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A photograph of an outdoor shrine niche with white-washed walls and flower offerings. A man in an orange-red sannyasi-style wrap with bare shoulders and a large white and red flower garland holds a small brass oil lamp and a bell during an aarti. Beside him a man in white clothes stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a light garment and gold earring is at the right edge. Orange cloth and a potted plant with pink and purple flowers are in front, with banana leaves overhead. Whether the garlanded man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.

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August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a white-painted shrine niche outdoors, with a man in a red sleeveless top and an orange sash, garlanded with white jasmine and red flower strands, reaching up with one hand on the white wall and the other holding a golden vessel to the shrine. Behind him, a woman in orange robes stands near a saffron flag on a pole, and other devotees, including a man in a white shirt and an older woman in a sari, look on. Flowers and a small pot with purple and pink blossoms rest in front of the shrine, and a video camera appears at the right edge.2009-08-08A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with white stone walls and niches, with a few marigold and rose offerings on a ledge. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a white and red flower garland stands at right, holding a brass kalasha pot in one hand and a brass plate in the other, pouring or offering toward the shrine. A man in white dress stands beside the shrine, another person in orange stands behind, and a camera operator's equipment is visible at top right. Orange cloth and banana leaves hang nearby, and a pink and purple flower arrangement sits in the foreground.2009-08-08A photograph of a shrine niche at a temple-visit setting. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, an orange cloth and a white and red jasmine garland holds up a brass oil lamp (deepa) toward a shrine containing a coconut and marigold offerings. Behind him a man in white and others in orange and white stand watching. Small vases of flowers sit on a white table. Around 6-20 people are visible in the frame.2009-08-08January 23 20102010-01-23July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a small domestic room during a house visit. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red cord around his neck and a tilak on his forehead stands at left with his hands folded in namaskar. A woman in a white sari with a gold border holds a brass plate with flowers. In the centre, a woman in a rust-red robe with gold border and a red-and-white flower garland lights a small oil lamp held in her hand. Beside her, a shaved-headed monk in rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala chants with eyes partly closed. A tiled wall, a fish tank and a hanging garland are visible in the background.2014-06-24 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard scene at a shrine with a red-and-white striped railing and a carved stone pillar behind. In the centre, a woman with dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, a garland of red roses and green leaves around her neck, and holds out her hands toward a brass tray. Two young men in orange dhotis and shawls stand beside her holding brass trays heaped with white jasmine garlands and flowers, with an oil lamp nearby. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala presses his palms together in greeting, and a person's head is visible in the lower foreground. Behind them, a deity murti draped in colourful cloth is decorated with flowers and petals scattered on the stone platform.2008-08-07Photograph of a man in a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, wearing a long white and red flower garland, reaching both hands toward a white marble shrine niche with a deity murti inside and marigold offerings on the base. Behind him stand devotees: a woman in an orange sari, a man in a white shirt with glasses, and a woman in a yellow sari at right. A kalasha-style vase of flowers sits on the lower ledge, and banana bunches hang at upper right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange shawl and garland) is the central figure performing darshan at the shrine, and a cameraman is visible at right.2009-08-08A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange-red dhoti, draped with a red and white flower garland, leaning forward to place his hands on a white shrine containing a small orange-robed seated figure. The shrine is decorated with white and red flower garlands and petals. Beside him, devotees in white clothing, one woman in a white sari, and a man with a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle raise open palms in reverence. A large orange cloth hangs at right, and a blue board is visible in the background. a person is shown at the inauguration of a Dhyanapeetam centre, with the orange-robed seated figure appearing to be a deity or guru murti. Overlaid text credits the archive copyright.2009-08-03A photograph of a devotional aarti at a shrine. A young man in an orange cloth and white-and-orange garlands on his neck raises a brass oil lamp with a visible flame toward a statue. Beside him, two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; one wears a rudraksha-style mala. The shrine is decorated with white and orange flower garlands, green leaves and pink petals. The seated statue wears an orange robe, an orange turban, and a white flower garland, with its right hand raised in blessing. An orange cloth hangs in the background.