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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a figure seated at the right, bare-shouldered with a swept-back dark hair and wearing a large garland of white, green and orange flowers, receives attention, while a bearded man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands centre and gestures. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a man in a dark green-and-white shirt bends forward to offer fruit. A golden deity murti or offering vessel sits in the foreground at the bottom, and orange and yellow decorative cloth hangs at the upper right. Devotees, including a woman with flowers in her hair, observe at left. Pure ritual abhishekam-style service in a temple hall.

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A photograph of a temple-style darshan line. In the right foreground a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a thick white and red flower garland and a dark sash, seated and receiving offerings; he has gold armlets. Beside him a bearded man in a white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a red apple toward the group. A young boy in a striped shirt and a woman in a white sari with gold jewellery stand among devotees; a man in a white shirt and a rudraksha-garlanded attendant stand behind. Behind them a red curtain, gold and orange ceremonial fabric and a gold kalasha-like object are visible. Several devotees lean in with folded or extended hands.2016-10-09January 08 20172017-01-08October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional gathering indoors. A bare-chested man wearing a white flower garland with red blossoms and a green leaf garland sits at right, holding a ripe orange fruit toward a gold ceremonial vessel or murti in the foreground. A man in white with a red-and-white shawl and orange lanyard leans in beside him, wearing glasses and a forehead tilak. A bald man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood paste stands at left, and a seated man in a grey shirt reaches toward the offerings. Several people stand in the background near red curtains and a golden pillar. Visible people are roughly six to ten.2016-10-09January 08 20172017-01-08January 08 20172017-01-08October 30 20162016-10-30October 30 20162016-10-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial event on a raised seat decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in red, yellow, green and white. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and pink flower garland sits on the right, reaching toward a fruit held by a man in white. A man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a fruit and a tall golden staff topped with a finial. Beside him a golden lion figure sits on the seat. On the left an older man in white with hands pressed together in namaste stands with a sandalwood mark on his forehead, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Two men kneel in the lower foreground. Red curtains form the backdrop.2016-12-23