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Indoor temple photo showing a homa fire pit built of brick with offerings, two men in white and yellow sitting on the floor performing a puja. Behind them a bronze statue in an orange sari stands by a white pillar beneath a multicoloured parasol, and at left a deity murti decorated in red and gold sits in a shrine. At right, a framed portrait labelled Swamiji's name hangs on a wall inside a garland of red and white flowers, showing a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads, placed on a tiger-striped couch on a red rug. Plates of fruit, sweets and flowers sit on brass trays on the floor.

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Interior temple hall with white pillars and polished reddish-brown floor. Two seated devotees in white clothes, one with a yellow shawl, perform a homa at a low white brick fire pit with wood sticks and lamps, surrounded by brass plates of fruit, sweets and offerings and many small brass lamps in rows. Behind them stand two orange-saffron painted statues of female figures with raised arms flanking a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands. On the right, a wooden bench with a striped cushion holds a framed portrait of a figure in orange garments with a rudraksha mala, draped with red and white flower garlands, with a red carpet before it. Visible objects include a ceiling fan and framed pictures on the walls.2009-10-17Interior of a white temple hall with polished floor. On the left stands a dark stone deity murti in an orange sari with a gold border. At centre a canopy umbrella with coloured panels stands near a pillar. On the right a framed portrait is garlanded with red and white flowers and placed on a wooden seat draped with a tiger-striped cushion, with a tray of offerings on a red rug. In front a person in white clothes prostrates on the floor beside a black yajna or fire pit with brass vessels and ritual implements. The portrait shows a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, which is a depiction labelled with the Swamiji-candidate cues in the image.2009-10-17Interior of a white temple hall with pillars and a ceiling fan. Two people sit cross-legged on the polished floor at a low brick fire pit with oil lamps, brass bowls and fruit offerings, performing a ritual; one wears white and the other a yellow-trimmed garment. In the centre a shrine holds a small deity murti adorned with a garland. Two statues in orange robes stand flanking the shrine. To the right a framed portrait draped in red and white flower garlands rests beside a striped throne-like seat and a red mat with plates of offerings.2009-10-17January 01 20102010-01-01Inside a temple shrine, two men in white ritual clothes sit on the floor before an offering table. The standing man in white lifts a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward a framed portrait. The seated man wears a yellow shawl and has long dark hair. Flanking the shrine are a dark green deity murti holding a lamp and a red-saried deity murti. A striped tiger-skin seat sits in front, with a fire pit, a brass bowl, and fruit offerings of bananas, apples and pineapple, plus yellow flowers on a tray. Brick-like platform, painted pillars with bird motifs, and a chalkboard with writing on the left.2010-01-01January 14 20102010-01-14Interior of a white marble temple hall with a homa fire pit built of stacked bricks at the centre, holding burning wood and offerings. Two priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor; the nearer one wears a yellow shawl and the farther one, in white, holds a lit flame aloft. Brass plates of fruit, bananas, sweets and flowers are arranged on the floor in front. Behind them stand two orange-clad deity statues flanking a shrine with a decorated deity murti. On the right, a wooden sofa beneath a framed portrait garlanded with red and white flower strands, the portrait showing a figure with long hair wearing beaded necklaces; that figure appears only as a printed portrait.A photograph of an interior temple hall with white pillars and polished floor, where several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor performing a fire ritual at a brick-lined fire pit with burning lamps. Two standing black deity statues in orange saffron-coloured sarees flank a central shrine with a deity murti. Nearby, a framed photograph garlanded with red and white flowers sits beside a wooden seat with patterned cushion, and rows of brass plates with small oil lamps are arranged on the floor in the foreground.2009-10-17A photo inside a temple shrine room with a glossy reddish-brown floor and white walls decorated with multicoloured woven pillar banners in red, blue, yellow and white. A figure in an orange robe stands before a shrine holding a deity murti in red-and-gold dress, surrounded by many lit oil lamps. Two statues of female figures in yellow and orange saris stand beside the shrine. On the right, a framed portrait shows a long-haired man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, resting on a tiger-striped cushioned seat with red cushions. Two seated devotees in white and blue clothing face the shrine, and white blocks with offerings lie on the floor in front.2007-11-24January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph inside a temple hall with white pillars and a grey tiled floor. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands beside a small brick fire pit with a burning flame, facing the shrine. Three women in saris sit on the floor in front of the fire, one in a red and gold sari, one in a yellow sari, and one in a red-and-yellow patterned sari, with brass vessels and plates of fruit, coconuts and offerings spread before them. At the back, two large standing deity figures in orange and maroon draped garments flank the central shrine. On the right, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha garland and long hair is decorated with red and white flower garlands, resting on a tiger-striped seat with white cushions, with brass lamps arranged in front. The scene appears to be a homa or puja ritual.Interior of a white temple hall with a polished dark floor, where several people in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on the floor before a fire pit made of brick. One person in white sits cross-legged at the fire while others kneel nearby, with rows of small brass lamps and plates of fruit and offerings spread on the floor in front. Behind the fire pit stands a shrine with a central deity murti flanked by two dark wooden figures in orange garments. To the right, a wooden chair draped with red and white garlands holds a framed portrait labelled with a name, set on a small red rug. A ceiling fan and white pillars complete the hall.2009-10-17