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A photograph inside a plain workshop-like room with a corrugated roof and bare block walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and orange-and-gold striped cloth, reaches up to place a red flower or garland on a gold-coloured deity murti with a crown and ornate gold necklaces. Beside him a second deity figure holds a brass bowl. A bald man in an orange-and-gold striped garment stands with hands folded in namaste, and men in white dhotis and shirts with mala necklaces stand at the left. Gold statues, brass pots and framed pictures fill the background.

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August 06 20142014-08-06June 28 20142014-06-28A photograph of a man in a maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered orange-brown cloth, wearing layered gold necklaces, a multi-coloured flower garland of pink and yellow blossoms, gold armlets and bangles, smiling as he touches a silver murti with a white stick or wand. The silver deity figure has a tall crown and a green and gold sari-like garment with a garland. Behind him, several men in white and orange cloth stand in a room with a chandelier, ceiling fans, orange curtains and a gold-framed mirror. Pink and white flower offerings sit in baskets at the lower left. A portrait-style attendant in orange-trimmed white clothing stands near a gold throne-like chair with red upholstery. The setting appears to be a ritual consecration in a home-style room.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual inside a ceremonial room at a temple-style ashram. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long hair tied up wears a dark maroon-red dhoti with a wide gold border and a long multi-strand garland of white flowers, pink and red beads, and gold ornaments, plus gold bangles and gold armlets. He is reaching toward a tall silver deity murti on the right, adorned with white and red flower garlands and a silver crown, which is being worshipped in a puja. Behind him, several people in white and saffron-orange clothes stand watching, some holding cameras on tripods. A brass lamp and flower offerings sit on a tray at lower left, and a musician in an orange shawl and maroon garland stands near the left edge. Ceiling fans, a chandelier and orange curtains are visible.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesAugust 06 20142014-08-06June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesAugust 06 20142014-08-06A photograph inside a ritual room at an ashram. In the foreground a person with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a maroon and gold striped garment and a long garland of yellow and pink flowers, stands before three metal deity murtis on a wall backdrop of gold tiles. The central murti is a standing figure with a tall crown, white dhoti, trident and rudraksha-style beads; a seated bronze figure in orange cloth stands beside it, and a female murti in green and red sari with a crown is on the right. To the left a red velvet and gold throne is empty, and a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with a white tilak stands beside it. Behind them a group of devotees in white and orange garments stand with hands folded in anjali. The person at the front appears to be performing a puja to the murtis.2014-06-28 +1 copies