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Photo inside a temple pavilion with a white tarpaulin roof. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, wearing a red-orange shawl and saffron robe, with a rudraksha-style neckpiece not clearly visible; he is seated in a meditative posture. In the foreground at left, a person in orange clothing holds a white flower-decorated ritual offering. Smoke rises from incense or a lamp. Behind them stands a stone shrine with a central deity murti flanked by two figures, a dark-skinned murti in a white-and-purple garment, and a gold-framed red backdrop. A camera operator is visible near the shrine.

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A photograph of a ritual inside a temple-like open pavilion with pink and white draped fabric overhead. A man with long dark hair and a red-orange garment sits on a red-cushioned gold throne at right, his hands extended with palms together in a gesture of blessing or offering. Before him a bare-chested priest with a garland and a white cloth bundle tied with pink flowers holds offerings. Smoke rises at left near oil lamps and brass vessels on a striped mat. Behind them a white stone shrine holds a deity murti with a gold arch, and a second painted shrine sits above. This is an abhishekam at the Ananda Lingam event at Vaidya Sarovar, with herbal offerings.2017-09-11 +1 copiesInside a temple-style pavilion with white cloth canopy and corrugated roof, a long-haired man in red-orange robes sits on a red velvet and gold throne, smiling and holding a white cloth bundle with pink flowers. Facing him, a bare-chested young man with a garland and bangle kneels and extends a hand toward the bundle, with smoke rising in the air. Behind them a shrine holds deity murtis decorated with garlands and flowers, including a figure in red and gold, and a central dark form. Fabric hangings and incense smoke fill the space.2017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesAugust 07 20172017-08-07March 16 20172017-03-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold lotus-petal throne with a red velvet cushion, in front of a shrine with deity murtis draped in garlands of white and pink flowers and lit by brass lamps. He wears a rust-red saffron-toned cloth, a heavy gold necklace, a white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, with red-thread wristbands. Beside him a person with long braided hair in white clothes sits facing him, and another person in a red sari stands at the right edge. Brass oil lamps and flowers surround the throne. The man is an appearance-based candidate with long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-toned clothing, but the match is uncertain.2017-08-07March 16 20172017-03-16Outdoor temple-style stage at dusk with a red carpet and a gold-framed throne. A seated man with long dark hair wrapped under a maroon head cloth, bare-chested, wearing a maroon and orange lower garment and a leopard-print cloth, sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind him is a black stone deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flowers. To the left, an altar with a multi-tiered brass lamp, a deity image in red and green garlands, and brass vessels. Multicoloured dressed figures and garlands fill the background. Two pairs of people in the front rows watch, and a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti stands at the right edge.2016-12-07February 16 20162016-02-16September 11 20172017-09-11April 03 20162016-04-03A night-time temple ritual photograph. On the left, a priest in a red dhoti with a red-and-white beaded garland stands near a decorated deity murti with gold arch and pink and green garlands, while a second priest in white stands at the edge. Smoke rises in the air. In the foreground a fire pit holds white offerings and ash, with a brass lamp, pink petals in a basket, and a flower garland. On the right, a seated figure in red robes and a red garland sits on a gilded chair beside a large ornate deity murti covered in flower garlands and a gold necklace, with a multicoloured canopy overhead. The scene suggests a puja with abhishekam-style offerings.2016-04-03