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A seated priest in an orange-saffron robe with a red-orange shawl sits cross-legged on a mat in a temple hall. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace, a red tilak mark on his forehead and has his head shaved. Four devotees kneel around him with palms pressed together in prayer: a woman in a pink floral top at left, a woman in a white head covering in the foreground, a woman in a light blue outfit at lower right and a man in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth at right. In front of the priest are brass puja vessels and a small brass lamp on a decorated tray. A silver-coloured cylindrical urn stands beside him. Behind them, shelves hold rows of white marble and black stone deity murtis and figures, some dressed in colourful cloth and gold ornaments.

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Inside a temple hall, a shaven-headed priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, reading from an open book beside a brass puja setup with a banana, flowers and a small brass lamp on a patterned mat. Four people in colourful clothing sit on the floor around him, one in a pink floral dress, one wearing a white head covering, and a man in white dhoti with a sash. Behind them, tiered shelves hold rows of white and black marble-like deity and saint statues wearing rudraksha-style necklaces, and a black stone murti group with coloured cloths stands on a grey tiled plinth. A silver kalasha-style urn sits at the centre of the shelves.2008-10-22Indoor temple scene at a Hindu temple with a row of white and golden seated deity murtis on a black shelf to the left and dark stone murtis with coloured cloth and metal ornaments on a shelf to the right. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a shaved head sits cross-legged on the floor, holding a small ritual object and gesturing toward a silver cylindrical vessel. Around him, several devotees sit on the carpet: a young woman in a pink floral dress, a woman in a light grey headscarf, a child in red, a woman in a teal sari with hair clip, and a man in a white dhoti with a green-bordered shawl. The setting is an ashram-style temple hall with a carpeted floor, presumably for a puja or abhishekam-style ritual. a person cues are not clearly present, as the seated man's appearance lacks the distinctive hair and adornment cues, so identity is uncertain.2008-10-22October 22 20082008-10-22A photograph inside a temple hall where a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe sits cross-legged on the carpet, holding a plate of fruit and offerings before a group of four seated devotees. Behind him, rows of white marble deity murtis and black stone murtis stand on tiered shelves, with a tall steel vessel in the centre. On the left a woman in a pink floral dress sits, a figure in a white head-covering sits in front, a girl in a light blue outfit sits in the foreground, and a man in a white dhoti with a green-gold border sits at right. The priest may be a candidate for a person, but his appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2008-10-22A seated puja inside a temple room with rows of white and black deity murtis on dark shelves behind. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe with a red shawl and a gold necklace sits cross-legged, holding his hands over a small plate. Around him, devotees sit on grey carpet: a woman in a pink floral dress on the left, a person in a beige wrap with long hair in the centre, a man in white with a green-striped cloth on the right, and a woman in a teal sari at lower right. A brass plate with flowers, a banana, a red offering and incense sticks sits on a patterned mat, with a silver pot beside it. a person is the robed figure in saffron with the red shawl and gold necklace, seated at the centre of the ritual.2008-10-22Inside a temple shrine room, a man in orange robes with a shaved head and a red-and-gold necklace sits on the floor, holding a small ritual implement and a lit stick above a silver kalasha-like urn. Before him, five devotees sit cross-legged: a young woman in a pink top, a woman in a white shawl, a child in red, a woman in a teal sari, and a man in a white dhoti with green border. Behind them, rows of white marble deity murtis and dark stone deities in colourful cloth line shelves and a grey stone altar.2008-10-22A temple-hall puja in progress. A figure in orange robes sits cross-legged on a raised pink-and-magenta cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold shrine, hands pressed together in namaskar. Around them devotees sit on mats: a shaved-headed man in orange on the left, another in orange behind him, and several people in white kurtas and cream clothing in the foreground, plus a woman in a yellow salwar kameez at right. Brass pots, a steel kalasha, a thali with flower petals and flower vases are on the floor. Behind them stand gilded deity murtis dressed in orange and red cloth, and a dark-skinned deity with a crown and garland hangs in a framed niche at left. The scene suggests a pada puja.2009-10-03October 22 20082008-10-22September 10 20102010-09-10A photograph of a satsang or discourse in a bare-walled hall with grey carpet. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange robe, and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a raised wooden chair at right, hands gesturing as he speaks; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable). Seated before him on white cloths are devotees in orange and saffron robes and a woman in white. Behind them stand tall painted deity murtis in gold and red garments, and a plate of fruit, brass vessels and flowers sits on an orange mat in the foreground. Several devotees in white and orange sit on the floor, and a woman in a red sari sits on a chair at right.2007-11-12A photograph of a ritual aarti scene indoors on an orange cloth. In the foreground, a woman in an orange shawl and white garment sits with palms pressed together, and a man in a white dhoti sits beside her. A bald priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and a sacred thread waves a lit oil lamp in front of a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with folded hands. Another woman in a pink-bordered sari holds a small lamp, and a row of brass plates with oil lamps and offerings sits on the floor. Several other devotees in white, yellow and orange sit in the background, with a brass lamp stand and fruit on a table at the top right. a person, seated at right in orange robes, is partly visible at the edge of the frame, and his presence is uncertain.2010-11-30June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copies