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A photograph inside a pink-walled temple hall with open arches and carved wooden railings. A seated person in a dark maroon robe and dark shawl wears a jasmine-style white flower garland and gold ornaments on the arm, with a red-orange tilak on the forehead. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands and applies a mark to the seated person's forehead with his right hand, holding a small brass lamp or bowl in his left. Two onlookers stand behind, one in a cream shirt. A partial phone is visible at the left edge. Visible setting elements suggest a temple visit, but no event or ritual name is shown.

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June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A seated figure in a red-brown robe with a long white floral garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace receives a tilak on the forehead from a man in a white shirt, who holds a small brass dish in his other hand. The setting is a pink stone temple chamber with a carved wooden stand, latticed windows and a ceiling fan. Behind them stands a man in orange, with a bald head and glasses. The seated figure wears gold bangles and a long dark hair braid, eyes lowered. Blurred ritual setting consistent with a temple blessing.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph inside a pink-walled temple interior with a wooden altar and a lit lamp. In the foreground, a seated man in white kurta with rudraksha mala and another man in white reach toward a small glass vessel held by a seated figure in deep maroon robes, with gold armlets, a gold chest necklace, white jasmine garlands and a tilak on the forehead. Behind, a man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala stands by the altar, another man in white with an orange shawl stands, and a person holds up a phone. A white-carved temple window grille is at the right. The seated figure in maroon, with distinctive long swept-back hair, garlands and gold ornaments, fits the appearance cues for a person, though the appearance is not certain.2016-06-03A photograph inside a pink-walled temple balcony at Omkareshwar, with a carved wooden throne-like seat and a stand behind. A seated figure in a dark red robe with a gold armband, long dark hair, a white flower garland and a gold-chain necklace receives ritual attention while looking downward. A man in white with a rudraksha mala pours or applies something from a small vessel, while devotees in cream shirts with yellow tilak marks stand around. A saffron-clad man with glasses stands behind. A copper tray with a small kalasha-like vessel and flower petals sits in the foreground.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Inside a pink-walled temple interior, a man in white kurta and rudraksha mala kneels and offers a small metal cup to a seated figure in a rust-red robe. The seated figure wears a long garland of white flowers, ornate gold necklace, gold armbands and bangles, a rudraksha mala, and a tilak on the forehead, with a dark shawl draped over the shoulder. Behind them a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands, another man in a white shirt with an orange scarf holds a phone, and a wooden cabinet with brass fittings sits against the wall. Ritual water-offering scene at a temple visit.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph of a seated man in a maroon-brown garment with an ornate gold necklace, flower garland, gold bangles and an orange tilak on his forehead, holding his open palms out over a wooden table as a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small metal vessel into them. Behind them, a man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands near a carved wooden altar-like stand, and another man in a white shirt with an orange scarf watches. The setting is a pink-walled room with a carved wooden structure and a lit lamp on the right.2016-06-03