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A photograph of a ritual reception inside a building with a plain concrete ceiling and a wall clock. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a long multicolour flower garland with a copper-toned rudraksha-style mala, stands with palms pressed together while a man in white dhoti and shawl with red and gold borders offers a brass plate from the right foreground. Several onlookers in shirts and a boy in a dark t-shirt stand at left, and a bald man in orange cloth stands behind the central figure. a person is visible with a saffron turban, orange robe, flower garland and mala.

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A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha necklace, rudraksha bracelets and a long garland of marigolds and white flowers, smiles while standing indoors. Both hands hold a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, and the wearer's arm extends forward offering it. Around them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, a younger man in a dark top and a boy in a white shirt stand nearby, and a shaved-headed man at right in orange clothing presses his palms together in prayer. A wall clock and barred window appear in the background, with orange curtains at right.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual visit. A man in an orange-red turban, saffron-brown robe and long white and yellow marigold garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a bare-chested priest with a shaved head wearing a rust-brown cloth. To the right, a man in a blue dhoti and a white-and-gold bordered shawl stands near offering tables piled with bananas, coconuts and flower garlands. A crowd of men, women and children in white shirts and striped clothing watches from the left, and a wall clock and lit oil lamps are visible.2015-05-01A photograph inside a small whitewashed room during a padapuja. In the foreground a man in a red-brown turban and red-brown robe, with a red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala, holds a garland of white and pink flowers and offers it toward an unseen altar. Behind him, an older woman in a white sari with cream border presses her palms together, a man in white shirt wears a rudraksha mala, a woman in an orange sari holds a young child, and several young shaven-headed men in orange robes stand near the wall. One orange-robed man holds a camera. Framed religious prints hang above on the green-trimmed wall, with a small oil lamp and flowers visible at the lower right.2014-07-03Indoor photo in a plain room with pale yellow walls, a wall clock, a framed picture, and a small electrical panel. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a saffron-orange turban, a bare upper body, orange dhoti and a large red-and-white flower garland stands on the left, smiling, hands joined. Beside him a bearded man in white clothes with an orange shawl holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame, while a young boy in white with a rudraksha-style mala and a man in a red-checked shirt, and several men in white and in white shirts stand with hands folded in namaskar around them. Women in white with orange borders stand at the left edge. The scene resembles a lamp-lighting ritual.2006-11-24A photograph inside a small temple interior during a ritual. A standing figure in a rust-orange robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, offering aarti before a decorated deity murti. Offerings of flowers, fruits and green coconuts with orange blossoms are arranged on the floor and altar, and a white-clad priest in white dhoti with a striped border stands at right with hands joined. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis watch, and photographers with cameras stand near the entrance. Rudraksha malas hang on several devotees.2015-05-01A photograph of an indoor room with pale yellow walls and a framed picture on the wall. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange shawl over an orange garment wears a thick garland of red and white flowers and holds a flame-lit lamp that a bearded man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds out with both hands. Beside them, a small boy in white clothing with a beaded necklace reaches toward the flame. On the right, a man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste. Other people stand behind, including a man in a red checked shirt and women in white and pink garments on the left. The scene suggests an aarti being offered during a small ritual gathering.2006-11-24Indoor temple scene with a woman in orange-saffron robes and an orange head wrap performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, standing before a shrine decorated with marigold and mixed flower garlands and heaps of petals. She wears a long garland of orange and yellow flowers and bangles. Around her, standing devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with folded hands, watch; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a striped border stands at right. Offerings with coconuts and flowers lie on the shrine floor, and a deity murti is partly visible behind the garlands. A wall clock and a window light the room.2015-05-01May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph inside a small room with cream walls and a window. On the right, a seated figure in a deep red-orange robe and matching red turban, wearing a long white and red flower garland, holds a silver trident-staff and smiles while a devotee offers a lit oil lamp. An elderly man in white clothes and an elderly woman in a pale yellow blouse kneel and make the offering, with a silver plate of flower petals on the floor. Around them, devotees with folded hands wear white shirts and orange garments, and a young man has a shaved head and rudraksha malas. A small child in pink is held by an older man in white, and a cameraman stands at the back. The seated figure has distinctive long cues but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is left unsure.2014-07-01