, a silver tray and a pink-and-white flower-filled silver plate with a kalasha-like vessel stand on a stone platform. Beside them a man in orange with a white-marked forehead and folded hands stands near white flower garlands. A crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing with palms pressed together fills the dark background.2013-05-27