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A photo inside a temple hall with red curtains and gold railings. A standing man in a bare-chested white dhoti with a gold border and a brown rudraksha-style mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, glasses on, wearing earphones. Facing him, a seated attendant in an orange cloth with a leopard-print headband, large earrings and beaded necklaces holds out a hand over a brass tray of yellow and purple flowers and oil lamps. Behind them, figures in white and orange clothing move near a gold-framed shrine and a golden palanquin-like structure, with more people in orange seated in the background.

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January 05 20192019-01-05A seated man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha mala palms together in namaste toward a bare-chested tribal-looking man on the left, who wears a red and black head wrap, a leopard-print band, and layered beaded and silver necklaces over an orange cloth. Between them on a white-draped table sit a brass plate with yellow, purple and white flowers and brass vessels. Behind them, women in orange sarees stand near a golden shrine and a canopy with red curtains, and a row of seated figures in orange robes is visible at the right. The man in white shows no distinctive a person cues such as long swept hair, crown, or saffron clothing, so identity is unsure.2019-01-05A photograph inside a temple-style hall with red drapes and gold-framed shrine structures. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. Across from him a young man in an orange headcloth with a leopard-print band and orange garments holds a hand out toward a brass vessel filled with yellow, purple and white flowers and a small brass lamp on a tray. Several women in orange saris stand in the background near the shrine. No identity of the praying man can be established from appearance, so he is described by role only.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph inside a temple-style hall with red curtains and gold-framed shrine panels. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and white upper cloth, with a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, kneels on a white platform with palms pressed together, looking upward. Facing him, a person in an orange-red wrap with a leopard-print head cloth, beaded necklaces and bangles sits beside a brass tray holding yellow and purple flowers and brass vessels. Other people in red and white clothing move in the background.2019-01-05A bare-chested man with white ash markings on his forehead and arms kneels with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a raised white platform. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala. In front of him sits a brass kalasha-style vessel decorated with white and yellow flowers and purple blooms. Behind him, figures in orange and red robes sit in rows in a hall with maroon drapes, golden pillars and a seated crowd in the background.2019-01-05A man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered yellow cloth draped over his shoulders sits bare-chested on a raised white platform, palms pressed together in anjali with eyes closed. He wears rudraksha malas, a red tilak and white sacred ash stripes on his arms and chest, and glasses. Before him is a brass tray holding kalasha pots and yellow and purple flower garlands. Behind him, a fire glows near a golden structure, and rows of people in orange and saffron clothing sit in the hall, with a red curtain and a golden palanquin-like canopy in the background. The scene suggests a puja or homa in a temple hall. The figure's appearance does not clearly match a recognizable candidate, so the role is described as a devotee in prayer.2019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05January 05 20192019-01-05A photograph in a temple hall with red drapes and gold-toned wooden shrine panels. A man with a shaved, greying head and bare upper body wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala, and kneels at a silver puja vessel decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands, gesturing toward it. Across from him sits a young man with a tall black hair knot and leopard-print headband, wearing orange-red cloth, layered beaded necklaces and bangles. Several people in orange and red robes stand in the background near the shrine. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right.2019-01-05