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A temple-style ceremony beside richly decorated shrines with marigold and garland arrangements and a large deity murti dressed in flower garlands. A bearded man with long dark hair, bare-chested with a saffron-orange cloth and pink-and-white garland, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat at left, holding a small offering. Opposite him a bare-chested man with white markings on his chest and shoulders and a light tan cloth stands with palms joined, receiving the seated man's blessing. Beside him a woman in a white and red floral garland and a young woman in a dark garland stand with hands folded. Behind, a man in a saffron cloth and rudraksha-style beads and other devotees in orange clothing watch. A silver trident stands in front, with fruit, brass plates, a coloured cloth and offerings on the floor. The seated man has distinctive long dark hair and a sweeping saffron robe with ceremonial adornments, which matches the page's a person reference, though his appearance is only partly visible.

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A seated long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a pink-and-blue shawl and white forehead markings sits on a leopard-print throne in front of a silver trident. Facing him, a bare-chested young man in beige dhoti kneels and offers a tray or plate, wearing white and red flower garlands and white tilaka-like markings on his chest and arms. Behind them, several robed priests and attendants in orange and white stand among heavily garlanded deity murti and ornate golden shrines decorated with marigolds and roses. A wall clock, fruit offerings and a striped cloth on the floor indicate a ritual puja setting. The seated figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes, but the identification is uncertain, so a person is set to unsure.2016-12-19Night-time temple ritual in a richly decorated shrine hall. 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Several people stand at the back in orange and white garments.2016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19December 19 20162016-12-19Night photograph of a temple-style ritual before a richly decorated shrine with gold arches, banana leaves and marigold garlands draped over deity murtis. In the foreground a bearded man with a long rudraksha-style multicolour beaded garland faces left. A woman in a white garment with red flower garland hands a brass tray of offerings, including a blue cloth and packet, to a man in a patterned shawl with yellow beads, seated before the shrine. Another person in white kneels at lower right among offerings and a brass plate of yellow items. A person in orange-brown clothing stands behind them. Five to six people are visible in total.2016-12-19Photograph of a festive temple-style ritual inside a decorated hall. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with long dreadlocks wears a multicoloured flower garland and holds a red-and-white tray with a folded white cloth and a small red book. Centre right, a smiling woman in a red and gold sari with white jasmine garlands sits on the floor with hands together. Behind her a young man wears a rudraksha mala and bare chest, and a girl in orange sits nearby. Background shows ornate golden shrines with deity murti heavily adorned with marigold and yellow flower garlands, banana plants, and hanging yellow garlands. Another woman in brown with a mala stands behind. The setting is a colourful ceremony with floral decoration.2016-12-19A photograph of a ceremony in a decorated shrine area with bright flower garlands. A bearded man with long hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a multicolour flower garland, sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat with a golden kalasha-like vessel at his feet. A woman in a red sari with teal and blue border and a garland bends forward holding a red-lidded tray. Another woman in a pink-and-green sari and garland stands behind, and a man in white with a garland is partly visible at the back. Behind them are large deity murtis dressed in white and decorated with marigold and rose garlands, a silver trident stands on the left, and a wall clock and a plate of fruit sit on a striped rug. The setting suggests a puja or darshan offering.2016-12-19