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A photograph inside an open ornate shrine-chariot or palanquin decorated with multicoloured garlands. A man with a tall, voluminous black hairstyle wears an orange-red garment, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a large yellow-and-red flower garland, seated with a broad smile and hands resting on his lap. Beside him on the left, a man in white dhoti-style clothing with a long rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged holding a small ritual object. Behind them stands a deity murti in red and green drapery with raised hand, flanked by garlanded side figures, with a brass vessel and scattered flower petals in the foreground.

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A photograph of a seated man at a temple shrine during a ritual, with white ash smeared on his arms, chest and face. He wears a large, tall black hair bundle adorned with yellow and pink flowers, a rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace and pendant, and an orange-brown garment. Yellow, red, purple and white flower garlands drape his shoulders and wrap around the shrine. Behind him stand colourful deity murtis, one holding a raised hand, with a red and green cloth-draped seated figure and a garlanded figure on the right.2016-03-07A photograph of a seated ritual in a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. A central figure with a large black turban, rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces sits in saffron-orange robes, smiling, holding a metal plate, while a person in a bare upper body with white ash marks kneels before him. To the left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads and white forehead marks sits beside a metal pot. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands, with a figure in orange holding a staff. This appears to be a pratyaksha pada puja with padapuja offerings.2016-03-07A photograph of a shrine-like setting decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers around statues. A man with long dreadlocked hair, a red mark on his forehead, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas sits at the centre in orange clothing, smiling, with a pink flower in his hair and his hands at a stone vessel. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with gold border and white-smeared bare arms and chest tends the ritual, holding a white cloth and rudraksha beads. Garlanded deity murti and standing figures frame the scene, and a few hands of onlookers appear at the bottom edge. Ritual abhishekam setting. a person: the central seated figure has long swept-back dreadlocked hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace in orange clothing, consistent with the candidate role.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a seated man at the centre, smiling, with a large dark hair bun topped with white ash, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, wearing red-brown robes and a garland of yellow and red flowers. His body is smeared with white ash or powder. Behind him stand several decorated deity murti, a central form with a tall crown and a female form with ornate golden jewellery, all draped in multicolour flower garlands of yellow, red, purple and white arranged in arches. Two attendants flank the scene, one in orange cloth at lower left and one shaved-headed figure at lower right. a person cues: a large black hair bun, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, matching the Pratyaksha Pada Puja event, though the face is not used for identification. Ritual setting consistent with a puja or abhishekam.2016-03-07A photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple shrine hall. A central figure with a tall swept-back black hair crest, rudraksha mala necklaces, a gold chest ornament and a red garment sits smiling, his hands and body dusted with white powder. Behind him stand gold-and-white deity murtis with crowns, flanked by arches of garlands in yellow, orange, purple and white flowers. At left a man with a white forehead band and red cloth sits beside a golden deity statue. At right a decorated murti is hung with garlands. The white powder and flower garlands suggest an abhishekam or puja setting. The central figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, with distinctive hair crest, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments, seated in the centre of the shrine.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 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.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07