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Photo of a ritual at a riverside ghat with tiered red steps lined with lit oil lamps and onlookers. In the foreground, a bald priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, touches the forehead of a bronze statue draped in purple and pink flower garlands, holding a small brass vessel. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder watches. Behind them hangs a wall of marigold and orange, yellow, purple and white flower garlands. The statue is a devotional figure, not a living person.

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Outdoor photo at a riverside ghat with tiered red steps behind a large frame of marigold, orange, yellow, white and purple flower garlands hung in vertical strands. In the foreground a bronze standing statue of a sage with a flower garland around its neck is being anointed on the forehead. A bald monastic in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala stands at the statue, holding a small bowl and touching its brow. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala watches. Several people sit on the steps in the background, and the scene reads as a Maheshwara Puja-style ritual offering. No visible name text on the statue or frame.2016-12-18A photograph of a ritual at a ghat-side bathing area. In the foreground, a monk in a rust-orange robe with a shawl and a bald head stands at left, applying a mark with his finger to the forehead of a bronze statue of a standing figure with folded hands. The statue is garlanded with purple flowers and stands on a gold base. Beside him, a bald, bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border holds a small cup. Behind them, a large wall of marigolds in orange, yellow, purple and white hangs above the platform. Red stone steps behind are lined with brass lamps and seated and standing people. A grey metal railing runs along the left edge.2016-12-18Outdoor ghat scene by water with a garlanded bronze statue of a standing figure with a flower mala, held upright on a pedestal. A bald monk in rust-red saffron robes with rudraksha beads touches the statue's forehead with a finger while holding a small bowl. Beside him, an older bald man in a white dhoti and red-brown shawl stands with hands together. Behind them, a tall pillar is wrapped in marigold, purple, white and yellow garlands. Steps lined with lamps and seated onlookers rise in the background.2016-12-18December 05 20162016-12-05December 09 20162016-12-09December 18 20162016-12-18A ceremonial scene inside an ornate golden temple-style hall decorated with flower garlands in pink, white and purple. A woman with long dark hair, a pink-and-white garland and an orange-and-gold sari stands at left holding a small bundle of flowers and leaves. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands by a low pink-covered table with a small plate. At right, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, holds a silver tray and bows his head. Behind them stands a large gold throne-like seat with a tiger-skin cushion, backed by a colourful bed of red, yellow and white flowers. A small oil lamp burns nearby.2013-04-21A priest with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti, pours water from a brass vessel over a bronze statue of a sage on a stone pedestal, performing abhishekam on a riverside ghat. The statue wears a garland of yellow flowers. Behind them a wall of marigold and white garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white is draped. To the right, a second man in an orange dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his hands folded. Brass pots sit on the stone platform. Spectators sit on terraced steps in the background.2016-12-16December 18 20162016-12-18A temple ritual scene with a tall pillar wrapped in layered garlands of marigolds in purple, white, yellow, orange and pink. In the foreground a bronze statue of a saint with hands folded is draped in a white and purple flower garland, standing on a dark pedestal beside brass vessels. Two men in ritual attire stand on a metal-railed platform: one bald, bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti with a shawl over his shoulder, and beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a golden border holding a small brass bowl. Stairs and railings frame the scene, with a seated crowd visible in the background.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Outdoor ritual photograph of a Hindu abhishekam at a stone-stepped ghat-style pool. A priest in an orange-and-red dhoti pours water from a golden kalasha over a dark stone murti draped with yellow marigold garlands. In the foreground a bald, bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a red-brown cloth kneels at metal bowls, a rudraksha-style braided cord hanging from his neck. Behind, a long pillar wrapped in purple, yellow, green and magenta flower garlands stands beside the steps.2016-12-03