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Four people in orange saffron robes sit on a striped rug in an outdoor ritual setting before an ornate gold throne with a carved golden lion head behind it. The bearded man at left, with long dreadlocked hair piled high, wears a rudraksha mala and ceremonial silver-and-gold necklaces and white ash markings on his arms and forehead, and is lighting a small offering or incense. Three younger people beside him, also with white forehead markings, wear orange cloths and beaded malas, one with a red-and-gold headband. Brass bowls, a flower offering with red blooms, a white woven pot and a small kalasha-style vessel sit in front of them. Green foliage is visible in the background.

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MAy 17 20212021-05-17MAy 17 20212021-05-17Outdoor ritual scene with a seated man bare-chested, wearing orange dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair in a topknot and a full black beard, white horizontal tripundra on forehead and white markings on arms and chest. He gestures over an ornate gold-and-carved wooden palanquin-style altar holding a decorated kalasha wrapped in pink-and-white woven cloth with a red flower, a small bell hanging above. A rudraksha mala drapes across his shoulders. Beside him a younger attendant in orange with a white forehead marking holds a microphone. A brass oil lamp stands at the lower left and gilded pillars and a red cushion appear behind.2021-05-17May 05 20172017-05-05A photograph of a ritual in a hall with red curtains and a gilded throne shrine. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, a gold necklace and a brown robe, sits on a leopard-skin cushioned seat in front of a golden canopy with lion figures. Below him, a man in an orange turban and a mala of beads, his chest marked with white paste, sits on a striped mat holding a bell and a plate of offerings. Two other men in orange cloth, one with long matted hair and one with a hand over his mouth, sit nearby; a brass trident and a pot with green leaves stand beside them, along with a brass lamp and a bronze female figure holding a lamp. Several more people in orange are visible in the background behind the curtain. The scene is consistent with a pattabhishekam ritual.2017-05-05MAy 27 20212021-05-27Several young people in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Their chests are bare and marked with white ash stripes, and they wear rudraksha malas. Long dreadlocked hair and white tilak marks on their foreheads are visible. In front of them are brass plates, small oil lamps, incense sticks and offerings, with a yellow container nearby. The boy at centre holds an offering and appears to be chanting. Others in the background are also seated in orange clothes. This looks like a puja or abhishekam scene.2018-03-06A young man with long dreadlocked hair and a tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a pink mat, wearing an orange sannyasi-style garment with a red inner shawl and rudraksha malas around his neck and arms. He holds a thread and reaches toward a brass kalasha-like pot on a tray, with brass dishes, a small brass cup and a folded paper slip nearby. Other orange-robed and white-clad devotees sit behind him in a blurred row, and a poonal-style thread is visible during a ritual setting.2016-08-18A ceremonial puja inside a hall with red curtains and gold-finished decor. A seated man in a rust-red robe with a pink-and-white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-carved armrests, flanked by a golden lion sculpture and a trident. Before the throne, four young men in saffron-orange robes sit on a multicoloured rug around brass trays, lamps and offerings; one in a saffron turban holds a ritual vessel, another speaks into a microphone, and one seated figure wears a long saffron shawl over a pale garment. Pots of flowers and fruit sit on the floor, and a bald attendant stands by a pillar in the background.2017-05-05Three men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a red cloth at an outdoor ritual. The man on the left has long matted hair, white horizontal stripes on his bare shoulders and arms, and a saffron wrap; he is reaching toward a brass ritual vessel. The man in the centre wears a red-and-saffron turban with a red tilak, a beaded white mala and a sacred thread, and sits bare-chested behind a tray. The man on the right wears a saffron turban, glasses, a beaded rudraksha-style mala, and a bare chest. In front stands an ornate gold-coloured casket decorated with flowers, alongside brass lamps, kalasha-style pots, a plate of offerings and small oil lamps. Trees and a low wall are behind them. Candidate identity is not established from appearance, so no specific person is named.2007-08-09A seated man in orange-saffron dhoti and a bare chest performs a ritual at a gilded wooden shrine-canopy. He holds a lit oil lamp with a long handle in one hand and a silver handbell in the other, with smoke rising. He wears long, swept-back hair and a dark beard, with a white forehead mark and multi-strand rudraksha mala necklaces. Behind him, a large golden lion-head sculpture and a golden kalasha pot wrapped in cloth with green leaves and a coconut sit on the shrine, with marigold flowers in front. Ritual puja setting with a visible oil lamp.2021-05-17May 05 20172017-05-05