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A photograph of a ritual scene before a large silver cobra hood with red gem eyes, against a gold-painted wall and wooden doors. A bearded man with a dark turban and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange-brown robe and a flower garland of white and red blossoms, sits cross-legged with hands raised in a blessing gesture. A woman in a yellow-bordered sari stands at the right with joined palms. Three bare-chested male attendants in white dhotis with gold borders stand at left, one holding a plate and another with a hand on a devotee's back. Several figures are visible on the right behind the scene. Abhishekam-style temple ritual setting.

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February 25 20182018-02-25A photograph of a ceremonial ritual at a temple-style stage. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a dark head wrap, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a white and green garland, sits on a red seat before a large silver cobra-hood backdrop with red gemstone eyes and crown-like tips. Three young men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand beside him; one pours or sprinkles water from a small vessel, and another has white marks smeared on his chest and arms. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at the right, hands folded in greeting. Gold-painted columns and colourful panels frame the scene.2018-02-25February 25 20182018-02-25March 09 20182018-03-09February 25 20182018-02-25A photograph of a ceremonial stage scene at a temple-style setting. A seated man in a maroon-red robe with a black turban and a green-and-white floral garland sits before a large silver cobra-hood backdrop set with red and coloured stones, raising one hand in blessing. Three young men in white dhotis, bare-chested and marked with white ash stripes, stand around him; the one on the left holds a bundle of cloth, the middle one wears a rudraksha mala and holds a silver vessel, and the one with his back to the camera touches a shoulder of another attendant. A gold-and-green painted pillar and a trident motif appear in the background. The scene reads as a ritual performance or abhishekam-style blessing.2018-02-25March 09 20182018-03-09February 25 20182018-02-25A photograph of a ceremonial moment on a temple stage. A man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-beaded ornate headpiece, a green-and-white flower garland with red roses, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace wears a deep red-maroon robe and smiles while receiving a white cloth from a shaved-headed priest in an unstitched white dhoti, who leans forward with hands raised to the man's face. A second priest in white holds a silver trident-topped staff, and another attendant in white sits behind. Behind them is a large silver cobra-hood backdrop with red gem eyes, and a red and gold temple pillar.2018-02-25A staged ceremonial scene on a stage before a large silver cobra hood with red gem eyes and a decorated backdrop with painted deity statues. A seated man in a red-orange turban, red-orange robes with gold border, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain sits on a throne-like seat, appearing as a Swamiji (probable) by his turban, rudraksha and saffron robes. Beside him a bare-chested younger man with long dreadlocks, rudraksha bracelets and an orange shawl holds a silver staff and places his hand on the back of a kneeling devotee in white dhoti with gold border, who bows with a white cloth on the head, while a flower offering plate sits nearby. A deity figure with a gold crown stands at left and a white-clad person sits at the right edge.2018-03-09February 25 20182018-02-25A seated man in an orange-red turban, saffron-red robes, rudraksha malas and a gold chain sits on an ornate silver throne with a large cobra-hood backrest set with red and green stones. Two shirtless priests in white and yellow dhotis, with white sacred markings on their bodies, perform a ritual; one holds a silver trident and the other bends forward attending to a devotee's leg while pouring or handling thread-like offerings. A wooden carved door and colourful pillars are behind them. The seated figure is shown with a ceremonial presence; the scene includes a devotee being attended to by two priests.2018-03-09