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A photograph of a ritual inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and a deity murti on each side. A bearded man with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits on a silver peetha-style throne in front of an ornate silver backdrop, wearing a rust-orange cloth. Two kneeling priests in white dhotis and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse perform a puja, one holding a brass bowl of yellow flowers. A woman in a purple sari and a hairnet stands at the right holding offerings, and an older woman in white and orange kneels behind the throne. Several other people, including a woman in a hairnet, stand at the edges.

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January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A seated man in an ochre-saffron robe and long, swept-back dark hair receives offerings on a silver throne-chair with ornate relief carvings. He wears rudraksha beads, a tripundra mark on his forehead, and a red-and-gold garment. Several women in cream and gold-bordered saris and bare-chested priests in white dhotis kneel and stand around him, pouring yellow flower petals and turmeric-colored offerings from silver bowls and vessels. A silver kalasha and a copper pot sit at his feet on a white cloth. Behind them are painted deity panels and a wooden door. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha malas, consistent with the page's description.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a temple ritual in an indoor hall with a silver-framed backdrop and a painted deity figure with multiple arms at left. A seated man with long dark hair, a horizontal white forehead mark, rudraksha mala beads and a gold chain sits before a large silver bowl on a green leaf, which is being washed or prepared. A man in an orange dhoti with white body markings bends toward a silver pot at left. A woman in a dark red shawl bends over the bowl at center, and two women in white with rudraksha beads and a woman in a purple sari stand at right, one holding a steel vessel. The seated man matches the page's a person reference on appearance cues but the frame is uncertain, so identity is recorded as unsure. Abhishekam or puja preparations are the.2018-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple hall with painted pillars and a silver-framed throne backdrop. A bare-chested man with long hair and a white tripundra mark sits centrally in a rust-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, ladling yellow turmeric or flower powder from a large silver bowl placed on a silver stand covered with a green banana leaf. A woman in orange sari kneels at right, adding offerings to the bowl, while a younger man in orange with white body markings and rudraksha beads at left extends his hand toward the offering. A silver lion figure stands behind, and a clothed woman in orange stands at far right. Offering petals are scattered on white cloth. a person candidate is the seated central figure, identified by appearance cues of long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold pendant.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an ashram. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, a forehead tripundra and a small gold necklace, sits with eyes closed in front of an ornate silver throne. Women in white and yellow-border saris and a woman in a purple silk sari with a hairnet pour yellow turmeric or flower offerings from a steel vessel and a silver bowl. Their arms and hands are visible as they perform the offering.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, wearing a saffron-orange robe, sits on a silver throne backed by an ornate silver arch. In front of him stands a large silver bowl with a green banana leaf beneath it, and yellow flower petals are being sprinkled into it. Two attendants in saffron-orange robes bend toward him from the left and right, one holding a sacred item, while a painted deity figure with multiple arms and gold ornaments stands on the wall behind. This looks like an abhishekam-style ritual setting.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08