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Night photograph of a temple-style ritual before a richly decorated shrine with gold arches, banana leaves and marigold garlands draped over deity murtis. In the foreground a bearded man with a long rudraksha-style multicolour beaded garland faces left. A woman in a white garment with red flower garland hands a brass tray of offerings, including a blue cloth and packet, to a man in a patterned shawl with yellow beads, seated before the shrine. Another person in white kneels at lower right among offerings and a brass plate of yellow items. A person in orange-brown clothing stands behind them. Five to six people are visible in total.

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A night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with marigold and banana-leaf garlands, gold-framed arches and a deity murti dressed in flower garlands. In the foreground a long-haired man with a multicoloured flower garland and a bare upper body stands with his back to the camera, offering a red wooden box with a printed picture to a smiling woman in a magenta top and purple skirt wearing a white flower garland. Beside her a man with a vibhuti-marked forehead, rudraksha mala and bare chest kneels, and a woman in white garments with a flower garland bends forward. Another woman in an orange-brown top and rudraksha mala stands behind them. Fruit and brass trays sit on a striped cloth at right. The scene looks like a devotional offering or puja. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2016-12-19A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and orange flower garlands, banana plants and gold-framed arches. Behind the foreground, a richly adorned deity murti sits on a gold-draped stage with garlands. Several people stand and sit around the shrine. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and flower garlands leans forward holding a brass plate with a white cloth and a small framed picture. A bald man in white dhoti and garland bends forward, with a woman with long dark hair in a brown sari nearby. A woman in a blue sari and white blouse stands at left, and a young girl in orange clothing stands at right. The scene appears to be a ritual or puja with offerings.2016-12-19A temple-style ceremony beside richly decorated shrines with marigold and garland arrangements and a large deity murti dressed in flower garlands. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth and pink-and-white garland, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat at left, holding a small offering. Opposite him a bare-chested man with white markings on his chest and shoulders and a light tan cloth stands with palms joined, receiving the seated man's blessing. Beside him a woman in a white and red floral garland and a young woman in a dark garland stand with hands folded. Behind, a man in a saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beads and other devotees in orange clothing watch. A silver trident stands in front, with fruit, brass plates, a coloured cloth and offerings on the floor. The seated man has distinctive long dark hair and a sweeping saffron robe with ceremonial adornments, which matches the page's a person reference, though his appearance is only partly visible.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Evening temple ritual photographed from behind a man with long dreadlocks and a multicolour beaded necklace with pink and blue beads, holding a brass tray with folded cloth and offerings toward a smiling seated man with glasses, bare chest, white dhoti and white flower garlands with red flowers. Behind them are gold-decorated shrines or deity murti draped in yellow and white marigold garlands, a second robed attendant stands in the background, and strings of coloured lights glow in the trees. The setting suggests a puja or aarti at a shrine.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19A photograph of a night-time puja in a decorated temple setting. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a pink-and-blue beaded garland stands with his back partly to the camera, extending his hands toward a brass tray. A woman in a teal blouse and gold-patterned sari, wearing white jasmine garlands, holds the tray and sits in front of a small red-and-gold offering box and yellow flowers. Behind them a woman in a blue-and-white sari with a flower garland stands beside a white-robed figure with a sandalwood-marked forehead and yellow beads, while another woman in a dark dress stands near the altar. The altar is hung with yellow marigold garlands and lit by lamps, with arched gold-and-yellow shrine frames holding deity murtis and banana leaves behind. The left man has a distinctive long hair and beaded garland, but his appearance is not sufficient to confirm the a person candidate, so he is described only by role as a man receiving the tray.2016-12-19A photograph of a long-haired man with dark dreadlocks and a beard, seen from behind and partly in profile, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of pink and blue beads over bare shoulders and reaching forward to hand a tray. Beside him, a woman in an ivory and gold sari bows over a tray holding a purple cloth and a folded booklet, with a second woman in a pale gold outfit standing behind a garlanded golden shrine. Floral garlands of white and yellow flowers hang across ornate golden arches and a decorated altar in warm lamplight. The setting looks like a festive temple or satsang hall with a deity murti area. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm the page's claim, so he is described by role only.2016-12-19October 18 20152015-10-18April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesPhotograph of a festive temple-style ritual inside a decorated hall. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks wears a multicoloured flower garland and holds a red-and-white tray with a folded white cloth and a small red book. Centre right, a smiling woman in a red and gold sari with white jasmine garlands sits on the floor with hands together. Behind her a young man wears a rudraksha mala and bare chest, and a girl in orange sits nearby. Background shows ornate golden shrines with deity murti heavily adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana plants, and hanging yellow garlands. Another woman in brown with a mala stands behind. The setting is a colourful ceremony with floral decoration.2016-12-19A stage event with a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a gold-toned necklace, gesturing toward a seated devotee in a white shirt and blue shawl with a marigold garland, hands folded in greeting. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands holding a brass tray. A young man in a blue shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a gilded lion-armed throne with a paper in his lap. Behind them, a deity murti draped in a garland and a multicoloured floral arch with a parasol.2016-12-23