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A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, where a seated man in orange saffron robes and a red-orange shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits at the centre with palms joined before a silver vessel and a metal pot. Pink and white flowers and a tray of offerings lie on a stone platform. To the left, a monk in orange with a grey beard and another seated orange-robed man in a red cloth flank the scene. A trident stands behind them. Around them, devotees in white, yellow and pink saris and white shirts stand and sit, one man in the back wears a garland, and a bare-chested priest in a red and white shawl and yellow dhoti sits at the lower right. A ceremonial puja or abhishekam appears to be underway.

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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and bright ceiling lights. A man in a red-and-saffron cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, with a tilak on his forehead, sits on a low dais raising a hand in blessing toward a brass vessel filled with flowers and pink lotus blossoms. Around him, men and women in saffron and orange robes sit in a semicircle, some holding small offerings. A priest in a bare-chested dhoti sits at the front with a bowl. Standing devotees in white shirts, colourful saris and yellow garments watch, and a trident stands on a pole at the back. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam with flower offerings.2009-07-13Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and bright overhead lights, showing a ritual abhishekam at a stone platform. A central seated man wears an orange-red shawl, a large rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with tilak on his forehead, and is seated before offerings of pink lotus flowers, white jasmine garlands and metal vessels. Around him are seated men in saffron robes and a bare-chested man in a white shirt and red cloth pouring from a metal pot. A dense crowd of standing and seated devotees in saris, white shirts and yellow garments fills the background, some holding flower garlands and some raising their hands.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A temple ritual inside a stone hall with carved pillars and hanging lights. A priest bare-chested in a red-and-white cloth pours liquid from a silver vessel onto a stone platform, while a seated man in an orange-red shawl with yellow-and-white tilaka, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala receives the abhishekam. Pink and white flowers and garlands lie on the platform. Around them, seated men in saffron robes and devotees in saris and white shirts stand watching, some holding small offering bowls. A trident-topped staff stands behind the group.2009-07-13Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and bright ceiling lights. A central seated figure in a saffron-orange shawl and orange-red cloth with a long gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads receives flower offerings from a bare-chested priest in a red-and-white shawl and yellow dhoti, who holds lotus blossoms and white flowers over a metal bowl. A brass kalasha and a trident stand on a stone platform in front of them. Around them, devotees in orange, white and yellow clothing sit and stand, some with folded hands, and a bare-chested young boy in orange sits nearby. A man in a white shirt wears a garland. Sits as a ritual puja scene.2009-07-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars and bright ceiling lights. A man in a red-orange shawl and orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, sits cross-legged on a raised stone platform and holds flowers over a metal bowl. a person is seated centrally, with a trident (trishul) raised beside him. Around him, seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and a bare-chested priest in a red-checked cloth and yellow dhoti perform the ritual, with a silver kalasha, flower offerings and rose petals on a table. Standing onlookers in white shirts, saris and kurtas, many holding flower garlands, fill the background, and a child looks on at the right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a dim temple hall of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti kneels at right, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over an object on a stone platform, with white and pink flowers and a silver pot nearby. Behind him, a man with a red-and-orange turban wears a red shawl, ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, seated among other devotees in orange robes. On the left, a standing priest in orange robes with a long staff and tilak marks sits facing the scene. A crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts stands and sits along the back wall. Tube lights and barred windows light the hall.2009-07-13