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Photograph of a woman in a cream saree with a wide red and gold zari border, her hair in a bun with a white flower, wearing glasses and an orange-and-white flower garland. She stands in profile, turning toward a golden throne-like seat at left. A bald man in a cream dhoti and a garland bends low before a seated figure, and a man with a white garland and orange cloth kneels or bows near her. Behind them a bare-chested man in orange holds a rudraksha mala, and a shaved-head man in white with tilak stands at right beside a white cooling unit. The setting resembles a formal ritual gathering with devotional bowing and garlanding.

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A temple ritual scene with a priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with an orange cloth over the shoulder, standing at the left of a gold-painted shrine base. Several devotees in white and cream saris, white shirts and kurtas, and a man in a purple shirt stand in a line wearing white and red-and-white flower garlands, some with hands folded in prayer. A woman in a red-bordered sari stands at left. A boy in white and a young man in white sit in the foreground, one with his head bowed. The backdrop is a colourful painted temple gateway with yellow and pink ornaments. The people are visible from the shoulders down or partly turned away, and no face is clearly shown.2013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12December 26 20082008-12-26March 07 20132013-03-07May 12 20132013-05-12A woman in a red saree with a green border and a white and marigold garland stands smiling on an orange cloth beneath a corrugated metal roof. A man in white dhoti with an orange border kneels before her, touching her feet in a padapuja-style ritual. Silver-toned trays and scattered yellow petals lie on the floor, a golden throne stands at the back, and a temple gopuram is visible at right. Other people stand in the background near a black notice board.2010-12-23Indoor ceremony on a stage with a red carpet, bunting of small triangular flags strung across the ceiling, and a gold-and-cream draped backdrop. A man in a white dhoti and a yellow-and-red patterned turban, with a red-and-gold silk shawl and a red flower garland, holds a large red-and-gold silk cloth over the bowed head of an older man in a gold shawl, who is bent forward with bare feet. Beside them a woman in a white sari with gold border stands with hands folded, a man in a white dhoti and shirt smiles, a bare-chested man with a gold chain holds a small red-wrapped object, and at right a man in white with a gold-and-blue shawl covers his mouth. Rose petals and scattered flowers lie on the floor in front, and a person in white with a phone or camera is at the left edge. A table with a red cloth and flowers sits behind the central group.2005-09-21June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple ritual in an ornate, brightly painted shrine with yellow and gold decorative pillars and a gilded platform. Two men in white ceremonial clothes stand in the foreground with heads bowed, each wearing a white and red flower garland; a woman in a maroon sari beside them also bows. Smoke rises from a brass vessel, and a silver pot and offerings sit on the floor at left. Several devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing, some wearing garlands and rudraksha beads, stand or kneel behind them, and two boys in white kneel at lower right. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam. No clearly visible figure meets the appearance cues for a person.2013-05-12May 12 20132013-05-12Photo 11712652June 19 20132013-06-19