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Photograph of an indoor ceremony with a seated person viewed from behind, wearing long dark hair pinned up and draped with white and orange marigold garlands and a red-flowered garland. Near them a man in a dark shirt and red shawl holds up an orange marigold garland, while a woman in a purple top with beaded necklaces watches. Behind them a woman in white with white hair and a red shawl, and a figure in white and red robes stands in a crowd. A shrine with a deity murti and decorated figures is visible at the left edge.

Indoor ceremony with a large cluster of marigold and white flower garlands draped over the bare shoulders of a figure seated in front, viewed from behind. A man in a blue t-shirt with a red-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha-style pendant leans in and gestures with his hands toward the seated figure. A woman in a purple top with a beaded necklace stands nearby, and several other people in light and colourful clothes are visible in the background among decorated deity figures and a silver ornamental pillar. The setting appears to be a hall with a formal, devotional atmosphere.

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A photograph of a seated figure on a gilded throne receiving honour in a large hall filled with a crowd dressed in orange, red and white. The seated figure wears a long garland of orange marigolds with red roses and white jasmine, and a dark robe. A woman in a dark sari with gold border offers flowers and garlands with both hands. Beside her a woman in white and a woman in red-patterned attire stand near the throne. On the right a bald man in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds up his hands. Drums and brass decorations are visible at the left edge. Many people fill the background, several wearing orange and red clothing.

December 26 2015

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December 22 2010

A seated figure in a maroon robe is heavily garlanded with pink and white flower garlands and rose petals, wearing an ornate crown-like headdress decorated with flowers. Devotees surround him: a woman in a white and gold saree offers fruit (limes/yellow fruit) toward him, another woman in a white sari reaches forward with fruit, and a younger woman in orange holds out a hand. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with long hair and rudraksha beads stands with his back to the camera. A standing man in white dhoti with bare chest and rudraksha mala holds hands folded in namaste at the back left. A flower-decked box and petals sit beside the seated figure, with orange drapes behind. The setting suggests a devotional reception with flowers and fruit offerings.

A seated man with bare upper body, wearing a thick white and orange flower garland and red-and-orange flower strands, extends his hand toward devotees in a darshan-style gathering. Several people are around him: a woman in a dark blue sari holds up a folded white paper, a woman in a white sari and saffron shawl presses palms together, a woman in a pink top with a red-and-white shawl bends forward, and a young man in a white shirt reaches out with cupped hands. Red curtains, a carved stone pillar and a standing fan are in the background. The seated figure is shown with distinctive adornments and a garland, and is a person in a ceremonial role receiving devotees.

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Photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti holds up a long garland of red, yellow and white flowers draped toward a dark stone Shiva lingam on a tall pedestal. To the right, a man in a pink dhoti and a purple head wrap plays a metal drum with sticks. On the left, a man in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads stands beside him, with an orange cloth over one shoulder. Behind them, devotees in white and colourful saris and orange garments stand near a pink-and-yellow umbrella and marigold garlands. Stacked tiered offerings with orange cloth appear at the right edge.

A photograph of an indoor hall where a man in a white kurta and an orange shawl drapes a long yellow marigold garland over a figure seated on an ornate throne. The seated figure has long dark hair, wears a pink-and-white flower garland, rudraksha beads, and an orange-and-gold garment, and bows forward with hands raised. Behind them an older man in glasses wears a purple garment, and a seated audience in orange shawls fills the background. In the foreground a golden deity murti or ornament and a silver trident-like staff stand beside the throne. a person appears as the garlanded figure on the throne, based on long hair, rudraksha malas, orange-and-gold clothing and seated-throne presentation; the garlanding man is a devotee.