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A man in orange sannyasi robes with a long gold-bead necklace stands in a temple shrine, holding a small silver bowl and smiling as he faces a woman in white with an orange shawl, her hands pressed together in namaste. Behind them, a golden deity murti is adorned with multicoloured garlands and sparkling embellishments, with a gilded arch framing the shrine. A small brass bell and a plate of offerings sit on the counter at right. Another person in white stands partly visible at the left. The pose and dress suggest a devotee receiving prasad or blessing at the shrine.

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In front of him a woman in a white sari with orange border and floral print stands with palms pressed together in anjali, and a white box is held at lower left by an unseen hand. Behind her, young boys and a woman in orange clothing stand near a doorway, and a brass oil lamp sits on the floor by the platform with a red-draped backdrop and a patterned banner hanging at the right.2006-10-21A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arches behind. On the left, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-red wrap and smiles, hands clasped. In the centre, a man in an orange wrap with a ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead pendant stands with hands folded, smiling. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a jewelled crown and a garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers, with a metal staff visible. Small silver vessels sit on an orange cloth table at the lower centre.A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a long rudraksha mala. He sits before an ornate gold-and-silver shrine decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground, an older man in a white shirt faces him from the left, and a woman with a long braid and a cream top is seen from behind on the right. A brass plate with flowers and a small brass vessel sit on the altar. The man's appearance with long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads is consistent with a person in a seated, darshan-style exchange with two devotees.2010-07-01July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of a temple ritual at dusk before a shrine with a deity murti, draped in red and garlanded with red and white flower garlands. Two men stand facing each other on an orange-painted floor. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red and gold shawl draped over his shoulders and bends forward with his hands held out. The figure on the right wears a long orange robe with long dark hair, extends a hand toward a brass tray holding fruit and offerings, and the tray is beside a brass kalasha. Brass oil lamps stand in rows around the shrine, and orange curtains hang at the left. A person in yellow and white stands behind them. The scene shows a padapuja-style offering with a devotee receiving blessings.2010-07-07A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, smiling warmly at an older man with grey hair and a white beard who kneels before him wearing a light peach-orange shawl. Behind them stands a golden throne decorated with yellow and red garlands, and a golden kalasha-like vessel. On the right, a young girl in orange clothing sits with her palms pressed together in namaste. A man in white stands at the left edge. The scene looks like a darshan or blessing moment at a temple-style shrine.2010-07-07Photograph of an evening puja before a golden deity murti of a seated goddess and a male deity, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands and framed by a carved stone arch with brass lamps. On the left, a man in white shirt and white trousers wears a red and gold shawl and holds a brass plate with fruit and offerings. In the centre, a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaste. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes also stands with hands folded. Red curtains hang at the left edge.2010-07-07Two men in orange and saffron robes stand face to face before a shrine holding a Ganesha murti decorated with gold and red garlands and a crown. On the left, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rose-orange silk shawl and holds his hands together. On the right, a smiling man with hair tied back wears a rudraksha mala necklace, an orange shawl over his shoulder and an orange-and-gold striped dhoti. Yellow flowers sit in a terracotta pot, a brass plate stands on a patterned rug, and gold-painted pillars frame the shrine. The bearded man on the left is an appearance-based candidate for a person, though his face and features are uncertain.2014-03-16July 08 20102010-07-08A photograph of a temple interior where a man with long, swept-back dark hair, an orange saffron-colored shawl draped over one shoulder, and a long gold-and-beaded necklace sits on a low seat beside a woman kneeling in an orange and red sari. He smiles as he reaches out to touch her face with his hand. Behind them stands an ornate gold-leafed pillar and a dark carved wooden figure, while a metal lamp with a tiered stand appears in the right foreground. A man in white dhoti with a green border stands at the left edge. a person is seated, and the cues are his long hair, orange shawl and gold necklace, and the woman kneels with her hands together.2007-11-09July 23 20102010-07-23December 06 20092009-12-06