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A priest in orange dhoti and a red-striped cloth stands bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms, ringing a handbell and holding a small ritual lamp or incense vessel. Beside him a bronze statue of a standing sage with hands folded is garlanded with flowers. Behind them a wall of marigold garlands in orange, yellow, purple and white hangs in long strands, and a metal vessel sits at the lower right.

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A temple puja scene where a priest in a red-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with gold bangles, raises a lit camphor flame in a brass arati lamp with one hand while ringing a handheld brass bell with the other. Behind the flame, a large deity murti with a gold crown and gold jewellery is adorned with thick garlands of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Adjacent to it, a second statue wears a red and gold shawl and a rose-coloured garland. Fresh flower garlands drape the central golden metal sanctum object, and a gold deity figure with its hands in anjali sits on a gilded throne-like seat. The setting is a pillared stone hall with wooden lattice windows.2015-01-04A photograph of a riverside ghat ceremony with a large floral backdrop of vertical garland strips in magenta, orange, yellow, white and purple. In the foreground a bronze statue of a bald saint stands with a purple and white flower garland and folded hands on a pedestal. Beside it two shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes and white dhoti stand facing the statue; the one in saffron wears a rudraksha mala and holds an object in his hand. On the stone steps behind, devotees sit among rows of brass lamps. Some people are visible on the stairs, and a statue is not counted as a physical person. Ritual offering setting.2016-12-18A temple ritual before a golden deity shrine. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a red-and-white garland stands centre, smiling, touching a gold plate held by a younger saffron-robed assistant on the left wearing a gold-beaded necklace. Behind them, a golden lingam-like object is draped with yellow, red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, and two larger deity statues in orange and gold garments stand on the right, one wearing a crown and holding a sacred item. Marigold and multicoloured flower garlands frame the scene under an ornate carved stone arch. Appearance-based a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, in a role of officiating priest in the ritual.2012-01-01April 14 20132013-04-14December 03 20162016-12-03A bronze statue of a standing sage or saint figure, garlanded with yellow marigold flowers, stands on a plinth while a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala pours water from a brass vessel over its head. Beside him, a second priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl holds a small brass pot. Brass vessels and pots surround the statue, and a wall of purple, yellow and white flower garlands hangs behind them. Spectators in saffron and colourful clothing sit on white-framed tiered seating in the background. This appears to be an abhishekam or pada puja ritual before a devotee audience.2016-12-03January 31 20142014-01-31May 25 20132013-05-25 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam-style ritual on a stage. A bronze statue of a bald, bare-chested figure in a dhoti stands on a pedestal, wearing a yellow-and-white flower garland, while a shirtless man in an orange-and-red dhoti pours water from a brass pot over it. Beside him, a bald, bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border and a red shoulder cloth holds a small clay pot. Behind them stand large brass vessels and a wall draped with purple, yellow, white and green flower garlands. Spectators sit in tiered stands in the background.2016-12-03February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesA photograph of an abhishekam-style ritual on a stage. A standing bronze statue of a bare-chested figure wearing a yellow-and-white flower garland is being bathed with water poured from a golden vessel held by a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a cloth draped over his shoulder. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red shawl holds a small brass pot. Behind them stands a wall of marigold, yellow, purple and white garlands hung in vertical strands. Brass pots and metal vessels sit on the platform, and seated spectators in colourful saris and clothing fill the stands in the background.2016-12-03May 25 20132013-05-25