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Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window on the right and a small vase with flowers on a wall shelf. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with a white flower garland around the neck, stands with back partly toward the camera. Behind and beside him, several people in white dhotis and orange or cream saris and shawls stand with palms pressed together in anjali. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at lower right. Someone at left holds a camera near an arched opening. The turban-and-robe figure shows distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a person depiction as the honoured presence; the rest are devotees.

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Photo inside a bright white room with a barred window on the right and an arched doorway on the left, where a cameraman films. In the foreground a man with a shaved head wraps an orange cloth across his shoulders and holds his hands in namaste toward a small shrine with a brass oil lamp and flowers. A man in a white shirt and dhoti with a dark beaded necklace stands with palms joined, next to a woman in an orange saree with bangles and folded hands, and an older man in a white dhoti and cream shawl also joins his palms. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a devotional blessing at a newly built space.2008-07-28Inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window and a small vase on a wall shelf, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, with white and red flower garlands, stands with back partly to camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward a group. Around them, a man in white shirt and dhoti with gold bracelet and necklace, a woman in orange sari with red bindi and black beaded necklace, a woman in orange sari with hands folded, and a man in white shirt with yellow shawl stand with palms pressed together in prayer or aarti. A devotee in the right foreground also joins palms. a person: the orange turban, orange robe and flower garlands on the lamp-holding figure are the cues, performing the lamp ritual.2008-07-28Inside a plain white room with a barred window, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe holds a lit oil lamp in front of a small altar draped with white cloth and flower petals. On the altar sit framed pictures, a brass lamp, and a plate with a kalasha-like item. Facing the altar, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a black cord necklace presses his palms together, beside a woman in a saffron-yellow sari and a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl, also with hands folded. A cameraman with a shoulder camera stands at the arched doorway and a young man at right, lower corner, joins hands in prayer. Aarti in a small shrine room, with several visible people in the scene.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a small arched doorway and a barred window on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with a white flower garland, holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a group. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with folded hands, a woman in an orange sari with folded hands, and a man in white with an orange-yellow shawl stand in prayerful greeting. A woman in an orange sari smiles in the background, and another man in orange stands at left. A small vase with pink flowers sits on a wall shelf. Brass oil lamps are visible on the floor at right, consistent with a ceremonial lamp offering.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a bright, white-walled indoor room where a young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass plate of offerings and a small flame. Beside him, two women in orange and peach saris stand with a plate of flower petals, and a young man in an orange shawl stands behind. On the left, a woman in an orange and yellow sari sits with her back partly turned, while on the right an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A brass oil lamp sits on the floor in the lower right corner.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Inside a bare white-walled room with a tiled floor and a barred window, a man in saffron dhoti and orange head cloth with a long beard and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot with palms raised in blessing, facing a seated or kneeling figure. A white-clad man with his back to the camera and a gold necklace watches. A woman in a white sari with a bowed head holds a basket of fruit and folds her hands in prayer beside a brass oil lamp, a plate of fruit and flower petals on the floor. An attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers at the left edge. The scene reads as a blessing or puja performed during the inauguration of a new room.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp over a tray of flower petals, as if performing aarti. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small kalasha-style pot with leaves on a tray, and a man kneeling at left in orange pours or offers from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with folded hands and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one person in the background raising a camera. The central figure has long hair and a visible rudraksha-style mala, with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues.2008-07-28Photograph of a small whitewashed room where devotees line up before a seated figure in an orange turban and orange shawl with white flower garland, facing a small altar with a framed portrait decorated with white and pink flowers. A woman in an orange sari with folded hands stands at the back; a woman in a yellow-and-white sari bends forward and offers flowers or a gift; a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a mala necklace leans in. Women in orange and red saris with gold necklaces and bangles stand to the right, smiling and holding their palms together. Smoke or incense haze drifts near the altar. The orange-robed figure's face is not visible. The framed portrait shows a figure in a saffron-coloured setting.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28