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Night photograph inside a temple hall at an ashram. A white statue of a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits with palms joined on a white pedestal. To the left, a decorated seat draped in gold and pink cloth is garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right beside brass lamps and offering vessels. Carved stone pillars and orange curtains frame the scene, with printed signage on the wall behind.

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Night 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 copiesNight-time interior of a temple shrine at the Bidadi ashram, with stone pillars and a stone-paved platform. On the left, a raised altar draped in cream cloth is decorated with a yellow and magenta flower garland; a small figure in an orange robe and orange headwrap, seated with hands folded, is a statue or murti rather than a living person. Brass oil lamps and a brass incense holder with lit sticks sit in front, with incense smoke rising to the right. In the background, another figure in orange, seated, and framed portraits on the walls can be seen; the scene is lit by a bright overhead light.2011-08-13A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland stands barefoot on a stone floor, facing a gilded deity murti adorned with colourful flower garlands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel and offerings of white flowers sit on the stone plinth before the murti. A second person in orange robes stands at the right edge. Orange cloth drapes frame the shrine, and a carved stone pillar with a relief of Ganesha stands at left.2009-11-30A 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.2010-11-12A photograph inside a temple-like hall with orange walls and a carved stone pillar. On the right, a man with short dark hair, rudraksha beads and an orange shawl stands with palms joined in prayer, eyes closed. Beside him, a small brass oil lamp and a brass dish sit on the stone ledge, with incense smoke rising. On the left, a white figure wearing a red turban and red shawl, hands joined, is seated behind the ledge, appearing to be a statue or murti. A red curtain hangs nearby. The man is a devotee in prayer; no appearance-based a person candidate is established, so a person is none for the living person and the seated figure is a murti.2011-09-24A photograph of a temple shrine at night with brass oil lamps (lamps) lit in front of a stone shrine. On the left, a white statue wears a red turban, a multicolour flower garland and a red robe. Beside it, a small deity murti sits on a gold-framed seat under red cloth. On the right, a single devotee in a red-orange dhoti and gold waist ornaments, with a floral garland and a gold headband, stands with folded hands in prayer facing the shrine. A red curtain hangs behind him. The scene is a shivadeeksha-era temple ritual setting, shown as the devotee performs worship before the shrine.2017-08-21December 23 20082008-12-23May 13 20082008-05-13A photograph of a temple courtyard ritual. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, orange-saffron robe and a multi-strand orange and gold necklace stands with his hands raised and eyes lifted, holding a small vessel, beside a tall brass lamp with a lit flame. Behind him a bald man in white dhoti and shawl holds a long-handled red and gold umbrella over him. To the left a white-clad elder stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl stands near him. A young man in a light shirt films or photographs. On the left, a deity murti in orange cloth is garlanded with multicoloured flower garlands, with a white draped altar cloth. Brass lamps, flower-filled plates and a stone pillar frame the scene, and a red-walled building stands behind.2011-12-11A devotee in an orange sleeveless robe with long dark hair stands at left, extending his right hand to touch the head of a seated sculpted figure. The figure is a statue in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing white and orange flower garlands and a red-and-orange rudraksha-style mala, seated on a red base with marigolds and a white cloth. Behind it, a larger deity murti wears a gold crown and a red-and-gold garland, set against an ornate shrine with a red curtain, a brass oil lamp stand and a dark carved stone pillar at right. The scene looks like a blessing ritual before a shrine.2008-08-07Night photo at a temple shrine with a deity murti group on the left, decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers, brass lamps on a stone platform in front. A barefoot man in orange robes stands on a mat of flower petals, wearing a long multicolour flower garland, gazing toward the shrine. Behind him a monk in an orange hooded top and orange dhoti stands with hands joined, and a person in orange garments is partly visible at the right edge. The page excerpt does not establish who the standing man is, so no identity is attributed to him.2011-12-10December 05 20112011-12-05