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A photograph of a seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and red shawl with a large gold necklace, wearing a white headband and a tall swept-back black hair crest, receiving a garland of yellow and red flowers. Two devotees face him from the foreground: a bare-backed man in a white dhoti with a gold border, and a woman in a light sari with gold earrings. Behind them, deity murtis stand under a golden arch framed with garlands in yellow, red, green and purple, and a brass bell hangs at left. Appearance-based cues with distinctive hair, saffron-toned clothing and ceremonial gold necklace match the a person candidate, seated in person on the central platform during a puja.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Mahashivaratri abhishekam. A central seated figure wears a tall black turban, a gold necklace and a red-orange dhoti-style garment with a long rudraksha mala and a long yellow and red flower garland; his hands are gloved in white. Behind him, a deity murti with garlands and a gold crown stands in front of a multicolored garlanded arch and a stone shivalinga platform. Two attendants in white dhotis and a priest in a blue cloth sit nearby, and a devotee in orange sits at the right. Several onlookers in white and orange are seen in the foreground, with white ritual powder on the floor and the shrine.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine with garlanded deity murti in an arched niche, decorated with marigold and red-and-white flower garlands. In the centre, a seated man in saffron-red robes wears a large black swept-back hairstyle, a gold necklace, and a yellow-red flower garland, with white ash markings on his forehead, while water is being poured over him. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in red and white dhoti holds a rudraksha mala. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt sits facing the shrine, and a sadhu with dreadlocks in an orange-saffron cloth pours water from a vessel. A woman in white and gold sari with white ash on her arms stands at left. Scene consistent with a Mahashivaratri abhishekam and pada puja ritual.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a ritual scene at a temple shrine. A central seated figure with a tall black swept-up hair crown, white sacred ash on the forehead, a gold necklace with pendant, rudraksha mala beads and a red-orange cloth is smiling and wears a long garland of yellow, red and multicoloured flowers. Beside them, a bare-chested attendant in a white vibhuti-marked tilak and blue dhoti pours or applies water, and a devotee in white kneels in front. Behind, a large gold-framed arch of marigold garlands surrounds a seated deity murti holding a staff, with an additional garlanded figure in orange at right. Attendants and devotees are partly visible, and the setting is a stone temple sanctum with a rite of abhishekam in progress.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a shrine during a puja. A central figure with a tall black swept-back hair style, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, wearing a red-orange garment and yellow-and-orange flower garland, sits with eyes closed and white ash markings on the body. Behind, golden deity murtis are garlanded with yellow, orange and multicoloured flower garlands, with a green canopy overhead. Two attendants in red and white ritual dress with white sacred markings sit nearby, one holding a tray.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph inside a temple shrine during a Mahashivaratri pada puja. A seated figure with a large dark swept-back hair bundle, white ash on the face and body, a red-and-gold garment and a heavy gold necklace sits on a wet stone platform, arms extended and hands white with powder. a person candidate is shown: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and orange-red dress cues. Behind, golden deity murtis of Shiva and Parvati stand under a garland-draped arch of yellow, red and purple flowers, with two flanking statues also garlanded. Nearby, a devotee with folded hands and a second person in white are seen at left, and a red-robed attendant with white-painted face and hair knot works at right.2016-03-07