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Photo of a puja at an outdoor ashram hall with a wooden carved table on a wooden platform. A man in orange robes on the left, with a red tilak, reaches toward a small green-and-gold draped deity murti on the table, which is hung with a white garland. Behind, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak and a rudraksha mala wears orange robes. A younger man in orange sits beside the table. On the right, a man in white clothes holds a silver ritual object and reaches toward the deity. Several men in orange stand in the background beneath a painted wall with a trident and framed pictures. Small bells hang from the table legs.

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A photograph of a puja inside a plain yellow-walled room with posters and a trident on the wall. A man in orange dhoti and shawl kneels at a carved wooden stand, offering a flower-garlanded deity murti wrapped in a green and gold silk cloth. Beside him, another man in orange sits cross-legged, and a central figure with long swept-back hair, a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and orange wrap sits upright, appearing to be a possible a person as the presiding figure receiving the ritual. A man in white kurta on the right holds a silver ritual vessel, and devotees in orange stand behind, one with hands folded in namaste. Small brass bells hang beneath the stand.2008-07-03A photograph of a ritual puja at a wooden stand. A young man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead holds a gold-and-green dressed deity murti with his hands. Beside him, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead band, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl sits and watches; the figure is an appearance-based a person, with long swept hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing. Behind them, several men in orange robes and shawls stand with palms pressed together. A man in white on the right holds a ritual implement. A wall with a faded mural and a golden trident stands behind the group.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a seated puja on a low carved wooden stand. A man with long dark hair, orange robes, a rudraksha mala, and a red bindi with white markings sits cross-legged on a striped cushion, touching a small golden-and-green deity murti dressed in a green sari with a garland. Beside him, a second man in orange robes sits with hands in a mudra over the stand. Behind them, several people in orange and green stand with hands folded in devotion in front of a wall of painted religious images. Brass bells, flowers and small oil lamps rest on the stand. The man with long hair and rudraksha is a person by appearance, seated in the ritual role of the one performing the puja.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Photograph of a puja at an outdoor ashram setting with a yellow-and-red painted wall behind. A young man in orange clothing and a red forehead mark kneels at left, lifting a small brass deity murti dressed in a green silk cloth with a gold border, set on a carved wooden peetha stand hung with small bells. A man in orange robes with a red tilak sits centre-left, and a long-haired man in orange robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, sits at right with hands resting on his knees. Another man in orange stands in the background beside a painted trident. A blue box and a kalasha-like brass vessel sit near the murti.2008-07-03A ritual puja in progress on a low wooden stool. A seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak, holds a golden deity murti in a green silk dress with a white flower garland, while a kneeling devotee in a white kurta and jeans offers flowers. Behind them, a seated attendant in orange and standing devotees in saffron and white watch. Marigolds, a brass kalasha, a pink flower offering and a brass vessel are on the stool.2008-07-03Outdoor ritual on a stone platform beside a yellow wall with posted notices. A man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, sits centrally before a carved wooden stand holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with orange marigolds and a red rose, with gold jewellery. A man in orange at left holds a brass plate. Another man in white and orange sits behind, and a woman in a teal top and orange shawl sits at right. Bells hang from the wooden stand and a microphone stands at right. Visible long-haired figure with rudraksha and orange clothing: a person, seated as a ritual presenter.A photograph of a ritual on an outdoor stone platform beside a weathered yellow wall with pasted notices and a carved red sandstone relief. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a tilak sits behind a carved wooden table draped with orange marigold garlands, holding a small plate. A deity murti with a jeweled crown and pearl garland stands on the table beside a bell-hung stand. A saffron-clad attendant in an orange shawl sits to the left holding a plate, another man in white sits behind the murti, and a woman in a teal top and orange shawl sits at the right edge, with a microphone on a stand nearby. Several spectators watch from a metal railing above.Outdoor ritual on a stone platform beside a riverside temple. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and a small ceremonial necklace, holds a lit lamp near a small deity murti decorated with white and pink garlands and marigolds. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron shawls sit with palms pressed together in anjali. A small wooden stand holds fruits and an orange cloth, marigold petals are scattered on the floor, and a brass kalasha-like vessel sits nearby. A microphone stands at the right. Onlookers gather on a staircase under umbrellas, and a large red-and-white deity sculpture rises at the upper right.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03