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A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, wooden pillars and fluorescent tube lights. A bare-chested older man in an orange shawl stands with his head bowed and eyes closed while a younger shaven-headed priest in a rudraksha mala and gold armlet pours water over his head from a pot. To the left, a smiling man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti, gold necklace and sandalwood tilak looks on, and another priest in a cream-and-gold dhoti with a kumkum mark stands behind. Ash markings are visible on several foreheads. A yellow banner with partial Marathi-style script hangs at the upper right. The scene appears to be an abhishekam-style ritual with water being poured on a devotee.

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Photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, fluorescent tubes and a wooden pillar. A bare-chested older man with white hair and an orange cloth draped over his body is being bathed or anointed by a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala who pours liquid over his head. Nearby, a smiling man in maroon and gold ceremonial dhoti and shawl wears a large gold pendant and a long beaded necklace, and another man in maroon robes stands behind. A devotee at the far right in orange shawl and gold bangle looks up. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a temple.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16May 07 20122012-05-07May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual at water. In the centre, a bare-shouldered man in a red-and-gold dhoti stands in shallow flowing water, bending to touch it with his right hand, wearing a gold-coloured pendant and a beaded necklace. Beside him, a figure in a long saffron-orange wrap with a white head band and dark rudraksha-style beads at the neck holds his hands together at the chest. Behind them, other men in red-and-gold ritual dhotis, some with garlands and sandalwood-marked foreheads, stand near wooden pillars and hanging lamps, and a red-and-gold clad figure appears at the right edge.2015-09-16May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA procession moves down a stone-pillared temple corridor with lamps glowing overhead. At centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long white flower garland, a gold necklace and a red-marked forehead, holding hands with another saffron-clad man beside him. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth wears gold chains. To the right, a bare-chested man in a green-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks with hands joined, and a woman in white and orange clothing follows. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and saffron shawls fills the corridor.2012-06-05A photograph of a procession inside a stone temple with carved pillars and a sculpted deity relief on the wall. In the foreground a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a long white flower garland and a heavy gold necklace, smiling and walking forward. Beside him a bald elderly man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border wears a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, with a sandalwood-marked forehead and a headband. To the right a bare-chested man in a gold-bordered dhoti holds a white and red-bordered cloth over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a crowd of men and women in white and cream saris, some with gold borders, move through the temple corridor. A small signboard on a pillar reads in Tamil script. Ritual procession with devotees in a temple.2012-06-05May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim stone passage of a temple, beside an iron grille gate. A bald man in orange ochre robes with a gold-colored ceremonial necklace, a rudraksha mala with large beads, and a white forehead band with a red-bordered headband walks forward with eyes lowered while a younger attendant in orange robes and a beaded headband supports his arm. Behind them two attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand near a dark circular metal ornament on the wall, and one holds a rudraksha mala. Another attendant in orange with a bare upper body stands at right, with a gold ornament and a red-and-gold shawl draped nearby.2012-05-21Inside a room with beige marble-patterned walls and fluorescent tube lights, a shaved-headed elderly man with white tripundra marks on his forehead and body wears a saffron-orange shawl over red-orange dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, standing beside a gold-carved throne with an orange cloth draped over a table. Beside him, a younger man with a flower crown, gold necklace and gold bangles stands with palms joined in namaste, smiling, in red-orange garments. Behind them a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands, and an older man in white with folded hands stands at right near a microphone stand. The scene shows a pada puja style reverence setting; the seated throne suggests a ceremonial gathering. The clothing colours are saffron and orange with gold accents, and the setting is an indoor hall.2012-05-02