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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29Inside a temple chamber with pale yellow walls and a tall cream-coloured pillar stained dark with age, a man with long dark hair and rudraksha malas wrapped over his brown robe stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a man in saffron-orange cloth stand in devotion. Stone sculptures are stacked along the back wall. A steel tray holding oil lamps and flower petals sits on a stand in the foreground, and a second tray with offerings lies at the lower right.2018-04-29Photo inside a temple shrine room with pale yellow pillars and a blue sign reading Pathanjali Asanam; a stack of carved stone figures lines the back wall. Four men stand near a metal offering tray holding oil lamps, flowers and fruit. The man at left in front has hands pressed in namaskar and a mala and wears a dark brown shawl; the man behind him is bare-chested with a gold necklace; another wears a red cloth and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. A glass-fronted case with flower garlands is at right.2018-04-29Inside a temple hall with stone pillars and fluorescent lights, a priest in a dark red-brown dhoti and shawl, with a bare torso, holds a lit flame over a tray in front of him while others stand around in white dhotis, some with yellow and red borders. Several bare-chested men stand with hands folded in namaskar. Trays of banana leaves, coconut-topped kalasha-style vessels, and pink and white flower petals cover the floor. An orange-clad attendant holds a long staff at right. This appears to be a puja or aarti in a temple setting.2018-04-29Photo 11716833 +1 copiesPhoto 11716830 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21April 29 20182018-04-29Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved columns and a green sign reading FREE DHARSHAN near the right edge. In the centre, a figure with a long swept-back hairstyle and bright ornate necklaces and armbands wears an orange-saffron cloth and stands with palms pressed together, with a crown-like headband. Beside them, a bald man in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds an oil lamp and metal vessel, with another man in orange behind him holding a lit lamp. Several devotees in orange and white stand along a metal barrier with folded hands.2012-06-05