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Photo of a devotional gathering in a temple hall before decorated deity murtis garlanded with marigolds and flowers. A central figure wearing an orange-gold turban, layered gold necklaces, gold armlets and a purple-and-gold silk shawl smiles broadly with hands together in a greeting. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothing, including a bald man in orange robes with folded hands, stand alongside several young children and a man in grey. At the right foreground, a man with bare upper body and white markings on his arms holds a red tray with offerings.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with a richly decorated deity murti behind a stone platform, draped with garlands in yellow, red and white. A smiling man in a violet dhoti and deep red border walks forward down the centre, wearing a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and gold armlets. Behind him at left, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes carries a long staff. Two white-clad people stand at the right side beside metal railings, one with hands folded in namaste, and a striped umbrella and green fan-leaf canopies frame the scene. The man's appearance is not sufficient to establish identity, so he is described by role only.

A photograph of a temple ritual in an orange-hued hall. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange shawl and garments, with a long rudraksha mala and gold ornaments on his arms, raises a hand in blessing. Another man in orange robes with a shaved head stands beside him. On the left, an older man in white clothing with folded hands and a white paper receives the blessing, while a person in white bends forward with joined palms. On the right, a hand holds a silver tray of offerings with sweets and fruit. Behind them stands a colourful deity murti with garlands and a golden peetha, under a painted backdrop with bold lettering. a person: the turbaned man in orange with rudraksha mala and ornate gold armlets matches the page's a person reference only by appearance cues.

A photograph in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and a projection screen behind. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, extends his hand toward a row of young boys in orange robes and orange turbans, some with rudraksha malas, some holding folded orange cloths. Behind him a man in white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha malas and a tilak holds a silver plate with fruit and offerings. Several other people in orange stand around the room, and a red table with rudraksha malas and offerings sits in the lower right. The man in the orange turban and gold necklace has a distinctive appearance and is a person candidate, though the image is not conclusive.

Photograph of a indoor ceremony in a hall with pale pink walls, a projector screen and red curtains. A figure on the right wears a maroon and gold turban, heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles, and a gold-bordered cream shawl; they hold out a hand toward a silver tray of round sweets. Around them stand saffron and maroon-robed sannyasis and young boys in orange robes with rudraksha malas; one standing man in white with a tilak and mala extends a tray. In the background, a crystal-like peetha and a table hold decorated deity murtis and marigold garlands, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at right.

A temple ritual in a pillared hall with a red and gold umbrella overhead. A central man wears a dark turban, a long garland of pink and white flowers, gold necklaces and a brown dhoti, and holds a small brass vessel while an attendant offers a plate. Around him, several young boys and men in saffron-orange cloths stand with palms joined or hold ritual items, and a drummer in orange is visible at right. A figure in white ritual dress stands behind with hands folded. Oil lamps sit on the floor and a flower-decorated object is at right. The man in the centre is presented as a person based on his garland, gold ornaments and turban, shown in ritual role during puja.

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A temple interior during a ritual procession. A central man with a long black beard stands with palms pressed in namaste, wearing a dark maroon-brown dhoti, a tall dark cloth turban with a crown-like band, a white and pink flower garland, and several heavy gold ornaments on his chest. Behind him stand numerous people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, many with hands joined, along with a man in white dhoti and a man in a yellow-trimmed cloth. To the left a young attendant in orange holds a brass plate and a small vessel. To the right a golden palanquin draped in gold cloth with a garland of red, purple and white flowers is visible. Pillars, red-and-white painted architecture and a red flag frame the hall.