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A photograph of a plain pink-washed wall with an open barred window, its two wooden shutters swung outward. A hanging kerosene lantern hangs from a wire inside the window frame, and a metal box-shaped stand sits on the floor below. Through the bars, several people stand close together with palms pressed in namaste; in front, a woman in a vivid orange saffron sari with a dark beaded necklace and a red bindi faces the camera. Behind her, others wear light blue and orange clothing, and green trees are visible outside.

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A photo taken through a barred window in an orange-washed wall. Inside, a person in an orange-red robe with a dark rudraksha mala and long curly dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, looking through the bars. A hanging kerosene lantern is lit above the window, and a metal box or offering stand sits on the floor outside. Several onlookers crowd the window outside, including a man in a light striped shirt with a lanyard and a woman in a dark outfit.2008-06-09Interior photo of a plain pink-washed room with a barred window. Through the window, a group of people in orange and white garments peer in from outside, some holding cameras. A hanging oil lamp hangs by the window. In the foreground, a tall brown trident (trishul) draped with yellow marigold and red flower garlands stands beside a linga-shaped stone base decorated with red and orange flowers. A metal stand sits beneath the window.2008-06-09September 24 20122012-09-24A photograph inside a small granite shrine with arched wooden windows. A shaven-headed priest in saffron robe with rudraksha mala and a woman in orange sari with gold border stand before a glass-enclosed oil lamp on a brass stand. A bronze Nataraja murti with flaming arch hangs on a shelf behind them. An older man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left, smiling. Another person in orange is partially visible at left edge.2012-09-24Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand behind a tall steel barrier of vertical rails in a dim temple hall with ceiling lights. The man in the center, with a yellow tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, presses his palms together in prayer with his eyes lowered. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange also stands with hands folded, and a third person in orange with a yellow border stands at the far right. Two more people in white and orange are visible at the left edge, partly obscured by the rails. The scene suggests devotees waiting in a temple queue or sanctum enclosure.2012-08-20Indoor photo in a small room with pale yellow walls and a barred window. In the foreground, a man in white seen from behind holds a flame lamp toward a small shrine decorated with red flowers and a deity murti. A man with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland and an orange cloth draped over his bare upper body, smiles while looking down at the lamp. To the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold wristwatch stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The scene suggests an aarti being performed.2011-05-23A man in an orange saffron turban and orange robes, wearing a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp flame in the other near a barred window. Beside him, an older woman in a white sari with orange floral border and a younger person in white with a yellow shawl stand with palms pressed together in prayer. The setting is an indoor room with a wooden cabinet and glassware. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and flower garland match the cues attributed to him by the page; he performs the puja with the bell and lamp.2010-01-28A photograph of a man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine doorway. The doorway is painted bright orange with a metal grille. Inside the small pink-walled shrine are framed pictures of deities, a golden cloth draped over a window ledge, and a small framed image of a temple on the floor. Another saffron-clad person is partly visible at left.A photograph inside a plain white-walled hall with a concrete floor. Five men in orange-saffron robes stand in a row at left with hands joined in namaskar, facing a glass-fronted shrine at right. Inside the glass case, a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha mala is shown on a gold-trimmed red chair, with a brass oil lamp standing on the raised platform outside the case. A small red cushion with flower petals rests on the platform. At far left, a decorated palanquin or chariot with red and white ornamentation is partly visible. The standing men are the foreground subjects; the figure inside the case is an image in a shrine, not a physical person.2009-10-15August 02 20082008-08-02Indoor photo in a tiled temple-style hall with a metal railing and chain. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the railing with hands pressed in anjali; the man on the right has long, swept-back dark hair and a sleeveless saffron garment, and the man beside him wears an orange shawl with a red border. Behind them, a man in a striped shirt and a few men in white dhotis and shawls stand and watch. A small metal cup sits on the railing and a window with decorative grillwork is behind. Appearance-based cues on the man on the right (long hair, saffron clothing) are suggestive but not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2010-02-17A photograph of several women seated in a row against an orange wall during a devotional observance, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The woman at center wears a white blouse and white sari edged with an orange shawl, with gold bangles and a dark braid. The woman at right wears a peach-orange sari with a maroon border and a red-orange bindi, and her hands are also folded. Other women behind them wear white, orange and yellow garments, and a metal railing runs across the foreground.2010-09-30