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A photograph inside a small shrine decorated with white and orange marigold garlands and red flowers, with a silver trident (trishul) in the foreground. A man in a white jacket holds a plate of offerings and a camera is partly visible at left. On the right, a man with a white flower garland, a red-and-white garland around his neck and an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulder reaches toward a central deity murti draped in red cloth, with two oil lamps burning in front. A second saffron-robed man stands at far right, and a banner with floral embroidery hangs overhead.2014-03-14August 14 20162016-08-14A photograph of a shrine ritual with a seated figure viewed from behind, bare-backed with a saffron-and-gold shawl and a white flower garland on the neck, being anointed or blessed by a man in a grey vest over a peach kurta with a white shawl, who presses his hand to the figure's head. A silver ritual vessel hangs at the figure's side. Behind, a bald man in saffron robes watches, and a lit oil lamp, marigolds and flower garlands decorate a shrine with a deity image and a red-and-gold canopy above. Two people in view, the seated figure and the blessing man, with two more partly visible at the edges.2014-03-14October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional abhishekam-style blessing inside a temple setting with gold-painted pillars and a red curtain. A central figure seated in red and orange garments with a rudraksha mala and a green garland is having a golden kalasha-style vessel raised over the head, while several hands reach in to hold it. A man on the left in a rudraksha mala and white dhoti-style clothing reaches up, and a woman on the right wears an orange top and a rudraksha mala, with jasmine and marigold garlands draped around the scene. Several onlookers, including a child at the lower left, watch closely. The people count is approximately six.2015-07-31March 02 20182018-03-02Photograph inside a small temple hall with pale green walls and a crowd of onlookers behind. A bare-chested priest with a grey beard, white-and-orange sectarian markings on his forehead and a beaded necklace drapes a white and red flower garland over the head of a man bowing, who wears a red silk cloth, gold-toned ornaments on the chest and a white ribbon tied in his hair. A woman in an orange sari with a red bindi stands beside them, and a man in glasses in a light striped shirt watches. Some spectators hold or raise a camera.2011-05-13May 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesJune 21 20122012-06-21June 28 20142014-06-28 +2 copiesA photo of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man in a rust-red wrap wears a thick white jasmine garland with red roses, orange beads, and beaded red bracelets. He has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and holds a silver rod while placing his other hand on the head of a seated man in glasses and a white shirt. A woman in a dark bun with a rudraksha mala and folded hands sits at the lower left, and several people in white and striped clothes stand behind. Ornate red and gold drapery and lit oil lamps frame a golden shrine at the back. a person: the standing man in the red wrap and garland has distinctive ornate adornments, a bare-chested sannyasi-style dress and a garland, and is the one giving the blessing.2013-04-06February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copies