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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine with a grey coffered ceiling. A central figure in a tall black crown-like headdress, rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, wearing a red-brown garment and a wide white forehead band, raises a hand in greeting before a row of deity murtis garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. Behind him, a gilded halo arch frames the murtis. Two kneeling devotees in white in the foreground offer namaskar, a woman in a cream sari with a long plait bends forward, and a standing man in white touches the platform. Garlands drape the pillars and a red cloth lies on the platform. This matches the page's Mahashivaratri Pratyakshya Pada Puja context; the central figure is an appearance-based Swamiji (probable) with a crown, rudraksha mala and gold pendant.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A temple shrine with a central seated figure in a dark, tall turban-like hairstyle, wearing a saffron-red cloth, a gold chest necklace and a yellow-and-red marigold garland, bathed in white powder on the forehead and arms. Behind him, a deity murti group of a standing figure with a crown and a seated consort is adorned with colourful garlands. Two more statues in ornate garlands stand flanking the shrine. In front, a man in white kneels with folded hands, a bare-chested devotee in orange tends the offerings beside a shallow stone basin, and a woman is seen from behind. The scene suggests an abhishekam at a Shiva shrine, with white powder and water on the stone platform.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine ritual. At centre, a seated figure in red and gold clothing wears a large black turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers draped over the shoulders and arms; the hands are covered in white cloth. Behind him stand stone-coloured deity murtis and figures adorned with garlands, and a gold arch frames the shrine. In front, a priest in red robes with an orange sash pours liquid, and a figure in white kneels at the base, with white powder spread on the stone platform. Standing devotees on the left have hands folded in namaskar, and a man with a white forehead band wears a red and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. This appears to be an abhishekam or padapuja at a temple.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual at an open-sided stone mandapa. In the centre, a man in a saffron-red garment with a large dark swept-back crown of hair and a heavy floral garland stands before a stone platform, with his hands over a shallow basin. Behind him, a Shiva-Parvati deity murti and a seated figure in a red garment with a rudraksha-like garland are framed by yellow and red marigold garlands. A priest in red kneels on the left, and white-clad devotees with white forehead marks stand around the basin in the foreground. Carved pillars and a bell frame the scene.2016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine at a ritual event. A seated central figure in a dark turban, red garment and layered gold necklaces wears a flower garland of red, yellow and white blooms and has white markings on the forehead. Before him stands a shrine with deity murti and a canopy of garlands in red, yellow and white. A man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl reaches up toward the shrine, while people in white dhotis and red-and-gold saris, some with white paste on their faces and rudraksha malas, stand around the platform. Bananas and offerings lie on the stone base. Strings of marigold garlands hang around the carved stone pillars.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual at a shrine with carved stone pillars and a tiled roof. A central figure with a tall black-and-white turban-like headdress, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and an orange-red cloth sits on a stone platform, arms extended over water, with yellow and orange marigold garlands draped around him. Behind him stand decorated deity murtis under a garland-framed arch, with flower garlands on the side figures. Around the platform, white-clad men in dhoti and sacred thread and women in orange and cream saris with white forehead markings attend the abhishekam, handling trays and cloth. a person is seated centrally, identified by the tall swept headdress, rudraksha mala and gold necklace; those cues are appearance-based only.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated figure in a red-brown dhoti and red garment wears a tall black turban, multiple rudraksha malas, a gold necklace, and a long garland of yellow and red flowers, with white gloves on the hands. Around him, several devotees in white dhotis and orange-red robes, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, kneel and tend to him at a stone platform, pouring and offering. Behind is a shrine decorated with floral garlands, a golden arch, and a deity murti flanked by two more garlanded figures.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple shrine during a ritual. A seated figure in a red dhoti-style garment with a yellow and red marigold garland and white ash marks sits on a raised stone platform, holding a bowl, while a black-turbaned devotee in a red sari-style garment attends nearby. Behind them, a decorated deity murti group with garlands and a golden canopy is arrayed in a floral arch. A priest in white dhoti with tripundra marks and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and several women and men in white and red clothes watch and assist from the edges. The seated figure's ritual bathing setting suggests a pada puja abhishekam, with offering plates and cloth on the platform.2016-03-07