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Inside a temple shrine room with pale blue walls and a pink curtain, devotees perform puja before a raised white altar. A man in orange robes with folded hands stands beside a person in white dhoti and shawl who holds an oil lamp (aarti) toward the altar. Other people in white clothes stand behind them, one holding a bouquet of yellow and orange flowers. On the altar are brass lamps, a tray with offerings, a plate of pink petals, and a blue deity murti. The backdrop shows a painted jungle scene with a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange with a saffron turban and garlands, flanked by deity images.

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February 18 20112011-02-18A photograph of a puja inside a plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed walls. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti-style wrap performs aarti, holding a lit oil lamp and a handbell. Beside them a man in white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms joined. Behind, several people in white and cream clothes with yellow shawls stand with hands folded. On the right a white marble statue of a seated figure wearing a white turban is garlanded with white and red flowers and placed on a table draped in orange cloth. A decorated pennant hangs on the wall and a brass plate is mounted nearby. Visible people number about six.2010-09-13A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, showing a puja before a white marble murti of a seated figure draped in garlands of white flowers and red blooms, set on a saffron-draped table. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and places a red flower on the murti's head with his right hand. At right, a bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders holds a lit camphor flame on a silver plate for aarti. At left, a bald man in saffron robes stands beside a devotee in white dhoti and shirt with hands folded in prayer. Behind them, further devotees in white stand near a small altar, a tall ceremonial umbrella and a brass plate on the wall.2010-09-13Indoor temple-room scene in a plain tiled room with pale blue walls. A man in an orange turban and orange dhoti-style wrap, with a white flower garland, performs an aarti-style flame offering with a brass lamp at a shrine. Garlands of white jasmine and yellow and orange flowers drape a black stone linga-form deity murti on the right, with brass plates of flowers and offerings on a tray in front. Standing behind him, a man in white clothes folds his hands in prayer, and people in white and yellow clothes stand near the doorway and a curtain, with another orange-clad person at the left edge. Visible people: about six.2010-02-18A woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap stands barefoot performing aarti with a lit flame before a white marble statue of a seated saint wearing a white turban, garlanded with white and red flowers. The statue sits on a table draped in orange cloth. Behind her, men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt stand with palms pressed together, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl and another in white with a yellow shawl also pray. A colourful striped pillar and a flag hang in the room with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. Brass plates and vessels rest nearby.2010-09-13July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a plain whitewashed hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a woman in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt holds a lit oil lamp toward a white marble deity murti decorated with a white and red flower garland on an orange-draped altar. Beside her a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a small brass bell with hands joined. To the left, two men in orange robes stand with palms pressed together, one with a shaved head; a man in white with a yellow shawl also stands with hands joined. Behind them more devotees in white dhotis and yellow shawls stand near the doorway, and a striped ceremonial pole and a red-and-gold fan hang on the wall. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-09-13A photograph inside a small shrine room with pale blue walls and a grey tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless garment and white flower garland stands at left with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp over a silver tray of offerings and a small deity murti on a marble altar. A second person in white stands at the left edge. Behind the altar, a seated white-robed figure with an orange head covering, rudraksha mala and flower garlands is shown in a statue or portrait, with a tall brass lamp stand beside the altar. Rose petals and garlands decorate the altar, indicating a puja or aarti offering.2010-02-18A photograph of an indoor shrine room with pale blue walls and a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless robe and a white garland of flowers stands at the centre, holding a lit oil lamp flame over a brass plate and a silver bell, performing a puja. Behind him, white-clad devotees stand with hands folded in namaskar and watch. To the right, a raised white platform is decorated with yellow marigold and red flower garlands, and a tall brass lamp stands beside it. A small deity murti with flower garlands sits on the floor in front of the platform, with offerings and brass pots nearby.2010-02-18A photograph inside a small pale blue-walled room with a raised white platform. On the platform sits a white statue in orange robes with a crown-like orange headpiece and hands folded, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A woman in a white sari with a long side braid bends forward at the platform, arranging flowers near a small deity figure and metal offering plates. A brass oil lamp stands at left, and red and yellow garlands hang from the ceiling. Several people in white clothes watch, including a young boy in white with folded hands at right, and a red curtain hangs at right beside a glass door. The scene resembles a puja or darshan before a statue, with offerings in silver bowls.2010-02-18A photograph inside a small shrine room with pale blue walls and a tiled floor. A white seated statue wearing an orange robe and orange turban, garlanded with yellow and multicoloured flower necklaces, sits on a flower-decorated pedestal. A brass oil lamp stand stands beside it. In front, a silver puja tray with small lamps and vessels is set on a low platform, and a smaller garlanded figure sits beside the offerings. Two women in white clothes stand at left with hands folded in prayer; one girl in white with a flower in her hair stands in front. Yellow marigold garlands drape the pedestal and walls.2010-02-182003 - First Healers Initiation At AdiKailaasa2003-01-01