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A bearded man in saffron-orange robes with a white tripundra marking on his forehead sits before an ornate silver shrine with carved arches and small deity figures. He holds a glass vessel while pouring or offering liquid, and a steel bowl of yellow liquid with floating petals sits in front, beside two lit oil lamps. A rudraksha mala is visible across his robe. The setting is a simple white-walled room with a striped cloth on the bench.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long white beard, grey hair, rudraksha beads and a white tripundra mark on his forehead, reaching to a silver ornate shrine canopy. He holds a small brass ritual item among offerings. Inside the shrine stand small silver figures and a framed picture of a white cow. Two silver candlesticks with lit oil lamps sit on a metal tray in front, and a pink-and-white cloth lies on the floor. The scene looks like a puja at a home shrine.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10May 12 20122012-05-12A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A bald, bare-chested older man sits cross-legged in an orange dhoti with gold borders, wearing a rudraksha mala across his chest and a rudraksha headband, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body. He pours liquid from a golden vessel. A second person in white stands at left, reaching toward the same ritual vessel. Behind them are a shrine with pink flower garlands, a golden deity murti, lit oil lamps and brass vessels on a granite platform. The pictured figure is not claimed as a specific person from appearance alone; the page title refers to an event with a person, but the candidate's appearance has only moderate cues.2012-06-05A photograph inside a tent-like shrine space. In the foreground stands an ornate silver temple-shaped shrine with a domed roof and arched niches, holding small deity figures and a dark stone idol. Behind it, a framed picture of deities hangs on the wall, and a silver bowl of yellow offering is placed on a silver tray. On the right sits a bearded elderly man with long grey hair and a horizontal tilak on his forehead, wearing saffron-orange robes, a long rudraksha mala across his chest, and a bangle on his wrist. He sits on a striped mat holding a red cloth and appears to be doing a small ritual task at the shrine. Pink drapes hang at the top of the tent. The page does not indicate a person's presence, so the seated man is described only by his role and attire.2016-05-10A photograph of a bare-chested, shaved-headed priest kneeling before a shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands and string lights. He wears a brown-and-orange saffron-toned cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha-bead headband and gold ear and neck ornaments, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead, chest and arms. He pours liquid from a polished silver vessel while a brass oil lamp and a small silver tray with flowers sit nearby. The scene suggests an abhishekam offering at a temple shrine.2012-06-05March 14 20142014-03-14A bare-chested man with a shaved head kneels on an orange cloth before a shrine decorated with pink and white flower garlands and brass lamps. He wears a red-beaded necklace, a gold chain, an orange dhoti with gold border and a gold armband, and has white sacred ash on his forehead and arms. With one hand he sprinkles or offers from a silver vessel onto a tray of flowers and fruit. A metal kalasha and oil lamps sit on a marble platform, and a deity murti is visible in the background. Ritual worship at a temple shrine.2012-06-05May 12 20122012-05-12May 11 20122012-05-11A seated man in an orange silk garment, bare-shouldered with a gold-toned sacred thread and a bracelet on his wrist, pours a white liquid from a shell-like vessel over a Sri Meru yantra made of pale tiers on a brass tray. The yantra sits on a peetha-like base amid marigold and jasmine garlands and pink petals, with a smoking fire pit and brass vessels beside it. Behind, a shrine holds a deity murti in red and white adornments flanked by brass lamps and flowers. A person's hand holding a brass vessel is partly visible at lower left, and a tiger-striped seat cover sits at the left edge. The description of this photo's appearance-based label: the man's shaved head, orange garment, sacred thread and bracelet are consistent with a person performing the abhishekam, with an unsure identity tag.