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Photo of a seated sannyasi during a ritual before a shrine decorated with marigold and rose garlands in yellow, red, orange, and purple. He has a tall black hair bun wrapped in a white cloth, a white tilak, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala, and an orange-red garment, with his hands resting on a flower-covered surface. Behind him stand figures in saffron and orange drapes wearing gold ornaments, one raising a hand in blessing, plus a bronze crown-like figure and a metal vessel on the left. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja setting with offerings of fruit, flowers, and white powder.

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March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a seated ritual in a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A central figure with a large black turban, rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces sits in saffron-orange robes, smiling, holding a metal plate, while a person in a bare upper body with white ash marks kneels before him. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white forehead marks sits beside a metal pot. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands, with a figure in orange holding a staff. This appears to be a pratyaksha pada puja with padapuja offerings.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07November 28 20172017-11-28A photograph of a seated man on a stone platform inside an open-sided shrine, smiling broadly, with a dark voluminous hairstyle, a white cloth headband, and a saffron-and-red garment. He wears a heavy gold necklace and multiple long garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. He is covered in white ash and sits before a deity murti and decorated arches of marigold and red flower garlands. Around him are brass pots, a bowl of fruit and flowers, a red-wrapped offering, and green leaves. Two other people's arms are visible at the frame edges, one wearing a rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a puja or pada puja.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and a gold armlet performs a ritual before a decorated deity murti. The murti is adorned with white jasmine garlands, red flowers and a red-and-gold ornate necklace, and stands on a yellow silk-draped platform. In front, a clear spatika linga sits under a mound of white and red flower garlands. The priest wears a rudraksha mala with a sandalwood-and-white tilak on his forehead and holds his hands together in front of the linga. A brass lamp with a lit wick is at right, and a leopard-print cloth lies at lower left.2014-06-30A 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.2016-03-07November 24 20172017-11-24A person in an orange-red dhoti with a yellow border and a red-and-blue garland stands at the left with palms joined in anjali, smiling, with a white-and-red tilak on the forehead and gold bangles on the wrist. Before them a large deity murti and a golden shivalinga-like form are heavily adorned with multicolored flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, with gold ornaments and a gold kalasha-style base. Behind the garlanded figures, seated deities with crowns and gold jewellery occupy a golden shrine. The setting is a temple mandapa with a gold-painted arch. Two people partly visible at the left edge wear saffron and white. The person in front is identified only by appearance cues: an orange robe, a shaved-looking head with a tilak, and gold bracelets, which do not establish identity; treat as a devotee performing darshan and puja.2015-01-04 +1 copies