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A photograph inside a shrine during a ritual. At the centre, a person with a tall dark swept-back hairstyle and white-marked forehead wears a pink flower garland and white gloves while seated at a worship table with offerings. Around them, several people in orange and saffron robes, a woman in a red sari with white-marked face and gold necklace, and a man in white dhoti with bare upper body assist. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti group framed by marigold and rose garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel and brass bell at left. Several seated devotees are visible in the foreground, and a framed photograph hangs at left. The scene suggests a puja at a shrine.

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A photograph of a ritual at a stone-pillared shrine open to the outdoors. A central figure with a tall dark swept-back hairstyle, a pink flower garland and orange ornate clothing sits smiling at the centre of the abhishekam, while attendants pour liquid over a stone lingam-style base. Behind them, a deity murti in a shrine niche is framed by yellow and orange marigold garlands, with a red-clad figure at right. Devotees in white dhotis and saffron cloths surround the offering, and women in red and maroon saris sit in the foreground.2016-03-07Photograph of a temple shrine at dusk during a Mahashivaratri puja, with a large carved stone shrine and a dark deity murti behind a sanctum. A central figure wearing a tall black turban-style headdress, red-and-gold garlands and a red-and-white robe stands before the altar, with hands extended toward the shrine's lingam-style offerings. Behind, another man in saffron-orange robes and a bare-torso adornment attends the altar, and two more deity murtis are garlanded in marigold and red flowers. Devotees crowd the foreground: a woman in a red sari, a man in white with a long braid-like plait nearby, and a man in a saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala. Ornate stone pillars frame the scene and the sky is pale with evening light.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual at an open-sided stone mandapa. In the centre, a man in a saffron-red garment with a large dark swept-back crown of hair and a heavy floral garland stands before a stone platform, with his hands over a shallow basin. Behind him, a Shiva-Parvati deity murti and a seated figure in a red garment with a rudraksha-like garland are framed by yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in red kneels on the left, and white-clad devotees with white forehead marks stand around the basin in the foreground. Carved pillars and a bell frame the scene.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine at a ritual event. A seated central figure in a dark turban, red garment and layered gold necklaces wears a flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms and has white markings on the forehead. Before him stands a shrine with deity murti and a canopy of garlands in red, yellow and white. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl reaches up toward the shrine, while people in white dhotis and red-and-gold saris, some with white paste on their faces and rudraksha malas, stand around the platform. Bananas and offerings lie on the stone base. Strings of marigold garlands hang around the carved stone pillars.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A temple shrine interior during a ritual at the Mahashivaratri festival. A central figure seated on a low dais wears a tall black turban, a gold necklace, a long yellow-and-gold garland, and a white forehead band; his hands are gloved in white and he is surrounded by devotees. Behind him stand large deity murti with gold crowns and ornaments, framed by garlands of yellow, orange, red and green flowers and a gold arch. A man in orange dhoti with white markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala holds a ritual vessel and a bell, while attendants in orange and red robes stand nearby. Devotees in red and white clothes with white-painted faces sit in the foreground, some offering flowers and water near a basin.2016-03-07A photograph inside a stone temple shrine during a Mahashivaratri padapuja at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A seated man with long dark hair, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold garment stands out as the central figure, appearing to kneel or sit before a shrine. Behind him, a deity murti of Shiva and Parvati is adorned with bright marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. A man in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a ritual vessel, and devotees with white-painted foreheads and red clothing crowd the foreground. Ornate stone carvings frame the entrance.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07