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A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, sits at an ornate brass vessel with embossed floral patterns and his hands in the water, performing a ritual washing or abhishekam. A white tilak marks his forehead. A young girl in an orange wrap sits cross-legged behind him beside a bronze deity murti and a golden-pillared seat, with a white pedestal fan and a red thread on his wrist visible. Appearance-based cues are a long-haired figure in rust-red shawl; identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.

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November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesA bearded man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl and dhoti, bends over a large ornate brass vessel with engraved floral patterns, dipping his hand into its contents, possibly a ritual abhishekam or puja. A young girl in an orange garment sits cross-legged behind him with eyes closed, a bronze deity murti and brass pillar in the background, a white pedestal fan at right, and a red-brick wall with a stone pillar at left.2016-11-09A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulders, sitting beside a large ornate brass bowl with embossed floral patterns. He reaches into the bowl with an orange-stained hand while a camera lens is visible at the left edge. Beside him, a bare-chested young boy in an orange cloth sits with his hands folded at his chest. Behind them are a bronze deity murti, a red painted wall, a standing wooden pillar, a white electric fan and a small bottle on the floor.2016-11-09A bearded man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders sits on a low wooden stool beside a large silver-toned metal bowl, bending forward and reaching into it with one hand. A thin steam wisp rises from the bowl. A young boy with curly hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange dhoti, sits behind him with hands folded at his chest. Behind them stand a bronze deity murti on a pedestal, a wooden pillar with gold decoration, a small white fan and a camera on the left. A man in white stands at the edge of the frame. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with red walls and a barred window.2016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09 +2 copiesA bearded man with long dreadlocked hair sits on a low wooden stool, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a red bindi on his forehead, a white glove on his right hand. He holds a small metal ritual implement with a flame at its tip near a stone-edged fire area, a homa-style fire. Beside him, a young person in orange clothes sits cross-legged. A standing figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace stands behind. A large ornate copper vessel stands in the foreground, a bottle of water sits nearby, and a bronze deity murti is on the right with a fan behind.2016-11-11 +2 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11November 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple ritual preparation. A man in a rust-red sannyasi wrap with a long wrap and forehead tilak sits and sprinkles or touches white grains and a small orange powder inside a large embossed bronze vessel with ornate relief figures. To his left, a bare-chested man with an Om symbol painted on his chest and white dhoti with gold border sits on a stone ledge. Behind, a young boy in orange cloth sits cross-legged, and a standing man in orange robes is at the right edge. A white pedestal fan, a red cloth, a small wooden box and a water bottle are nearby. The main figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the role is described as a sannyasi performing the ritual.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 09 20162016-11-09 +1 copies