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A man in a maroon garment with a long gold-and-pink flower garland and heavy gold necklaces stands at right, extending his right hand toward a bronze statue of a bald sage on the left. The sage statue wears a maroon robe, rudraksha beads, a jewelled pendant, and an orange-gold shawl, with its palm raised. Beside it stands a golden deity murti with a crown and white cloth. Pale yellow tiled walls and a metal bowl at the bottom edge complete the indoor ritual setting. The standing man has a white tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair, with a crown-like cue absent; he is a devotee performing a ritual gesture at the statues.

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A man with long swept-back hair, a white vibhuti line on his forehead, and a flower garland of red, yellow and white blossoms stands beside a bronze statue and applies a mark to its forehead with his right hand. He wears a maroon robe and layered gold necklaces with ornate pendants and gold bangles. The bronze statue of a bald, saffron-robed figure wears a rudraksha mala, a jewelled necklace and a large black stone pendant, with one hand raised in blessing. Behind them stands another bronze deity murti in a white dhoti and a white crown, with a kalasha-like object nearby. The setting is an indoor shrine room with yellow tiled walls and a wooden staircase railing. Two people are visible: the man performing the forehead marking and a statue, so the physical count is one person.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in a maroon dhoti and a heavy gold necklace with flower garlands in yellow, pink and red presses a finger to the forehead of a gold-painted statue of a seated saint in a maroon and gold cloth with a rudraksha mala and a large jewelled pendant. The statue's hand is raised in blessing. Beside them stands another gold-painted deity murti in a white dhoti and crown, and a further figure in orange and green cloth. The man has white tripundra marks on his forehead and smiles. The setting is an indoor room with a tiled yellow wall and a balcony railing, consistent with a temple-style shrine room.2014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28A photograph inside a bright ashram hall where a man in a maroon-red robe and a thick gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, wearing a red-pink-yellow flower garland, dabs a substance with his right hand onto the forehead of a golden-bronze statue of a seated saint. The statue wears red-brown robes, beaded necklaces and a bangle, and holds its hand in mudra. Behind them stand a second golden deity murti in white cloth and gold ornaments and a figure in saffron-orange robes at the right edge. Garlands hang from the balcony railing and a ceiling fan turns overhead.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in a maroon-red robe stands at right beside golden statues in an interior hall with a patterned tile wall and a staircase behind. He wears a thick gold necklace, a gold pendant, multiple gold chains, bracelets and a flower garland with red, yellow and white blooms, and has a white tilak on his forehead. He gestures with one hand toward the figures. The central figure is a gilded deity murti with a tall crown, holding a sword-like staff and a drum-shaped object, draped in a white cloth with gold-beaded necklaces. To its left stands a golden statue of a bald, smiling figure in a maroon robe with rudraksha-style beads and a dark gem pendant. A small figure and a green-and-orange clad statue are visible further back. The man is a living person, while the figures are statues.2014-06-28 +1 copiesA man in a maroon-red robe and a thick garland of pink, white and yellow flowers stands at right, holding a smoking incense or camphor flame toward golden statues. He wears a heavy gold necklace, gold bangles and a gold armband, with a white tilak on his forehead and a small red bindi. Golden statues of saints or deities stand at left, one with rudraksha beads and bare shoulders, others in orange and white cloth. Behind them, devotees sit on the floor in white clothes at right, beneath marigold garlands strung along a wooden staircase and cream-coloured walls. The scene suggests a prana prathishta or puja at an ashram hall. Visible physical people: the central man plus several seated devotees and one standing figure in white.2014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor temple ritual scene. A man in a maroon dhoti and a long multicolour flower garland of pink, yellow and red blooms, with heavy gold necklaces and gold armlets, stands at right applying a mark with his raised right hand to the forehead of a golden statue. The statue is a bald, bare-chested saint figure with rudraksha beads, a red-brown cloth draped at the waist, and a hand raised in blessing. Beside it stand other golden deity murti and a small white-clad figure, with a silver tray at lower right. A tilak-marked attendant in saffron-orange robes appears at the far right edge. The setting is a yellow tiled wall and curtained windows.2014-06-28Indoor temple-style scene at an ashram, with two golden-bronze statues on the left and a living man on the right. On the left, a bald golden statue of a sage wears a rudraksha mala and a brown-red dhoti with a gold border, and raises one hand in blessing. Beside it, a golden deity murti with a tall crown holds a drum and other implements, wearing a white cloth and garland. On the right, a smiling man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a layered gold-and-flower garland, gold necklaces, gold armbands and a sacred ash forehead mark, points toward the statues. Another person's hand and sleeve appear at the right edge. Background shows wood-panelled stairs and a balcony railing with a yellow-lit wall.2014-06-28