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A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered yellow trim sits cross-legged on an orange mat in a temple shrine, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He has a horizontal white vibhuti mark on his forehead and a black cord around his neck, and gold bangles on his wrist. In front of him is a wooden stand with a gold pedestal and a tiered brass sri yantra-style base, with fresh fruit (apples, bananas, oranges), pink and white flowers and silver bowls as offerings. Behind is a gold-framed altar with a red silk backdrop, garlands of multicoloured flowers and a gold-decorated deity murti area. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam offering in a Hindu temple setting.

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October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23Photograph of a ritual puja inside a temple shrine. A man seated cross-legged on the floor with eyes closed and palms pressed together wears a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold borders, a vertical vibhuti line on his forehead, and a black rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Beside him, a second man in white with a forehead marking sits in meditative posture. In front of them stands a tiered copper kalasha on a low wooden stand before an ornate gold arch framing a red brocade cloth, a temple shrine. Offerings include apples, oranges, bananas, pink and red flower petals, orange cloth, silver bowls and a brass lamp on a tray. A deity murti is partially visible at the upper left in pink and red garlands.2008-10-23A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges sits cross-legged before a golden shrine, wiping a brass and gold stepped pedestal with a white cloth. He has a white tilak on his forehead and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him stands an ornate gold canopy over a deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth. Fruit, a pink flower, a wooden stool, brass vessels and an orange cloth fill the foreground.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with gold borders kneels before a shrine, drying a copper-coloured multi-tiered kalasha-style vessel on a low wooden stand with a white towel. Behind him stands a gilded arched niche draped in red and gold brocade, with silver bowls and a gold-embossed panel on the right. Incense sticks, a silver lota and a brass plate with oil lamp sit in the foreground, and a shaved, saffron-clad figure is partially visible at the bottom edge. The man wears a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala. Puja setting, temple interior.2008-10-23A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in white ritual dhoti with gold borders and a bare upper body pouring water from a silver vessel over a copper-coloured kalasha-like metal object on a wooden stand. A red and white flower sits on the stand. Behind him, a second man in white with a forehead marking sits, and a richly carved gold throne with a maroon embroidered cloth stands at the back. Brass lamps and metal vessels are on the floor, consistent with abhishekam worship.2008-10-23October 23 20082008-10-23