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A dim temple interior with brass lamp stands in the foreground. Behind them, a man in orange-saffron clothes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. Other people in orange robes stand further back near a red curtain and stone pillar, while a white deity murti draped in orange cloth sits to the left on a raised platform. A small brass-and-silver puja table with bowls is in the centre. A sign on the wall is partly visible.

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December 30 20082008-12-30November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12Evening aarti performed at a temple shrine with a gilded deity murti adorned with yellow and red garlands. A man in a saffron/orange dhoti and shawl holds a lit brass aarti lamp toward the deity, while a second saffron-clad figure stands beside him with hands joined and a younger attendant in orange waits nearby. A bearded man in white with a yellow cloth over his shoulder stands at the left edge. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate, marigold garlands and floral rangoli decorate the stone platform. Red curtains and a hanging decoration frame the shrine.2010-01-01 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18December 01 20092009-12-01 +1 copiesNight photo inside a stone temple shrine at an ashram. On the left, a large deity murti draped in pink cloth and garlanded with yellow and magenta flowers, with a golden crown-like head piece. In the centre, a statue of a seated devotee in orange robes with hands folded in prayer. To the right, a standing woman in an orange sari with an orange head covering stands beside a brass lamp and offerings on a golden stand, with incense smoke rising. Other people in orange and pink clothing are visible in the background near a doorway.2011-08-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of an evening ritual in an open-air courtyard with a red wall and a dark sky. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead stands with hands joined in namaste, wearing an orange silk garment with a gold border and a gold necklace of beads. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange with a gold-bordered dhoti and gold beaded necklace holds a brass tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them, another attendant in white stands in the line, and a woman in orange holds a camera. At right, a draped red table bears a lit brass oil lamp and a small framed portrait garlanded with red flowers. Five people are visible.2011-03-03Night-time photo of a temple shrine area with a roofed open veranda and grey stone pillars. On the left, a deity murti in blue and gold with a marigold garland and an oil lamp on the altar, plus a bowl of flowers and leaves offered before it. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair stands barefoot with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside her, a man in orange robes and a shaved head stands with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in devotion. Red pillars and a red-walled room appear at right.2011-12-10A photograph of a temple courtyard at dusk where several saffron-robed sannyasis stand barefoot in a line facing a stone shrine ledge. A younger man in an orange robe with a maroon sash stands at the right, holding a lit flame toward brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on the ledge, apparently performing aarti. Other people in white dhotis stand at the left, and a red-clad deity murti with a garland is visible at the right edge. A banana plant, red cloth hanging and whitewashed buildings frame the scene. Five people in saffron robes are visible, plus two or three in white.2009-10-15A photograph of an evening aarti at an outdoor shrine beneath a corrugated roof. Two sannyasis in saffron-orange robes stand at left: the nearer one holds a lit aarti lamp in his right hand while palms are pressed together, and the other has his hands folded in namaskar. A man at far left in white dhoti and yellow shawl holds a brass vessel. A gilded deity murti is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands in a shrine alcove, with a brass lamp stand, bells and a red-and-gold cloth draped on a low altar in front. Yellow marigold strings line the platform and rangoli and flower petals cover the floor. Oil lamps stand at lower left.2010-01-01 +1 copiesA barefoot man in an orange sleeveless robe with orange-and-gold trim and a beaded necklace stands at a stone shrine at night, hands joined in devotion. Before him on the raised stone platform are a deity murti in red and gold garments with garlands of marigolds, a small figure, brass oil lamps and a small bowl, under a gilded arch. Red curtains hang from pillars beside the shrine, and a red-and-white striped wall runs behind.2010-11-12