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A temple-style photograph of a ritual offering inside a richly decorated shrine with gold-painted deity arches and marigold garlands. In the centre, a figure in an orange turban, orange-gold cloth and layered garlands with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces holds a silver tray of bananas and a coconut, smiling. Behind him, a man in a green-and-gold cap with a red tilak sits in a garlanded setting. At left, a bald priest in an orange robe with white tilak marks on his arm and forehead holds out his hands. At right, a bare-chested elderly priest in a white dhoti holds a silver plate with bowls and flower petals. A video camera is visible at the far right edge.

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A photograph of a ritual offering in a temple-style hall with gold-painted carved arches behind. A smiling man in an orange-and-gold turban, saffron-and-gold wrap and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands stands centre-left, receiving a silver tray of apples and fruit from a bare-chested elderly priest with grey hair in a topknot and white sacred thread, who kneels at right holding a plate with small steel bowls and flower petals. A younger man at left with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arm holds out his hands. Another man in a green-and-gold headdress wearing a flower garland sits in the background on a golden throne-like seat. a person cues: the centre-left figure wears a turban, rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces with an orange-and-gold wrap, but appearance alone is not conclusive, so this is marked unsure.2013-07-18A ritual scene with four men in front of a large backdrop printed with a saffron-clad figure wearing rudraksha beads. On the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a brass tray heaped with yellow and purple flower garlands. Beside him, a young man in a saffron-and-white shawl with red and orange beads holds a similar tray. At centre, a bearded man with white vibhuti marks, a saffron dhoti and rudraksha beads holds a bundle of green leaves. At right, a man in an orange turban and gold-bordered saffron shawl offers the leaves, appearing to conduct a padapuja or temple honouring.2011-11-26December 23 20162016-12-23July 18 20132013-07-18July 18 20132013-07-18January 03 20162016-01-03October 10 20172017-10-10 +1 copiesApril 28 20152015-04-28Indoor ritual scene in a hall with pink walls and red curtained windows. A central figure in a maroon-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and bangles, and a golden-bordered cream shawl over a bare upper body reaches toward a silver plate of food on banana leaves. Around him, several people in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, including a shaved-headed man holding a plate and a woman in maroon robes. Men in white dhotis and a spectator in glasses stand in the background, with a bare-headed man on the right gesturing toward the plate. The scene reads as an offering of prasadam. a person identity is uncertain: the central figure's turban, gold jewellery and bare-chested adornments are compatible cues, but the face and presentation are not clearly conclusive.2013-11-02January 01 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial exchange in a decorated temple-style hall. On the right, a smiling man in an orange-red turban, red and gold silk garment and a long garland of white and orange flowers receives fruit from a younger man in white dhoti with a blue shawl and horizontal white body markings. Behind them an older bearded man in orange-red shawl stands near a brass oil lamp, and a gold-coloured throne with ornate carving rests at right, beside a bowl of apples and pineapple. A cameraman in white stands at left.2013-08-13December 30 20092009-12-30