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Indoor temple scene under a corrugated roof with a gilded throne at right. A man in red-saffron cloth with long swept-back hair, a gold chain and a beaded mala sits on a red-cushioned gold throne, holding green leaves over a metal vessel as a shirtless, bare-backed man with curly hair and a white-and-pink flower garland faces him with folded hands. Behind them is a shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple, a kalasha-like altar and carved stone pillars, with white bull statues atop the shrine. This appears to be an abhishekam or puja setting.2017-09-11September 11 20172017-09-11May 06 20182018-05-06September 11 20172017-09-11A photograph inside an open temple shelter showing a bare-chested young priest seen from behind, holding a metal vessel and an offering, facing a seated man in a red-and-maroon shawl with long dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces, seated on an ornate red-cushioned golden throne. Behind them stands a stone shrine with a deity murti of a seated figure with a consort, flanked by decorated panels and recumbent bulls. The seated man extends his hand over a plate of green leaves and flowers. Garlands and a red cloth canopy frame the scene.2017-09-11March 04 20182018-03-04Night-time courtyard ritual photograph. A seated man on a gilded, ornately carved throne with red cushions wears a saffron-orange robe, a sandalwood tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style neck mala; he raises one hand toward his face. Before him, a bare-chested attendant in a red-orange cloth kneels on striped rugs beside a yellow-bricked fire pit with a burning fire, holding a bowl and offerings. Leafy bundles, a green basket of fruit and a carved wooden screen stand nearby, and a stone pillar frames the scene. a person cues: an orange robe, ornate gold throne and mala, though the face is not clearly visible to confirm.2018-05-29A seated man in an orange-brown ochre robe with gold border and long swept-back hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklace, touches the forehead of a bare-chested devotee with a wooden stick, applying white paste. The seated figure sits on a leopard-print cushion before an ornate gold carved wall and a silver throne. The bare-chested devotee wears an orange cloth over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle, and white tilak stripes on his chest and arms. A third man in a white dhoti and mala sits at the left edge, watching. Appearance-based a person seated on the throne, applying paste to a disciple's forehead during an initiation.2017-10-06December 26 20132013-12-26April 11 20182018-04-11March 03 20182018-03-03A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja-style gathering inside a decorated tent hall. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange-red sari with a gold border, a pink and white flower garland and gold jewellery, smiles while holding a silver plate of flowers. Beside her a shaved-headed man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala stands holding a plate. Seated on the carpeted dais at right, another shaved-headed man in orange robes holds a golden kalasha with a green cloth. Behind them rows of seated devotees in orange robes sit before an ornate gold throne and a gold-and-tiger-motif seat, with large flower arrangements of marigold and orchids at right and rows of onlookers in the background.2013-04-21 +1 copies