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Overhead view of a kumbhabhishekam-style abhishekam at a small shrine with a tiled roof draped in white cloth and marigold garlands, enclosed by a wire fence. A bare-chested, white-haired priest in an orange-red shawl pours from a decorated pot near a dark deity murti, with a green leaf held over it. A man in a yellow kurta with a purple shawl holds the pot beside him. Around them, people in orange robes stand with hands folded in prayer, a woman in an orange top, a man in white, and a woman in a blue sari at the edge. Marigolds and white flowers are scattered on the ledge.

A photograph of an outdoor welcome beside a silver car with its door open. A bearded elder in orange saffron robes, long white beard and swept-back grey hair, stands at the car door and reaches toward a brass kalasha topped with a yellow and red flower garland and banana leaves. Two shaven-headed priests in orange dhotis, one with a bamboo staff, and a bare-chested assistant with a wooden stick stand around the offering. A devotee on the right holds a large marigold and rose garland. a person cues: long white beard, saffron robes and ceremonial welcome. Ritual: welcome with purnakumbha and garlands.

Outdoor ritual scene under a canopy edged with red tassels. A man with long dark hair, orange saffron robe, a gold bead necklace and gold bracelet, and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead stands at left, looking down while holding an object. Beside him a younger man in an orange shawl and white shirt bends forward, and an older man with white hair in white clothes at right handles an offering. A child in red stands at lower left, and a decorated orange-and-red ceremonial umbrella is behind the group. Several onlookers are visible at the edge.

A photo of a temple ritual beside a gilded deity murti decorated with garlands in red, yellow, white and purple. A man in a rust-coloured dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body stands at left, reaching to hand a wooden staff wrapped with white and red flower garlands to a bearded elder in a saffron-orange robe at centre. The elder has long white hair and beard and holds the garlanded staff. Behind them, a younger man in a rust dhoti with a white forehead mark stands with hands folded, and another man in saffron stands further right. Brass vessels and banana offerings sit at the lower edge near a silver peetha.

Photo of a temple ritual at a shrine decorated with a garland border of marigolds and green leaves. In the centre, an older bare-chested man with a white beard and white turban, wearing a yellow dhoti and a white sacred thread, raises a red-and-white flower offering overhead. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti holds up a woven basket with flowers and green leaves. A younger boy in a yellow dhoti holds a small flower basket. On the left stands a man with long swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, appearing as a person, with hands folded, beside a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. A white-bearded man in orange at the lower right watches. Several other people in white and yellow stand in the background.

A photograph of a ritual scene. A man with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala with dark beads and a red-and-orange bindi, and sits-crouched beside a seated elderly bald man in orange robes and beaded necklaces on a red throne. The standing man places his hand on the head of a kneeling devotee in white garments who bows at his feet, where flowers, a brass plate and offerings lie. Behind them a priest with bare chest and sacred ash markings wears a maroon dhoti, and a man in white dhoti and gold chain stands at right. Blue wall, brass plates with offerings and a padapuja-style foot-worship setting.

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A photograph of an indoor blessing moment. A long-haired, white-bearded sannyasi in saffron-orange robes, bare-chested with a gold-bordered orange cloth, places his hand on the head of a devotee who is bowed low and wrapped in a cream-and-gold brocade shawl held up over the head. The devotee wears an orange garment and a white and pink flower garland. Behind them stands another saffron-clad figure and a man in a pale checked shirt at the right edge, with a basket of fruit in the foreground at the bottom. Grey stone pillars frame the setting. a person is the bearded saffron-robed sannyasi with long swept-back hair and gold-bordered orange cloth, shown in an in-person blessing.

A photograph of a devotional event in a hall with a white statue of a seated saint decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a red backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow cloth bends low at the statue's base, next to people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas. Several devotees in white and orange clothes stand with palms pressed together in prayer or bowed in reverence. A man in a yellow robe holds a microphone. A white-clad elder wearing a white head cloth bows. A wall fan and speaker are visible, and orange garland drapes hang along the wall.

A crowd of men at a temple entrance surrounds a brass tray holding a poornakumbham, a pot wrapped in mesh and topped with yellow marigold garlands and mango leaves. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder places his hands over the pot. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a white forehead mark watches. On the right, a man in a saffron robe wearing a heavy gold necklace and bangles stands next to a figure with long swept-back hair and a saffron wrap, whose tall garland of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves is prominent. Several men in white shirts and white forehead marks stand around.

Outdoor groundbreaking ceremony under a striped purple and white canopy strung with mango leaves, at a foundation pit where yellow bricks are being laid. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long flowing hair, garlanded with white jasmine, red and yellow flowers, pours from a silver kalasha pot into the pit as part of a bhoomi pooja. Beside him, an older bearded man in an orange shawl and white dhoti, also garlanded, stands at the edge. Around them, a shirtless priest with a tilak and rudraksha mala, and men in white shirts and dhotis, watch. A rangoli of coloured powder and flower petals decorates the ground, with a plate of offerings and oil lamps nearby. a person candidate appearance is compatible with the orange turban, long hair and orange robe, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.