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A man in a dark red-brown dhoti and bare upper body, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, leans in to offer flowers at a richly decorated murti of a saint seated on a throne. The murti is framed by a tall arch of red, yellow, white and purple flower garlands and wears silver-embellished ornaments. In front stands a gold peetha-style chair with a red cushion and a tiger-skin cloth, plus a brass lamp and a kalasha-like finial. Pink flowers lie scattered at the base. The setting is a flower-decorated temple hall with fluorescent ceiling lights. a person (long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha-style adornment) is offering flowers in a puja setting; the fuller ritual sequence is not visible.

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June 09 20172017-06-09A man in a long reddish-brown robe and a white flower garland stands at left, offering green leaves with his right hand toward a golden throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth and a red seat cushion. At right, a murti of a saint, dressed in red and silver-embroidered ornaments and a crown-like headdress, sits within a large arch of red, yellow, white and orange marigold and rose garlands. Brass lamps and flower offerings stand before the altar. a person candidate presence is uncertain given only the robe and garland.2017-06-09Photograph of a puja at a temple-style hall. A man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested with a red-maroon dhoti-style cloth, a white and multicoloured flower garland around his neck, and vibhuti/tilak on his forehead, holds a small ritual object over a gold ornate throne draped with a red velvet cushion and a tiger-skin cloth. Beside him, a richly decorated deity murti in gold and red-orange silk, with a crown and jewelled adornment, is framed by a large arch of red, yellow and white garlands. A brass oil lamp flame is visible at upper right and a bilva-leaf offering sits on a tray at lower left, with flower offerings in the foreground.2017-06-09A photograph inside a temple-like hall shows a man in a rust-red robe with a long white-and-pink flower garland, long dark dreadlocked hair, and a red thread on his wrist, reaching toward a pink flower offering. He stands beside an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat and a tiger-skin cloth draped over its base, next to a gold footstool. To the right, a bronze-coloured deity murti of a standing saint is adorned with a silver-embellished garment, a crown, and a dense arch of red, yellow, white and orange garlands. Brass oil lamps and flower-filled plates sit on the floor at the lower left. Appearance cues are moderate, so the candidate is marked as present but uncertain.2017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09Photograph of a puja at a temple-style setting with a golden throne draped in a red cushion and a tiger-skin-patterned cloth on its seat. On the left, a man in a maroon dhoti and wrap stands with long swept-back dark hair, holding a white and green flower garland and a pink offering. To the right, an ornately adorned deity murti sits in a golden niche wrapped in red, yellow and white flower garlands, with a jeweled crown and sparkling silver ornaments. Brass lamps, a kalasha and floral offerings are arranged in the foreground.2017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09June 09 20172017-06-09