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A photograph of a shrine-like setting decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers around statues. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a red mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas sits at the centre in orange clothing, smiling, with a pink flower in his hair and his hands at a stone vessel. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and white-smeared bare arms and chest tends the ritual, holding a white cloth and rudraksha beads. Garlanded deity murti and standing figures frame the scene, and a few hands of onlookers appear at the bottom edge. Ritual abhishekam setting. a person: the central seated figure has long swept-back dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace in orange clothing, consistent with the candidate role.

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A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair adorned with a pink flower sits before a deity shrine decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands. He wears a red and orange garment, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a rudraksha mala with a red and yellow flower garland. White ash smears his arms and forehead, and his hands rest on a white cloth. Gold deity statues and a bronze pot stand nearby, with a priest in white at the left edge and a partially visible devotee at the right. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, ornate gold necklace, and orange clothing, at a Pratyakshya Pada Puja during Mahashivaratri.2016-03-07A photograph of a ceremonial puja inside a temple shrine adorned with garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A central figure sits on a low seat with a tall black upswept hair style, wearing a red-brown garment, a gold necklace, rudraksha beads and a red-and-yellow flower garland, his face and forearms smeared with white ash, a red flower in his hair. He looks down with a serene expression while holding a white cloth or offering. To the left, a second man with a bare upper body, white-marked skin, rudraksha malas and gold armbands bends forward attending to the ritual. Behind them are deity murtis draped in garlands, and a seated figure in orange on the right. Probable Swamiji (probable) is seated centrally, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas, presiding over the pratyaksha padapuja.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. In the centre, a seated figure with a large dark swept-back hair bun and a white forehead band wears a red-brown garment, a ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala under a yellow and red garland. Their hands are covered in white powder and they sit with eyes lowered. Behind them stand golden deity murtis adorned with gold jewellery and red-and-yellow garlands, flanked by similar garlanded murtis on the left and right. A woman in an orange sari bends forward to touch the seated figure's shoulder, and a wooden plate with offerings sits near the base. Two people in the foreground are partly visible, with a third seated figure on the right edge. Several people are visible, so the count is a small group.2016-03-07A photograph of a ritual scene before a richly garlanded shrine. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a pink flower tucked above the forehead, saffron-brown garment and a gold necklace over a rudraksha mala sits at a stone altar, smiling and holding a dish near a small pillar. Strands of yellow and red flower garlands hang from his shoulders. Beside him at left, a man in white dhoti with gold trim, bare-chested and marked with white ash, bends forward near a bronze-toned bangle. Behind them, a deity murti in golden armour stands in front of a multicoloured flower-garlanded arch, and other garlanded statues flank the scene.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a seated man at the centre, smiling, with a large dark hair bun topped with white ash, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, wearing red-brown robes and a garland of yellow and red flowers. His body is smeared with white ash or powder. Behind him stand several decorated deity murti, a central form with a tall crown and a female form with ornate golden jewellery, all draped in multicolour flower garlands of yellow, red, purple and white arranged in arches. Two attendants flank the scene, one in orange cloth at lower left and one shaved-headed figure at lower right. a person cues: a large black hair bun, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, matching the Pratyaksha Pada Puja event, though the face is not used for identification. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or abhishekam.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07