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A photograph of a bare-chested man with short grey hair standing in a crowded night setting, his right eye covered by a painted orange and black Third Eye motif. A bearded hand-raised figure in a white dhoti touches his forehead while a long-haired devotee with a flower garland of white and pink blossoms, gold bangles and a red-brown shawl stands in the foreground. Other bare-chested men with white marks on their bodies and a white-clad man with a rudraksha mala stand around, and a black Shiva lingam with flowers appears at the top right. Behind, a large temple-like backdrop with gold roof details is visible.

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A photograph of a temple ritual at night. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a large pendant stands with his eyes closed, his face marked with ash, while a man in a maroon-and-gold dhoti wearing a white-and-pink flower garland and gold armlets bends toward him. A bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and a woman in a red sari with gold border stand nearby, and other devotees are visible behind, including a bare-chested man with tilak on the right. A large dark black stone form and a red-and-gold lamp hang in the background, with brass lamps and a green banana-leaf decoration at right. Clothing is white, maroon, red and gold. The scene suggests an abhishekam or initiation-style blessing, though the exact ritual is not clearly legible.2016-12-02A photograph of a shirtless devotee kneeling at night with a red-and-saffron cloth blindfold over his eyes, a white sacred ash marking on his upper body and a red rudraksha mala around his neck. A robed priest in saffron with a gold ornament and a large hand placed on the devotee's head performs a blessing, while a bearded man in a red shawl with a gold armlet and a white-and-red tilak stands behind. Other people in saffron and white stand in the blurred background.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a shaktipada-style blessing at an evening event. An older bald, bare-chested devotee with a white beard and an orange-and-white cloth over his eyes bows forward while a man with wet, curly hair and white tilak marks on his forehead presses a hand to his head. Beside them, a bearded man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles extends his palm toward the devotee's head, wearing a brown cloth and a white flower garland. Other people with long matted hair and orange robes stand in the background, with a yellow backdrop behind them.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02Crowded ritual scene at night with many shirtless male devotees and priests. In the foreground, a long-haired man with a dark beard wears a brown-orange wrap over his bare shoulder, a large white and pink lotus garland, and gold armlets, and stands with his hands near a ceremonial offering. To the left, an older bespectacled priest with grey hair wears a bold eye-shaped mask on his forehead, a white sacred thread and white-and-gold dhoti, bending over to handle a small offering. Other devotees in white and cream dhotis, some with sacred threads and ash markings, fill the background, and a red cloth draped over a seat appears at right. Several people are partially visible.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02February 04 20182018-02-04August 22 20172017-08-22December 02 20162016-12-02Night-time photo of a close devotional moment. A kneeling devotee with bare upper body and a white sacred thread leans forward while a figure with long dark hair, a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles places a hand on his face. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, and other devotees with tilak marks and a red-clad attendant appear in the background. A gold-edged ceremonial panel is at right.2016-12-02