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A man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair stands at left holding a silver bell and a silver ritual vessel with a spout, performing a puja before a framed portrait garlanded with white and red flowers. The framed portrait shows a smiling figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace seated beside a tree trunk. In front are a brass lamp, a small blue-and-white deity murti, a kalasha-style pot with a lemon and flowers, and a striped mat. The wall behind is white with a smoky mark and a brick accent wall on the right, with peach draped fabric over a table.

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November 28 20082008-11-28A ritual worship scene in a plain white-walled room with a brick accent wall. A man in orange robes with a red undergarment holds a silver lamp that emits smoke and flame, performing an offering before a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, set among marigold garlands and red flowers on an orange draped table. A blue deity murti, a brass lamp and a small kalasha-like pot with flowers sit beside the portrait. A brass fire pit with ash lies on a mat in front, and a tray of rose petals sits nearby. A second devotee in orange stands at left with palms joined. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.2008-11-28A standing man in orange and saffron robes, with long dark hair tied back, lifts a silver incense burner towards a framed portrait on a draped altar. The framed photo shows a long-haired man in orange seated before a tree trunk, with a garland of yellow and red flowers around it. A small blue deity figure, a red cloth bundle, and a brass lamp sit beside it, while a smoking black fire pit with ash and a plate of petals rest on mats in front. The room has white walls and a brick accent wall.2008-11-28A photograph of a small room with white walls and a red brick accent wall. In the foreground, a man in an orange and red robe holds a silver aarti lamp with a flame, offering it toward a framed portrait draped with a garland of white and yellow flowers and red blossoms. The portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, against a tree backdrop. Beside it stand a blue deity murti, a red cloth, a brass lamp, and a fire pit with ash on woven mats. A second man in orange clothing stands at left with his palms joined in prayer. A plate of flower petals sits on the floor. Two people are visible.2008-11-28November 28 20082008-11-28November 28 20082008-11-28July 29 20082008-07-29Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at left in a bare white room with a brick accent wall. The man in front has his hands pressed together in namaskar, facing a framed portrait labelled on the page as Swamiji, shown in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, seated before a tree trunk. The portrait is garlanded with yellow and red flowers and set on a draped table beside a brass oil lamp, a kalasha, a small blue deity murti, and a homa fire pit holding ash and embers. Scattered petals cover the floor mats.2008-11-28November 28 20082008-11-28A man in orange and saffron robes stands barefoot on woven mats, holding a brass oil lamp (aarti) with smoke rising from it, beside a shallow metal tray of ash from a fire pit with coconuts and flowers nearby. A second person in orange stands behind him at left. A video camera on a tripod at right records the ritual, and a plain white wall with a red brick corner forms the background. The man has long dark hair in a bun and wears an orange shawl over a red undergarment; he has no visible crown, rudraksha mala or ceremonial gold necklace, so his identity is uncertain.2008-11-28July 29 20082008-07-29November 28 20082008-11-28