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A photograph of a temple shrine during a Mahashivaratri abhishekam-style ritual. In the centre, a seated figure in a red-orange dhoti and shawl wears a tall black turban-like headdress, a long garland of yellow and red flowers and gold ornaments, and is smeared with white powder on the arms and clothing. Seated and facing a shivalinga-type stone form with flower offerings. Behind him stands a seated person in red garments with white face paint, long braided hair and rudraksha beads, and several devotees in red clothing watch from the right. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, a stone pillar, palm trees and a red cloth hanging to one side.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. In the centre, a seated figure with a large dark swept-back hair bun and a white forehead band wears a red-brown garment, a ceremonial gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead mala under a yellow and red garland. Their hands are covered in white powder and they sit with eyes lowered. Behind them stand golden deity murtis adorned with gold jewellery and red-and-yellow garlands, flanked by similar garlanded murtis on the left and right. A woman in an orange sari bends forward to touch the seated figure's shoulder, and a wooden plate with offerings sits near the base. Two people in the foreground are partly visible, with a third seated figure on the right edge. Several people are visible, so the count is a small group.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine interior during a Shiva Linga ritual. In the centre, a man with a tall black-haired head covering and long hair, wearing a red-orange cloth and a thick multi-coloured flower garland with red and yellow blooms, kneels beside a large white-powdered Linga on a black pedestal, with white ash on his arms and forehead. Behind him stands a colourful deity murti with a red and gold garment, flower garlands and a golden crown. Several white-clad men with white forehead markings and garlands stand and sit around the shrine, and a few devotees are at the front. Offerings and a plate of white powder sit nearby. The scene suggests a Shiva Linga abhishekam or puja. Green banana leaves and a pillared stone portico frame the open-air setting.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated figure in an orange-red dhoti and matching shawl wears a tall black hair crown, rudraksha malas across the chest, a gold ceremonial necklace and a large gold pendant, smiling as a devotee in white clothing and two other devotees apply white powder to the figure's hands and body beside a deity murti. Behind, a bearded deity murti and a second figure are adorned with garlands in yellow, red, white and purple, with a gold arch above; the setting is a temple shrine area with a wooden doorway at right. Probable Swamiji cues include the tall black hair crown, rudraksha malas and gold necklace while receiving abhishekam.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a smiling person with eyes closed, seated in front of a shrine on a decorated ratha-style platform. He wears a tall black turban-like coiled hairstyle with a white tilak across the forehead, an orange-red robe, a rudraksha-style mala and ornate gold necklaces, and garlands of yellow and red flowers. White powder is on his arm and the shelf beside him. Behind him are painted deity murti figures with gold hands and a standing figure in red and white garments, along with a white shivalinga and a small brass figure. Mahashivaratri-related Pada Puja setting. a person, in the foreground, appearance-based label with cues of the coiled hair, ornate gold necklaces and orange robe; a devotee stands at right in a saffron-coloured robe with a garland.2016-03-07