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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a saffron-red garment, a gold necklace and a red and yellow flower garland stands at a stone platform, reaching toward offerings in a plate. Behind him, deity murtis are decorated with marigold garlands and yellow and red flower arrangements. Several people in orange and red clothing move around the platform, one pouring from a vessel, and devotees in the foreground with vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas watch. Stone pillars frame the open shrine. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, wearing long hair, a gold necklace and garland, performing a puja or abhishekam.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a stone temple shrine at an evening ritual. A central seated figure in red-orange robes wears a large black and white turban-style headdress, a gold necklace and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, and is receiving an abhishekam while sitting on a raised dais. Attendants in white dhotis and bare upper bodies stand around him, one pouring or handling offerings from a metal bowl, with white vibhuti smeared on their foreheads and arms. Devotees in white clothes and saffron saris crowd in from the foreground. Behind the central figure stands a deity murti with a flower-garlanded arch of yellow and orange marigolds, and two more garlanded figures flank the shrine. Carved stone pillars frame the scene. a person candidate: the central figure has a person appearance from the turban, gold necklace and red-orange robes, and is the presiding figure receiving the ritual.2016-03-07A photograph inside a stone temple shrine during a ritual at Bengaluru Aadheenam. A central figure seated on a dark ceremonial platform wears a black turban, red garment and a long garland of yellow and orange flowers, with gold necklaces, and is surrounded by devotees pouring liquid and offering flowers. Behind them a deity murti stands in a decorated shrine framed by garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers and a golden arch. A saffron-clad man stands at left near a bell, and women in red and white saris and marked foreheads surround the platform. Carved pillars frame the scene, and a red curtain hangs at right.2016-03-07A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine at dusk, with a central figure seated on a dark stone platform receiving abhishekam-style pouring. The seated man wears a deep red-brown dhoti and a long garland of yellow and white flowers, with a tall black crown-like headdress and white forehead markings. Behind him, a man in orange cloth bends over the platform while another in orange stands at the right, and a standing figure in orange sits at the left edge. The altar holds large deity murtis draped in marigold and orange garlands, and a brass vessel stands on the floor. Devotees surround the platform: a bare-chested man, a man in white shirt, women in maroon saris with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti, and a girl in white. The seated central figure's appearance is not clearly established as a person from the image alone.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a small stone shrine at a temple setting, with carved granite pillars on both sides. A central figure in a red-and-gold sari with a long garland of yellow and red flowers stands behind a stone platform, hands working over offerings. A tall dark bun of hair rises above her head and she wears a gold necklace. Around her, devotees in red and orange-brown robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand at the platform, some holding flowers or small vessels. Behind them, a deity murti group and seated figures are draped with yellow and red floral garlands, and there are red and white offering plates on the platform. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam with devotees gathered around.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A seated central figure in red-brown ceremonial clothing, wearing a large black turban, a gold necklace and a yellow-and-white marigold garland, sits before a stone altar with white gloved hands. Around him devotees in white and red garments, some with white-smeared foreheads, crowd close. Behind them stand deity murtis decorated with yellow and white garlands and an arched frame, and a seated figure in white is partly visible at the left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photo of a temple shrine during a ritual. At the centre, a figure with a large dark swept-back hairstyle, a pink flower garland, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold garment sits before a stone shrine hung with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Behind him, priests in saffron/orange dhotis tend the sanctum; one pours from a vessel and another stands near the deity murti, which shows a couple figure with a crown. Several devotees in white, grey and maroon saris and white shirts crowd the foreground, some with hands raised in prayer, and a silver bell hangs at left. Carved stone pillars frame the scene. Several people are visible, roughly 6-20 including partially visible devotees. a person is only probable through appearance cues (swept-back hair, garland, ornate gold necklace), so the identity is uncertain.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07