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A photograph inside a temple hall with marble pillars and a glass display case behind. In the foreground, a person seen from behind wears a rudraksha headband, heavy gold necklace and an orange-brown wrap, and reaches toward the neck of a bespectacled man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a purple-and-orange shawl. Around him, several men in white shirts with vertical or horizontal white tilak marks on their foreheads look on, and one man in a light yellow shirt stands at the right edge. The scene shows devotees gathered around a ritual interaction.

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May 12 20122012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with pale marble walls and a gilded golden ledge. In the foreground, a woman seen from behind, with hair in a bun wound with a beaded jewelled band, wears an orange-and-red sari and a gold necklace, gesturing toward a group of men. Four or five men stand close, most in white shirts and white dhotis; one wears a purple-and-saffron shawl and another a pale cream kurta, with white tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them stand additional figures and a row of small deity murtis in an alcove. A red cushioned seat sits at left.2012-05-12May 12 20122012-05-12 +1 copiesMay 12 20122012-05-12A photograph of an indoor hall where a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward and reaches out to touch the shoulder of a figure in orange robes on the right. That figure wears a long red and green flower garland, layered gold necklaces, a gold armband and bangles, with long dark hair and an orange shawl draped over one shoulder. Behind them, a man in a white shirt with glasses and a backpack watches, and two saffron-robed young monks with rudraksha malas stand nearby. A chain barrier and white floor are visible, with a projection screen and an orange cloth hanging in the background.2013-01-19October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesJune 20 20132013-06-20Indoor temple scene with a man in an orange-saffron dhoti-wrap and white flower garland touching the head of an older man in white clothing, who bows with hands joined. The standing figure in orange has long dark hair, red tilak on the forehead, a gold earring and a rudraksha mala, and is smiling. Around them, white-shirted devotees and a bald young monk in orange stand near a blue doorway, a red-and-black stand with a speaker, and an arched yellow wall. A deity mural hangs at upper right. Appearance-based cues on the orange-clad figure fit the a person label with the cues listed, shown in the act of giving blessing to a devotee. Approximately six people are visible.2012-06-03 +3 copiesA photograph of a man in an orange-brown robe with a red rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant necklace placing his right hand on the forehead of an older man in a white shirt, who stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in white and striped shirts stand smiling behind them in a crowded hall. The robed man wears a red bead bracelet and a small gold ornamental pendant on a chain.2013-01-02October 15 20122012-10-15October 08 20132013-10-08