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A photograph of a temple ritual in an open-sided shrine. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap stands over a prone devotee in white clothes with an orange shawl, lying on a wet stone platform. He is adorned with a rudraksha mala and a long beaded necklace, and his hair is long and swept back. Behind him stands a deity murti with a crown, red and gold garments and a marigold garland, beside a black stone lingam on a basin. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes holds a metal pot on the left, another attendant sits at right, and brass vessels and lamps lie on the floor. Red curtains frame the shrine.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone shivalinga on a carved lotus-base pedestal, covered in white paste, flower petals and a yellow-red garland. A figure with long, loose dark hair and a white band on the forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and stands barefoot on wet stone, hands joined in prayer with head bowed. Behind him a young attendant in orange robes holds a brass plate, and an older man in white and orange sits further back. Scattered petals float in shallow water, and ornate deity figures in silver and red garments stand in the background beneath a stone pavilion roof with trees beyond.

A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a white shivalinga on a stone yoni-peetha pedestal. Behind the lingam stand two metallic deity murtis: one with a trident and orange-green turban, and a seated figure in a red sari with silver embellishments and a yellow-and-red flower garland. Rose petals and marigold petals are scattered on the wet stone floor, and a second person in orange robes stands at the left edge. The setting is an open pillared stone pavilion with trees visible outside.

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January 17 2008

A seated man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala around his neck sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together in prayer. Behind him, a stone-pillared shrine houses a pair of red-and-gold deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and gold crowns, flanked by brass oil lamps on stands. Orange curtains hang at the left edge, and green foliage shows beyond the metal railing. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, and is seated on a throne in front of the deities, consistent with the page's reference to a pada puja event.

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A photograph inside an open-sided stone shrine pavilion with dark stone flooring. A woman with long dark wavy hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, stands smiling near the shrine. Beside her a man in orange robes holds a white cloth or sheet, and another figure in orange stands nearby. In the foreground a person in white lies prostrate with bare feet on the wet stone floor, in an act of full-length prostration. Behind them are a black stone pedestal and decorated deity murtis with colourful garlands and red and gold garments. Brass kalasha pots and oil lamps sit at the left edge, and a white marble statue of a seated sage with a mala stands at the right.

A photograph inside a marble-floored hall at what appears to be a religious institution. On the right, an elderly bald man with white ash marks on his forehead and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain and orange cloth, sits cross-legged on a peach-coloured cushioned dais before a golden ornate chair, with a silver tray holding a bowl, a cup and red fruit before him. Left, a younger man with long hair and orange robes with a gold-edged shawl and a multi-strand gold and bead necklace sits on a golden chair and smiles with hands folded. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a maroon border prostrates himself on the floor before the dais. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the background beside a wooden door, and an orange banner hangs at the top right.

March 22 2008

A photograph of a temple procession at a shrine with an open-sided roof and red-and-orange drapes. A man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a thick white flower garland walks barefoot on a dark red carpet, extending his hands toward people with palms pressed together who bow along the metal railing on the left. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala carries an orange cloth bundle. Behind them, a gilded shrine holds a deity murti with a red backdrop. Several onlookers in white and yellow clothing stand near the railing. The first man has long swept-back hair and visible ceremonial adornments, so he is a person candidate in the in_person category.

Photo of an outdoor temple shrine decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands in yellow, pink, purple and green. Two golden deity murtis, one in a red and gold garment with a crown and the other in red with silver jewellery, are seated under a gold arch. A standing woman in orange robes with a long gold necklace rings a handbell and holds a small oil lamp before them. In the foreground, a garlanded golden kalasha-like vessel rests on a white cloth. Behind to the right, a bearded man in orange clothing stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a plate of offerings sits on a table.

A photograph of a temple shrine with a pillared stone canopy and red curtain. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair pours water from a brass vessel over a prostrate devotee lying on a white cloth on the wet stone floor. Three other saffron-robed people stand nearby, one holding papers, and a bald man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand two deity murtis with garlands and gold ornaments, and a small white marble statue of a seated figure with folded hands and a mala sits at lower right.