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A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands hanging across the entrance. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shirt bends forward with hands extended, receiving something from a person in front of him. Centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a green flower garland around his neck, smiling, holds a small metal bowl. Beside him a bald man in white and orange robes stands with hands folded. On the right, a young man with a bare upper body and an orange-and-gold saffron shawl holds a folded white cloth. A shirtless priest in orange cloth stands in the background near offerings of fruit and a flower arrangement on the floor. a person appearance uncertain; no candidate clearly matches the required cues.

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November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22August 09 20102010-08-09December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a temple shrine area where a long-haired man in plain orange robes stands at the right, wearing a long garland of red roses, green leaves and yellow marigolds. Beside him a younger man in orange robes kneels and holds a brass lamp with a flame toward the shrine, while another man in orange stands behind. At the left edge, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala and a bearded older man in white and orange hold a brass tray of white jasmine and orange flowers. Pink and white flower petals are scattered on the stone ledge, and a deity murti and a red-and-orange draped figure appear in the background. Several people are visible.2008-08-07A photograph of a temple courtyard where a young man in orange robes with a large garland of red roses and yellow marigolds stands at the right, receiving a brass plate of white flowers and a small lamp from another orange-clad man. Two other saffron-robed attendants stand beside him. A devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaste at the lower left, and a person's head is visible at the bottom. Behind them are a stone step, a small oil lamp, scattered pink and white petals, and a black stone figure with a crowned deity image in the background. a person appearance is uncertain: he wears saffron clothing and a garland but no distinctive long hair or crown.2008-08-07A photograph of a temple shrine interior decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands draped over a doorway and wall. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with sacred thread stands at the center offering flowers and leaves, while a man in a white shirt and a shaved-headed man in white robes with an orange shawl hold a leaf plate of flowers at the shrine. To the right, a shaved-headed man wears an orange robe and gold necklace, and a carved wooden door with an ornate bird motif stands beside him. A small oil lamp and brass items rest on the shrine floor. The scene shows puja offerings being made at a shrine.2010-11-22October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated ritual gathering. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a patterned mat, smiling and holding a brass tray of offerings, while wearing a thick garland of red and yellow marigolds. Facing them, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two other men in white ritual dhotis and orange cloth sit nearby, and several standing men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, watch with hands folded. The setting appears to be a temple-side or outdoor devotional gathering.2008-08-02May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a temple sanctum with a garlanded decorative arch and blue backdrop. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes on the right holds a silver tray of offerings, fruit and a coconut, extended toward a younger saffron-robed man on the left wearing a flower garland and a rudraksha mala. A third man in white dhoti stands behind them, and a fourth person in saffron appears at the far right edge. A tall man in an orange robe at left holds the tray steadily. Four people are visible, consistent with the scene of a puja offering. The older man in saffron appears.2010-08-09