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A workshop or storeroom with a concrete block wall and fluorescent lights. A man with a leopard-print shirt and an orange-brown rudraksha mala stands at a long table covered with a pink cloth, arranging small metal bowls and pouring from a container. On the table lie many dark bronze or wooden deity limbs, weapons and sculpted fragments. Behind him stand golden processional items, including a gilded chariot-style frame, a white and gold bull statue, a golden horse, a gilded throne and a decorated palanquin. Several people in white dhotis and saffron or red robes stand in the background, and a small standing wooden deity figure rests on a base in the foreground.

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A photograph of a ritual scene with a man seated in the centre, wearing a leopard-print headwrap with a crescent emblem, a rust-red shawl over the shoulders, gold beaded necklaces and gold armlets. Behind him sits a crowd of people in saffron and orange robes, and others in white dhotis. In the foreground are ornate silver vehicles and mounts including a peacock, a horse, and small silver shrines with garlands of white and yellow flowers, arranged on a striped cloth with coconuts, brass vessels and silver containers. a person is seated centrally, identified by the distinctive leopard-print headwrap, rudraksha-style gold necklaces and rust-red shawl, seated in a position of honour among the devotees.2017-10-08July 29 20122012-07-29A seated man in ochre-orange robes, wearing long matted dreadlocks, a leopard-print headband, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain, sits before a large brass vessel filled with turmeric powder, white powder and red kumkum. He holds a small silver cup over silver bowls on a tray, appearing to prepare or mix the powders. Behind him stand silver nandi and silver deity murti figures, a silver throne-like chair and a gold kalasha-topped stand. The floor is covered with colourful striped mats and a patterned rug. The setting resembles a ritual preparation.2017-12-10 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged before a silver puja set in a temple-like hall, stirring a bowl of liquid with a ladle. He wears a leopard-print headwrap with a crescent ornament, a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, multiple gold beaded necklaces, and a red armlet. Around him are silver vahana figures including a bull (Nandi) and other silver murti and altar pieces, garlanded with white flowers, plus a brass oil lamp and silver serving vessels in the foreground. a person candidate appearance is uncertain; the person is shown performing a ritual, with the appearance cues of long hair and gold necklaces but not enough to confirm identity.2017-10-08A photograph of a temple puja inside an ashram shrine. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, wearing a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck chain, holds a brass oil lamp (deepam) in one hand and a bell in the other, seated before a gilded shrine. Behind him a woman in a white sari bows with her hands together. In the centre a woman in a red and gold-bordered sari stands before a dark stone Shivalinga draped in white cloth, with a hooded cobra canopy above it, a bronze kalasha and brass vessels nearby, and yellow and white flower garlands laid on the altar. Decorated deity murtis and an orange-draped canopy fill the background, and a copper-coloured stepped kumkum or vibhuti tray sits on the altar.2007-09-03A seated figure in an orange-brown wrap and a leopard-print turban sits at a long altar of silver deity figures and vehicles, garlanded with white flower strings and red flowers. He wears a gold necklace and a red beaded armband, and his long dark hair falls over one shoulder. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a small brass deity figure, a stone mortar and a stone base stand on the left. A white paper-ornamented backdrop and warm evening lighting frame the ritual setting. Two people are not clearly visible; one seated figure is shown.2017-10-08July 29 20122012-07-29March 10 20132013-03-10December 10 20172017-12-10 +1 copiesDecember 26 20122012-12-26February 24 20132013-02-24Night-time outdoor ritual photograph. A long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a gold-embellished shawl and a multi-strand gold necklace pours a white liquid. Gold bangles adorn the pourer's arms and a red tilak marks the forehead. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees sit on the ground, one bald man in orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a figure in white stands at right. Strings of lights and orange banners appear in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable) pours the abhishekam, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace as cues.2011-12-20