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Photo of a devotee in an interior room performing puja at a decorated shrine. A woman in a maroon-red sari with a wide gold border and gold bangles stands at left, holding a small plate of offerings and reaching toward the altar. Another person in a rust-coloured garment stands behind her. The shrine is a carved wooden peetha draped with red and orange cloth, garlanded with white, pink and red flower strands. A black-and-white framed portrait of a bearded man in white is mounted at the top, with smaller framed portraits of a man and a woman flanking the altar. A small deity murti stands at the centre decorated with flowers and a multicoloured cloth, with marigold and flower offerings and a yellow vase of pink flowers at the base. Orange walls and an orange curtain complete the setting.

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July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02A woman in a maroon sari with gold borders and gold bangles bends forward to offer flowers at a decorated altar. Behind her, a man in a saffron cloth stands with folded hands, and other saffron-clad sannyasis and a man in white stand nearby. The altar is wrapped in white and red garlands and framed by a green and gold cloth, with a black-and-white photograph of a bearded, white-haired elderly man in a shawl set in the centre. Framed pictures hang on the white wall above, and a tray of flowers and offerings sits at the lower left. The scene shows a devotee's puja at a shrine.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border leans forward at a shrine, placing flowers over a small brass deity murti decorated with garlands and a multicoloured cloth. Behind her, a bald man in orange-red robes with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala smiles and stands in a doorway. The shrine is a wooden altar framed by red, white and pink flower garlands. Above it, a black-and-white portrait of a bearded sannyasi in white wraps a rudraksha mala. A second framed photo of a long-haired figure in white sits lower on the altar. Orange and red cloth drapes the altar, and a yellow vase of pink flowers stands at the right.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesPhoto inside a small shrine room with white walls and framed portraits of saints and gurus hanging high on the wall, plus a framed deity picture at top right. A decorated shrine on the right holds a black-and-white photograph of a bearded man framed by red and white flower garlands and pink blooms. A group of about nine people stands in a semicircle: a bald man in orange cloth on the left with hands joined; several shaved-headed men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas; an older bald man in orange shawl and white dhoti; a woman in a red-and-gold sari holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in both hands; another man in red with a brass lamp; and a woman in a dark green sari standing at the back right. Offerings of bananas and a plate of sweets sit on a table in the foreground, consistent with puja. No identifiable a person figure is visible as a person; the shrine photograph is a portrait, not a physical presence.2014-07-02 +2 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA man in a rust-red sleeveless garment with a wide gold-banded waist cloth stands at left, holding flower petals or a small offering, with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest and a gold armlet on his upper arm. He faces an altar decorated with red, white and pink garlands, marigolds and flowers. A black-and-white framed portrait of a bearded elder in white dhoti sits in the centre beneath an om emblem, with two smaller framed portraits flanking the altar. Orange curtains and a wooden cabinet fill the room behind.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA temple puja in a small hall: a standing man with hair in a bun, bare-chested and wearing a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti with a white-and-orange garland, offers flowers or petals toward a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with a crown, silver ornaments and a multicoloured garland of orange, red, yellow and white flowers. Two kneeling assistants in maroon and gold-bordered cloth attend at the lower left and centre, and a brass oil lamp burns to the right beside a gold-framed arch and a cooler. A gold kalasha-like offering sits in the lower right.2015-06-03 +1 copies