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Photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, fluorescent tubes and a wooden pillar. A bare-chested older man with white hair and an orange cloth draped over his body is being bathed or anointed by a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl and rudraksha mala who pours liquid over his head. Nearby, a smiling man in maroon and gold ceremonial dhoti and shawl wears a large gold pendant and a long beaded necklace, and another man in maroon robes stands behind. A devotee at the far right in orange shawl and gold bangle looks up. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a temple.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, wooden pillars and fluorescent tube lights. A bare-chested older man in an orange shawl stands with his head bowed and eyes closed while a younger shaven-headed priest in a rudraksha mala and gold armlet pours water over his head from a pot. To the left, a smiling man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti, gold necklace and sandalwood tilak looks on, and another priest in a cream-and-gold dhoti with a kumkum mark stands behind. Ash markings are visible on several foreheads. A yellow banner with partial Marathi-style script hangs at the upper right. The scene appears to be an abhishekam-style ritual with water being poured on a devotee.2015-09-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesInside a temple doorway with dark stone walls and colourful painted columns, two men in saffron-orange and rust-brown dhoti-and-shawl garments stand garlanded with white flower and red rose garlands. The man at centre-left raises both arms high, palms open, and wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace with a head band. Beside him a smiling man in a red-brown garment and gold necklace holds his hands in namaste near the chest. Bare-chested men in white dhotis stand around them, one with a rudraksha mala, and a bald man in orange stands behind. A dark statue-like form is partly visible at lower left.2012-05-16June 05 20122012-06-05May 07 20122012-05-07Photograph inside a temple hall during a procession ceremony. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti raises a lamp and bell toward a silver palanquin decorated with garlands and a deity murti. Center, a man in saffron robes and a garland of gold beads stands with hands raised toward the palanquin; a person with long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces stands beside him. Near the right, a saffron-robed man with a long beard wears a rudraksha mala with hands folded. Another saffron-clad man on the right, with shaved head, holds hands together in greeting. Gold-and-red ornate palanquin base and orange streamers in the background.2012-06-05Photograph inside a temple doorway with two men in saffron-orange robes garlanded with white jasmine and red flowers. The man on the left, bare-chested with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, raises both arms and has a shaved head with white and red tilak; the man beside him, in a gold headband and gold necklace, smiles with palms pressed together. Other saffron-robed figures stand behind them, and a lamp-lit shrine area is visible. a person appears to be the man on the right, identified by his gold headpiece, ornate gold necklace and saffron robes; the other two men are devotees or sannyasis.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of three saffron-clad men standing indoors before a marble-panelled wall. On the left, a smiling man with swept-back hair wears a gold necklace, a red-beaded headband and an orange dhoti with gold border. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in orange robes wears a large gold chain. On the right, an elderly bare-chested man raises one arm, wears a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments and a red-beaded headband, and holds an orange cloth with gold border. A bald figure is partially visible at the lower right corner. Ash markings are visible on foreheads.2012-05-12June 05 20122012-06-05 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, showing a procession of saffron-robed men and devotees. In the centre, a bald elderly sannyasi in an orange robe with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, and his hands are held by two men. On the left, a man in saffron clothing with a long white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and a red-beaded headband gestures with an open palm. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with red border and a green-and-yellow waist cloth holds the elder's hand. Several white-clad and orange-clad attendants and women in saris stand behind them. The man with the garland shows the wearing of a large ceremonial gold necklace and a long flowing shawl, consistent with the a person cues, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-06-05A photograph inside a temple corridor where a bare-chested, grey-haired man in orange-red cloth and layered rudraksha and gold necklaces stands with both palms raised above his head in an offering gesture. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth with a pink and green flower garland and a beaded headband holds his hands together in namaste and smiles. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth holds a small orange-and-gold object, and several men in white dhotis and orange cloth stand among devotees. Gold pillars and carved wood frame the scene, with a gold-trimmed doorway at right and ornate temple architecture above.2012-05-16 +1 copies