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A ceremonial moment in a hall decorated with garlands and a golden deity murti at the top. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti drapes a yellow-green cloth over the head of a bare-chested person wearing red and white flower garlands and a purple garland, gold armlets and a headdress, while holding an orange fruit. Behind them stand several onlookers, including an older woman in white and a woman in an orange sari, and a painted forest backdrop shows figures. The scene suggests a blessing or honouring ritual.

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A photo of a temple scene where a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead places his hands on the head of a kneeling person in a red-brown garment with gold necklaces and a red-beaded headband, who is draped in green silk. Gold ornaments rest on a golden tray or box in the foreground. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white clothing stand watching in an ornate temple hall with marble pillars and an orange-lit shrine niche.2012-05-13A photograph of a smiling woman with a yellow flower crown and a dense garland of orange and white flowers and green beads being embraced by a man in a salmon-orange shirt who leans in and holds her shoulders. Behind them, a golden deity figure is draped with a colourful flower garland, and a painted backdrop of forest figures in meditation poses is lit by a warm spotlight. Several onlookers stand to the right, including a woman in a purple top and men in white shirts with orange lanyards. A gold bangle and yellow sari edge appear at lower left.2016-02-14A man in a white shirt stands at left, his hands placing a garland of green leaves, yellow flowers and red blossoms around the neck of a person in an orange-saffron cloth with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on the forehead. The garlanded person smiles, wears a rudraksha-style necklace and a red thread on the wrist. Partially visible bald heads and other people stand behind, and fruit sits at the bottom right. A blurred ornate golden backdrop with decorative panels fills the background.2011-11-03February 12 20062006-02-12A photograph at an indoor ritual setting with a floral backdrop of red, yellow, purple and white garlands. A man in a white shirt bends forward and holds his hands over the head of a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a brown-orange robe and layered garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, with gold bangles on the arm. Beside them a bald priest with a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl and gold necklace, smiles. A brass lamp hangs at the top of the frame, and a bright yellow floral arrangement fills the right side. The seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2013-07-22A photograph at an evening event with a crowd and colourful lights behind. In the foreground a man in a bright orange saffron robe leans in and drapes or adjusts a deep red shawl over a seated or bowed figure wearing a heavy garland of red roses and yellow flowers, gold-bordered cloth and large gold earrings. Behind them, two women and a man in white stand smiling beside an ornate gold-coloured structure. The scene reads as a devotional honouring.2016-12-23February 14 20162016-02-14February 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copiesDecember 23 20162016-12-23February 12 20062006-02-12A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long garland of red flowers, white blossoms and yellow lemons places her hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl, who kneels before her. A man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala and a camera with a flash stands behind them, and another man in white dhoti with a gold border is at the left edge. A large fan, a small framed picture and a wall poster of a blue-robed figure surrounded by garlands are visible in the background. The scene resembles a blessing or padapuja-style reception in a home.2014-07-03January 01 20172017-01-01