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Dusk photograph of an outdoor shrine decorated with white and orange flower garlands and a gilded canopy with red pennants. Inside stands a golden deity murti with a crown and a companion figure adorned with garlands, lit by a small lamp. In the foreground, a person in orange robes bows with head lowered and hands folded toward the shrine. At the lower right, another person holds a silver bowl of pink flower petals. Scattered petals lie on the floor.

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September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph inside a temple during a procession-style ceremony. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long white and red garland and a rudraksha mala. In front of him is a golden palanquin-style shrine canopy draped with white jasmine and red flower garlands, housing deity murtis adorned with gold ornaments and garlands; a seated figure in white clothing and a green cloth sits beneath them. A right-hand palm is raised in the foreground, and shrine flags and onlookers are visible in the background.2008-11-11September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A temple scene at a golden shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and white floral swags. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban stands at left, bare-chested with a saffron cloth over his shoulder, holding a brass lamp or vessel with a small flame. Inside the shrine, a seated deity murti in white dhoti-style cloth and a green draped garment sits on a red-cushioned throne, adorned with garlands, a crown and gold ornaments. Flower trays with pink and white blossoms rest at the base, and orange flags hang at the right. Several people are faintly visible in the background.2008-11-11A night photograph of a gold-canopied palanquin or shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower swags, holding a seated metal utsava murti of a deity wearing a garland and a white dhoti-style cloth. A priest with a bare upper body and an orange-saffron dhoti and turban stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti vessel toward the deity, indicating an aarti. Orange flags hang at the right and a framed portrait stands at the lower right. Printed banner text is visible at the top of the gilded arch. Four or fewer people are visible; the priest is the only clearly visible person in the foreground.2008-11-11Photograph at dusk of a golden shrine canopy decorated with white jasmine and orange-red flower garlands, flanked by golden pillars and small carved panels. Inside stand two large statues of a deity pair, one wearing a tall golden crown and jewelled necklaces, both draped in multicoloured flower garlands. Small bronze items sit on the floor in front. To the left, a smiling person with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe, rudraksha mala and a bare stance, raises one hand in greeting.2006-09-23A photograph of a man seen from behind performing an aarti before a shrine decorated with white jasmine and red-orange flower garlands. He wears a saffron/orange cloth draped over bare shoulders and long dark hair, and holds a silver bell in one hand and a lit flame in the other. Inside the shrine stand two gilded deity murtis adorned with garlands and gold jewellery, one wearing a crown and the other a red-and-gold garment. Yellow doors and an ornate gold frame surround the altar, and the scene is lit at dusk by an overhead lamp.2006-09-23Night photograph of a golden ornate palanquin or ratha shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-orange festoons, housing two large deity murtis draped in gold and multicolour flower garlands, one wearing a crown. A standing man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair, smiling and raising one hand in greeting, stands at the left beside the shrine. Oil lamps and a small lamp glow in the dark background. A partially visible white-clad person stands behind the shrine on the right. The man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala. Printed copyright text and an archive credit appear in the lower right corner.2006-09-23A photograph inside a temple shrine of two seated metal murti figures, decorated with white jasmine garlands and red and yellow flower garlands, seated on a red cloth-covered throne with gold pillars. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl stands bending toward the shrine, while a second person in white clothes with an orange shawl bends low in front of the deities. Orange flags and a small framed photo at the right edge are visible.2008-11-11Night photograph of a palanquin-style temple procession shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower swags, gold-painted pillars and an orange flag at right. Two seated deity murtis, one bearing a silver-and-gold crown and a white-and-green garment, are adorned with garlands and sit on a red-and-gold cushioned seat. A man in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with his upper body bare, holds a lit oil lamp aarti vessel toward the deities. Flower offerings sit on trays at the base. A lighted speaker sits at lower right, and a lamp glows in the background.2008-11-11