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A temple interior scene where a bare-chested priest with hair tied in a bun holds a silver tray with a yellow fruit and offerings toward a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe. The man wears a heavy garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers with green leaves, plus a gold chain and a red tilak on his forehead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stand around them, and a yellow sign with English text hangs on a stone pillar behind. Ritual offering at a temple setting, with a person candidate receiving the tray.

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January 12 20072007-01-12Photograph inside a dim temple hall with hanging yellow and orange flower garlands strung across the ceiling and a brass lamp at right beside a dark stone deity murti. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a yellow marigold garland, holds a bowl of bananas or fruit while priests in white dhotis stand bare-chested around him. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a priest at right wears a rudraksha mala. A faint haze of smoke or incense hangs in the air. The offering appears to be part of a temple visit.2012-01-07January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a ritual offering in progress. A figure with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of red and yellow flowers with green leaves, sits on a patterned mat and smiles while receiving a brass tray of bananas, coconuts, flowers and a small packet from a priest in an orange dhoti with bare upper body and white sacred ash markings. To the left, a man in orange robes sits beside a folded orange cloth. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, and a few men with rudraksha malas and white ash markings kneel nearby. The scene suggests a puja or offering ceremony.2008-08-02October 10 20172017-10-10September 10 20172017-09-10 +2 copiesJanuary 04 20052005-01-04 +1 copiesMay 29 20132013-05-29A photograph of a ceremonial offering at a temple setting. A central seated figure wears an orange turban, an orange garment and a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with a red tilak on the forehead. A younger man in white shirt and orange shawl kneels beside him, reaching toward a brass tray piled with bananas, sliced coconut, apples, betel leaves and white flowers. Other men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, surround the group, and a man at right in orange cloth holds a plate. A small green-and-blue leaflet lies on the cloth.2007-01-12September 10 20172017-09-10 +1 copiesNovember 03 20112011-11-03A photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and a crowd of devotees. In the centre, a bare-chested man wears a rust-orange dhoti-style cloth with gold border, a gold-coloured headband of beads across his hair, and a tilak on his forehead; he smiles while extending his hand toward a wooden counter. Behind him stands a shaven-headed attendant in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Several men in white shirts stand nearby, one holding a red plastic bag, and a brass or gold offering tray with fruit sits on the counter. a person is present: the central figure has a gold headband, forehead marking and distinctive adornments, but the appearance is not fully conclusive.2012-05-09