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A photograph of a shrine with painted and sculpted figures in saffron-orange robes. Upper tier: a seated figure with long black hair, red tilak, rudraksha mala and a staff, raising one hand in blessing beside a painted banyan tree and a brass oil lamp. Lower front: a seated figure in an orange turban and robe with rudraksha mala and white and pink flower garlands, hand raised in blessing, before a golden vessel draped with a gold chain and flowers, with a brass lamp and a yellow flower offering in front. At right stands another orange-robed figure with long hair and a staff. Blue painted sky backdrop with clouds. These are statues and painted figures, not living people.

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Photograph of a shrine display with figures in saffron-orange robes. Upper left, a seated figure with long black hair holds a staff and wears a rudraksha mala. Lower centre, a standing figure in orange with a saffron head covering and a white flower garland raises one hand in blessing, beside a second figure in orange with a veil holding a staff. Behind them is a blue backdrop with white clouds and a blue-and-white bird motif, with flower offerings and an oil lamp nearby. The figures appear to be statues or painted murti rather than living people.2009-10-10A festive Navaratri display photographed in an indoor shrine. In the foreground, a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a green and white flower garland and white jasmine strands, holds its hands together in a namaste gesture. Behind him stands a smaller orange-robed figure with long black hair holding a staff, and at the upper left a larger orange-robed figure with long black hair and a staff sits against a painted tree backdrop. These are sculpted figures, not living people. To the right, a tiered white stand decorated with blue tinsel holds many small painted deity figurines, dolls and a brown seated figure, with a stainless steel water urn nearby. Offerings of flowers, a brass kalasha and a small oil lamp sit on the altar, and a pamphlet lies at lower left.2009-10-10A photograph of two life-sized figures in orange robes beside a decorated altar. The figure on the left is a seated statue with a smooth painted face, an orange head wrap with a red bindi, a brown rudraksha mala, and white and red flower garlands, raising its right hand in blessing. Beside it sits a golden-faced statue in orange wrap with long black hair, rudraksha mala and a pendant, holding a tall staff. In front stands a metal shivalinga-style base with a crown, red and gold garlands, and pink flowers, with a kalasha-like vessel and a lit oil lamp at the lower left. A painted blue sky backdrop sits behind them. The figures are statues, not living people.2009-10-10A photograph of a life-size figure of a sannyasi seated in a blue and red niche before a painted banyan tree with aerial roots. The figure wears an orange saffron robe, long black hair falling to the shoulders, a red mark on the forehead, a rudraksha mala around the neck and a wrist mala, and raises one hand in blessing while holding a wooden staff. A brass kalasha-style vessel stands at the base of the niche. The copyright line and source credit are in the lower right corner, which are not text to be transcribed.2009-10-10A decorated shrine niche photographed head-on, with no living people visible. A sculpted figure with a pink and white floral crown sits above a tree-trunk backdrop, its hands raised in blessing and garlanded with white and pink flowers. Below, a seated statue in orange robes and an orange head wrap, with a rudraksha mala and a raised hand, wears a pink and purple silk skirt, yellow marigold garlands and white jasmine strands. To its right stands a smaller deity murti with a gold crown and an orange and green garment wrapped in marigolds. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower left on a yellow ledge, and the shrine has a painted blue sky backdrop.2009-10-10A decorated altar shrine with no living people. Upper niche holds a seated deity murti under a banyan-like tree backdrop, draped in red, yellow and white flower garlands with a red-and-pink crown. Below, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head cloth, green leaf and white and yellow flower garlands and a rudraksha mala sits on a blue-and-gold base, wearing a pink and purple sari-style skirt draped with marigolds. Beside it stands a smaller deity murti in green and orange garlands. A framed photograph of a smiling person in red-orange robes and rudraksha beads is placed at the left base. Brass oil lamps, a kumkum dish and a brass pot sit on the platform.2009-10-10A photograph of a decorated shrine with a seated figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and heavy garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigolds and pink flowers, with a pink lotus placed above the turban. The figure is a statue or murti, not a living person, and raises one hand in blessing. Beside it stands a second figure in green and orange draping with a crown and garlands, holding a staff-like object. Behind them a larger figure with a flower-decorated headdress and garlands stands before a tree-trunk backdrop. Flower offerings and a small brass bowl lie on the platform, and the painted blue backdrop shows clouds and a swan. The scene is a photograph of a shrine, with no living people visible.2009-10-10A photograph of a shrine display with a painted mural backdrop. On the left, a large painted portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears white robes and a rudraksha mala, with a brass oil lamp in front. In the centre, a small pink-and-blue painted shrine houses a seated figure in orange robes, long black hair and a red mala, holding a staff, flanked by brass pillars. Below, two orange-robed figures, one in an orange turban and white floral garland and one with long hair and a mala, stand before offerings of flowers, a brass kalasha-style lamp, printed pamphlets and a silver container. A painted white bird stands on a blue globe-like backdrop. The figures appear to be statues or painted figurines rather than living people.2009-10-10A photograph of a festival tableau in a hall, showing two figurines of a seated, saffron-free white-clad sage with garlands, rudraksha mala and a white cap, one above the other. The upper figure sits in a painted tree-trunk niche framed by red and blue pillars, raising one hand, with marigold and frangipani flowers below. The lower figure sits on a blue painted step with a gold-bordered white shawl and multicolour garlands, beside a white-clad female figure with gold jewellery. Offerings include a conical basket of flowers, a plate of rice dishes and a tray of food, and a pink flower-garland arch. These are statues and depictions rather than living people, so no physical people are present.2009-09-02A life-sized figure of a seated sannyasi, rendered as a statue or wax figure, sits in a niche before a carved brown tree trunk with hanging aerial roots. The figure has long black hair, red lips and a red dot on the forehead, and wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulders with a rudraksha mala around the neck and beaded bracelets on the wrists. The right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while the left rests on the lap; a tall wooden staff leans beside the figure. A brass kalasha-style pot sits at the right foot of the platform. The niche is framed by blue panels and red-painted scrollwork pillars. This is a depiction, not a living person, and there are no physical people in the scene.2009-10-10A decorated shrine display in an indoor room with a painted backdrop of a tree and a blue sky. Two white-clad figures sit in a raised tableau, both wearing white turbans, rudraksha malas and flower garlands; the upper figure sits in front of a tree-trunk alcove with a raised palm, and the lower figure is seated on a blue painted platform with a raised hand. Both are statues or figures rather than living people. Beside them stand a white-robed standing figure with gold jewellery and a long flower garland, a kalasha-style pot decorated with leaves and flowers, bowls of food and bananas as offerings, and pink and white flowers scattered on the floor and altar.2009-09-02A photograph of a temple-style shrine arrangement with painted backdrop. Inside a pink and grey shrine canopy, a figure in silver-grey draped garments and a black headdress sits before a painted tree, one hand raised. Below, a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red mark on the forehead raises one hand in blessing, seated before a silver kalasha-style vessel decorated with flowers. To the right stands a figure in a silver gown holding a red flower. On the gold-edged altar sit brass bowls, a brass lamp and a bundled green leaf offering. A steel container stands at left. The scene has no physical people; all figures are statues or depictions.2009-10-10