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A photograph of a small white-walled shrine room during a puja. A man in a long-sleeved white dress stands at the centre-right, wearing a heavy garland of red, yellow and white flowers over saffron-orange robes, holding a lit flame and a brass bell and performing an aarti. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees stand with palms pressed together, and a young boy in a checked shirt holds a flame. At the left, a deity murti draped in orange cloth with flower garlands sits beside brass lamps, a kalasha and offering plates. A wooden door and iron-grilled windows frame the room, and an orange flag hangs on the right. a person: the garlanded man in orange and gold garments performing the aarti.

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January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a ceiling fan, showing a ritual before a white statue of a seated deity murti dressed in orange cloth, blue and gold wrap, and yellow and red flower garlands. In the centre a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti wears long layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers and raises one hand in blessing. Around him stand robed men in orange and white, one holding a brass plate of yellow flowers, and a bald priest in orange at the right. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flower offerings and scattered petals lie on the floor. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis, a boy and a young girl with flowers stand at the back and sides, with hands folded in respect.2012-01-02A photograph inside a plain white room with a tiled floor, a barred window and a wooden door. A man with long dark hair and a flower-garland of white and red blossoms stands in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, holding a lit lamp in a brass aarti plate, performing an aarti before a seated deity murti dressed in an orange cloth with a blue turban, yellow and red flower garlands and a white garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, flower offerings and a small puja arrangement sit on a cloth on the floor. Around them stand several people with palms pressed together in namaste: a man in white shirt and dhoti, a woman in pink, a boy in a checked shirt, and men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas. The lamp-lighting and devotional posture suggest a puja. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the garlanded man performing the aarti, identified by long hair, saffron clothing, garland and rudraksha-style adornments.2012-01-02A photograph inside a small whitewashed room with a yellow double door and barred windows. A central figure in a long multicoloured garland of white, red and yellow flowers holds a brass bell and a flame, performing a puja before a seated deity murti dressed in a blue cloth, orange drape and flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower offerings and a tray sit on an orange cloth on the floor. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothing stand with palms pressed together, including a man in white, a girl in a purple top, a boy in a blue shirt, and monks in saffron robes with rudraksha malas.2012-01-02A small room with a wooden-beamed ceiling and tiled floor, where a shrine wall is decorated with white, orange and multicoloured flower garlands. A man with long dark hair and an orange sleeveless robe with an orange shawl stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward the shrine while a small flame burns. Behind him a monk in orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles folds her hands, and a man in a white shirt and glasses presses his palms together at the right. Framed pictures and oil lamps sit on the altar, with flower offerings in front.2010-02-15A photograph inside a plain whitewashed room with barred windows and a brown double door. In the foreground a seated white deity murti or statue wears a blue cloth, orange garment and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor beside flower offerings and a brass bowl. A saffron-robed man on the right holds a lamp and works at the offerings while a man in a long red-and-white garland stands beside him. A man in white dhoti and shirt and two young girls stand by the door, with an elderly man in white with folded hands near the centre. This appears to be a puja or aarti ritual.2012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02January 02 20122012-01-02Indoor puja at a white-walled room during an inauguration. A central figure in an orange turban, orange robe and white flower garland with red blossoms holds a lit oil lamp and a flower tray, facing a small brass bell being rung by a man in orange at left. Behind them, a woman in an orange-and-yellow sari and a man in white shirt and white dhoti stand with palms pressed together, while a young man in orange holds a small basket of leaves and offerings at right. A bearded elderly man and a child watch from the left, and a cameraman films at the window. Brass oil lamp, fruit and flower offerings on a tray are visible.2008-07-28January 03 20122012-01-03