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A photograph of a shaven-headed man in a rust-red shawl and bare chest with gold waist cloth performs a puja at a home shrine, holding a silver handbell and bowing toward framed portraits decorated with orange and white marigold garlands. Rose petals and small brass items sit on a side table. A man in white kurta and red shawl with rudraksha mala stands at right, raising one hand in greeting. A portrait of a seated, saffron-robed figure against a rocky backdrop sits in the centre. Beside the shrine stands a grey cupboard and curtains in a yellow-walled room.

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June 23 20142014-06-23A photograph of a puja at a home shrine. A man in an orange-red turban, bare-chested with an orange-red dhoti sash, a white flower garland and a gold armlet, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward framed portraits decorated with orange and red flower garlands. In his left hand he holds a silver bell-like vessel. A second man on the right, in white clothes with a red-orange shawl and a red tilak, raises his hands in devotion. Behind the shrine sits a blue-tinted portrait of a seated robed figure with a rudraksha-style necklace, framed by a red and white garland. Brass pots and rose petals rest on a white stand below.2013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesA small pink-walled room with a wooden shrine cabinet on the left containing framed deity pictures and brass vessels. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange-brown shawl over a saffron dhoti and multiple rudraksha malas, holds a lit oil lamp toward the shrine. Beside him, a man in ochre robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl of flower petals. The man in the foreground wears a long dense garland of red roses with yellow marigolds, gold armlets and bracelets, and a dark swept-back hair style, and rings a brass handbell with his right hand. A floor covering with dark floral print lies beneath, and a pink-and-white floral garland hangs on the wall. Puja in progress at a shrine.2014-07-01March 24 20182018-03-24 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon-red shawl and dhoti holds a tall silver ceremonial staff upright in his raised right arm, eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead. White jasmine garlands and red flower garlands hang around his neck. A bright oil lamp flame burns in front of him on a stand. To the left, a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala leans over wooden trays holding fruit, flowers and offerings. On the right, a framed portrait labelled with a copyright line shows a figure in orange robes and a beaded necklace seated under a tree, and the frame is decorated with red flowers and garlands on an orange-draped table. The scene appears to be a ritual lamp offering with a staff raised. The seated man's identity is not established by visible cues alone, so he is described by role as a ritual participant.2014-07-10A photograph of a small home prayer room with cream walls and an orange curtained window. On the wall hangs a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron robes with a garland of red and green flowers; smaller framed deity pictures sit beside it. A man in white clothes with a red shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a person with long swept-back hair, a white flower garland and a red-and-gold cloth wrap, with gold armbands, bends over a mat. At right, a shaved-headed person in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near an orange curtain. Objects visible include a bookshelf, a white appliance and a red rug.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA seated man in an orange turban, orange and gold robe and a beaded necklace raises his hand to touch the forehead of a bearded man in a white kurta with a red-and-gold shawl and a red lanyard. Behind them stands a golden deity murti before red drapes, and an orange-clad figure sits in the background with a brass tray of fruit nearby.2015-10-25October 25 20152015-10-25October 26 20152015-10-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man in an orange-red turban with a jewelled ornament and a vertical tilak on his forehead, smiling with eyes closed. He wears layered rudraksha-style brown beaded malas, a gold pendant, and an orange-and-yellow shawl over his shoulder, seated on an ornate gold throne with a red backdrop and warm lighting. Beside him, a man in a white kurta with an orange-bordered shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, leaning toward him. The seated figure has distinctive long-style presentation cues including turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, matching the page's Swamiji reference as a probable identification by appearance.2015-10-25