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A photograph of a puja in an indoor hall with pale walls and an air conditioner unit. On the left, a priest with a shaved-back topknot, white forehead markings, and an orange-and-gold dhoti with a garland of white flowers over his shoulder holds a silver tray with a small bowl toward a deity murti. Beside him, a shaven-headed devotee in orange clothes with rudraksha beads and gold armbands stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. The murti is a deity in a golden arched shrine decorated with multicolour garlands, a crown and jewelled ornaments, sitting on a blue-draped base with a brass oil lamp nearby. Mostly bare-looking white setting with a red curtain at left.

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A puja inside a hall with pink walls and a red curtain. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white garland and rudraksha mala, stands at left holding a silver tray with a small vessel. Beside him a younger man in orange robes holds a brass item. At right, a richly decorated deity murti with a crown is adorned with colourful flower garlands on a gold throne. A brass oil lamp and a smaller garlanded idol sit before it.2015-06-03A photograph of a ritual scene in an ashram hall with pink walls. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange-brown dhoti with a gold waistband and red rudraksha mala garlands offers flowers or a fruit to a decorated deity murti seated on a gold throne. The murti wears an orange garment and a crown-like headdress, framed by a curved arch of garlands in purple, yellow, red, white and green. Orange and white flower garlands drape the throne, and a second man in white ritual clothes stands behind. A visible tilak marks the forehead of the standing man. The attendant's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so the a person field is unsure.2013-05-25November 18 20152015-11-18June 03 20152015-06-03A photograph of a puja before a gilded throne-like shrine holding a decorated deity murti dressed in a brown-red garment with silver ornaments and a crown, framed by garlands of red, yellow, orange and green flowers. A standing man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a white flower garland and white-marked forehead presses his palms together in greeting, with an oil lamp on the shrine. In front, a kneeling man in a saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala bows low before a small flower-covered murti on a stand, with a blue cloth at the base. Two more devotees are partly visible at the bottom edge.2015-06-03Temple ritual photograph in a dimly lit shrine. Three priests in saffron-red and gold-bordered dhotis stand before a large deity murti heavily decorated with garlands of yellow, white, pink and green flowers. The central priest wears a tall gold-patterned crown and a white and red bead necklace, holding a shallow silver bowl. The priest at left wears a red turban and red garland, reaching forward toward the bowl. The rightmost priest, bald and bare-chested, wears a rudraksha-style mala and gold-edged cloth and holds a small plate. A third attendant in a cream cap stands in the background beside brass lamps and offering vessels.2014-12-05A standing man in an orange turban and orange-and-gold silk drape stands at left, holding a clear glass or crystal object in his outstretched hand while his eyes are closed. He wears a gold necklace with a large pendant, a brown beaded mala, and a gold bracelet. At right, a gilded arched shrine (prabhavali) frames a seated deity murti in orange and gold clothing, garlanded with white, red and yellow flower garlands and a green cloth backdrop, on a gold-covered pedestal. Red drapes hang behind, with a pale wall and an air cooler at right. Looks like a satsang or puja setting.2013-08-16May 27 20132013-05-27July 13 20152015-07-13May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesAugust 25 20172017-08-25 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13