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Overhead photo of a man in white kurta and dhoti kneeling on a red carpet beside a flower-decorated altar. Yellow and orange marigold garlands and white flower strands frame a large brass object with a serpent-head finial. He unwraps newspaper-wrapped items. Nearby lie an open cream wooden box holding wooden rods, a black suitcase, a wooden stand, a round woven tray, a blue plastic tray and torn packing tape and paper. No other people are visible.

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July 08 20172017-07-08 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair crouches on a concrete floor in a storeroom, wearing a white kurta and white dhoti, bangles on his wrist. He is working on red strips of fabric or paper spread on the floor, dipping or applying material from a small tin of red paint. Behind him a metal shelf holds several white plastic jerrycans and copper vessels, and cardboard boxes and a sack sit in the corner. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows an ashram workman preparing materials.2007-10-17November 28 20152015-11-28April 14 20182018-04-14A photograph of a man seated on the floor in a white dhoti with a red shawl draped over one shoulder, bare-chested and with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on his arms and shoulder, performing a puja. He sits before a tray of silver vessels and kalasha-style bowls with orange flowers, beside a tiger-striped cloth and a tall stack of fruit including apples, melons and dragon fruit. An orange silk-draped altar with a brass bell stand sits behind him, and papers rest in the foreground. Appearance-based cues do not qualify him as a person, so he is described only by role as a priest performing puja.2012-12-25A young boy in a white kurta kneels on a red cloth at a golden throne-like seat, placing a brass tray of marigold and white flower garlands in front of it. A seated man in orange-saffron cloth wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant necklaces, with his bare chest and forearms marked with ash, sitting in the background. Another figure in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, and red draped fabric fills the background. The throne is draped in red and gold brocade.2018-12-30 +1 copiesNovember 05 20102010-11-05A priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged on a red floor mat, drying a golden deity or peetha with a white cloth. He wears a white forehead mark and a gold bangle. Beside him stand a brass tray, a silver-rimmed brass cup, incense sticks, a pink flower and a folded white towel on an ornate wooden stand. Behind him a gold-covered altar and draped red-and-gold cloth frame a temple ritual setting. A second person is partially visible behind him.2008-10-23July 08 20102010-07-08April 14 20182018-04-14December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a devotee in a bare-chested pose, prostrating on a red carpet before a seated figure in a rust-orange robe and a silver-footed seat or stand. The devotee wears a white dhoti with broad gold borders and a gold-bordered shawl tied at the waist, with a rudraksha-style dark bead thread visible at the wrist. The seated figure's orange cloth and the ornate silver base suggest a ritual honouring; the devotee's hands are pressed together as he bows low. Other people in white and gold attire stand in the background, partially visible. The scene matches a temple inauguration event at Sadashiva Mandapam.2018-04-14