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A photograph on a stage in front of a painted temple-style backdrop with carved pillars and a large wooden door. A man with long dark hair and an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a leopard-skin-covered seat before an ornate silver arch, holding a microphone and speaking. Beside him, a silver bowl of yellow flowers, a stack of leaf plates and a small silver vessel sit on a white cloth. A man in a purple kurta sits cross-legged to the left, facing him. On the right, three women stand: one in a purple-and-gold sari holding a metal bowl, one in white with a head covering, and one in a white sari with hands folded in namaste. A woman in a red top stands at the far right edge. Two silver lion figures flank the seat.

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January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a ceremony on a stage in front of a decorated temple-style backdrop with painted pillars and a carved wooden door. A bearded man with long hair, orange-saffron robes, rudraksha beads and a tilak sits on a leopard-skin-covered seat before a large silver ornate throne-like backrest, speaking into a handheld microphone. Two silver lion statues flank him, and a silver bowl of flowers and stacks of silver plates sit before him. A man in a magenta kurta sits cross-legged on the floor facing him. Several women stand to the right, one in a purple striped sari with a white head covering holding a bowl, another in white with folded hands, and one in a red top. A standing deity murti figure stands on the left.2018-01-08A seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas holds a microphone and speaks on a stage before a silver throne-like seat flanked by silver lion figures. Beside him a man in a magenta kurta sits cross-legged on white cloth. Several women in white and gold saris stand to the right; one in a purple and gold sari holds a bowl and wears a head covering, and another in a red top presses her hands together. Behind them are painted deity murtis, painted pillars with lotus-style tops, and a wooden door. A silver bowl, stacks of leaves and yellow flowers sit on the stage.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a ritual inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and a deity murti on each side. A bearded man with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits on a silver peetha-style throne in front of an ornate silver backdrop, wearing a rust-orange cloth. Two kneeling priests in white dhotis and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse perform a puja, one holding a brass bowl of yellow flowers. A woman in a purple sari and a hairnet stands at the right holding offerings, and an older woman in white and orange kneels behind the throne. Several other people, including a woman in a hairnet, stand at the edges.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of a temple ritual in an indoor hall with a silver-framed backdrop and a painted deity figure with multiple arms at left. A seated man with long dark hair, a horizontal white forehead mark, rudraksha mala beads and a gold chain sits before a large silver bowl on a green leaf, which is being washed or prepared. A man in an orange dhoti with white body markings bends toward a silver pot at left. A woman in a dark red shawl bends over the bowl at center, and two women in white with rudraksha beads and a woman in a purple sari stand at right, one holding a steel vessel. The seated man matches the page's a person reference on appearance cues but the frame is uncertain, so identity is recorded as unsure. Abhishekam or puja preparations are the.2018-01-08