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A photograph of a ritual scene at a temple shrine. A central seated figure with a tall black swept-up hair crown, white sacred ash on the forehead, a gold necklace with pendant, rudraksha mala beads and a red-orange cloth is smiling and wears a long garland of yellow, red and multicoloured flowers. Beside them, a bare-chested attendant in a white vibhuti-marked tilak and blue dhoti pours or applies water, and a devotee in white kneels in front. Behind, a large gold-framed arch of marigold garlands surrounds a seated deity murti holding a staff, with an additional garlanded figure in orange at right. Attendants and devotees are partly visible, and the setting is a stone temple sanctum with a rite of abhishekam in progress.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a Pratyakshya Pada Puja. At the centre, a person with a tall, dark, swept-up hairstyle, a white forehead marking, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant necklace and a yellow-and-red flower garland sits smiling on the floor in front of the altar. Behind them, a large deity murti of Shiva with a trident and a consort figure sits on a red-draped platform, framed by arches of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. Two standing figures flank the altar. A bare-chested priest with white ash on his body and a white headband sits at left beside a bowl, and another person with a dark topknot and white marks sits at lower right. Several people are visible, with a light dusting of white powder on the floor and their clothes. The centre person shows a person cues: a distinctive tall dark hairstyle, rudraksha mala and gold necklace.2016-03-07A central figure seated on a red cushion in a temple shrine, smiling broadly with a white paste smeared across the forehead and face, a tall black turban-style hair bun, a red-and-brown garment, a gold necklace, and rudraksha beads. Yellow and red marigold garlands drape over the shoulders and around the figure's neck. Behind, golden deity murtis and decorated figures in colourful multicoloured garlands stand against a backdrop of ornate garlands. A white powder covers the stone floor and a black stone slab. Another person in white and a person with a white-painted face and dark hair sit at the edges.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated man with a tall black swept-back hair style and a white-streaked forehead smiles broadly in a temple sanctum. He wears a rust-red sleeveless garment, a rudraksha mala, and a large ceremonial gold necklace, and his arms are dusted with white powder. Behind him, a gilded deity murti and a second deity figure stand before a tall arch of yellow, white, purple and red flower garlands. To the right, a bearded figure in white and red sits among garlands. At left, a standing attendant in red holds a rudraksha mala and wears a red shawl. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2016-03-07A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. A figure seated cross-legged in front of a deity murti wears a tall black hair-style crown or swept-up hair, white sacred ash on the forehead and arms, a red and gold garment, a gold necklace, and a rudraksha mala. Thick garlands of yellow and red flowers hang around the seated figure and the murti. Behind them, a decorated shrine holds a standing deity with a trident and other murtis draped in striped and flower garlands. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt with white ash on his forehead and other devotees with white-smeared faces lean in. a person appears to be the seated figure, based on the tall black hair, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and garlands, consistent with the page's Mahashivaratri Pratyaksha Pada Puja context.2016-03-07A seated figure in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl wears a tall black hair crown, rudraksha malas across the chest, a gold ceremonial necklace and a large gold pendant, smiling as a devotee in white clothing and two other devotees apply white powder to the figure's hands and body beside a deity murti. Behind, a bearded deity murti and a second figure are adorned with garlands in yellow, red, white and purple, with a gold arch above; the setting is a temple shrine area with a wooden doorway at right. Probable Swamiji cues include the tall black hair crown, rudraksha malas and gold necklace while receiving abhishekam.2016-03-07