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A woman in a long orange robe with long dark wavy hair stands in a hall before a shrine, holding a lit flame and a small metal vessel as she performs aarti. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, a garland-draped framed picture and flower petals. Behind her, a few people in white and orange stand with hands pressed together in prayer, and a uniformed man stands near a glass partition beside ceiling fans.

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A photograph of an indoor puja at a small shrine on a plain wall in a hall with ceiling fans and glass windows. A person in a saffron-orange robe with long, loose dark hair holds a lit flame. Ornate brass oil lamps, a small framed deity image, fruit, flowers and a plastic bag sit on a draped table below. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms joined, and several women in orange, pink and green saris watch. Wall garlands frame a larger painting above the shrine.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A photograph inside a plain room with a ceiling fan, fluorescent light and a wall clock. Several men stand in a row facing a decorated altar on the right, with offering trays of fruit and flowers, brass oil lamps, and a framed picture under garlands. A man at left in white clothes presses his palms together in namaste. Beside him, a figure in a long saffron/orange robe with long dark hair holds a lit lamp toward the altar. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind, some with hands folded, and one wears a red shirt at the far left. Wall garlands of yellow and red marigolds frame a painted deity image. Six people are visible.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17Indoor photograph of a puja at a plain room with pale walls, a wall clock and a window grille. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe stands at a decorated table, reaching toward offerings of fruit, flowers, a plate of rice and a small oil lamp with a flame. Behind him, men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in a red shirt handles offerings. A man in white at left, with hands pressed together, faces the altar. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang at the table front and near the framed picture above, and brass lamps stand on the altar.2006-12-17Photograph of a small room with a worship table set for puja. A framed colourful deity image garlanded with yellow and pink flowers sits on the table, flanked by brass oil lamps, with a flame burning in front. Offerings include fruit, a heap of rice, flower petals on plates, and a banana on a leaf. A man in a red shirt with a bracelet is offering fruit or food at the altar. Beside him, a person in a long orange robe with long, swept-back dark hair stands with hands extended over the offering; this appearance is consistent with a person candidate, identified by long hair and orange robes. Another person in white stands at the left edge, and a figure is partially visible behind. Garlands hang along the top wall.2006-12-17A photograph inside a plain room with blue walls and a wall clock, showing a devotee in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala bending forward to light or lift a small oil lamp on the floor. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a man in a red shirt with a gold chain stands at the left edge. On the right, a table covered with banana leaves, fruit, flower garlands, a bowl of white offerings and a brass lamp holds a framed picture, with a brass kuthuvilakku lamp nearby. The orange-robed figure has long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, with no visible crown or ceremonial gold necklace, so the a person identity is uncertain; he is described by role only.2006-12-17December 17 20062006-12-17A man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange-red jacket over rust-brown dhoti-style cloth stands at a puja table holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in the other. Behind him, an older man in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, and several men in casual clothes stand in prayer. On the orange-draped table are fruit, flower offerings, a small deity murti and a bowl of petals. To the right, a standing cutout portrait of a figure in red robes with a garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha mala is displayed on the wall. The man at the center has distinctive long hair and clothing, so the figure is a probable Swamiji (probable) performing aarti.2016-11-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a small, plain room with pale walls and a wooden side table holding a brass oil lamp, a small framed deity picture garlanded with flowers, brass vessels and other ritual items. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange saffron wrap edged with gold trim, stands at the table holding a brass bell in one hand and a lit lamp or incense-like object in the other, performing a puja. Behind him a man in white and a woman in a white sari with a dark beaded necklace watch with folded hands; a third person in orange clothing with palms pressed together stands at the right edge. Thin smoke rises near the wall. The distinctive long hair, orange wrap and ritual bell offer compatible cues for the page's identified figure, so the probable label applies to the bell-ringing man.2012-01-03