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A dim indoor photograph of a seated ritual gathering against white tiled walls. In the foreground a large brass vessel holds scattered pink and orange flower petals, green leaves and a small brass dish. On the right, a man with swept-back dark hair, a gold bead mala and a dark red-brown robe raises one hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Behind them, two men in turbans and jackets, one with an orange turban, sit with hands folded. A steel pot stands at left. The setting suggests a satsang or puja gathering.

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January 23 20142014-01-23A photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam in a tiled room with warm lamplight. A large brass basin holds a silver-rimmed shivalinga strewn with rose petals and marigold flowers. A seated priest in orange-saffron robes on the right holds a flower garland and a small silver vessel, while a bald priest in orange behind him raises a lit lamp. On the left, a man in a pink wrap and a bearded man in a dark jacket with a pale orange turban and marigold garland sit near a metal bucket and offering tray.2014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together in namaste; the man on the right wears a dark maroon-red shawl and rudraksha mala, the man beside him wears a saffron-orange shawl. A standing man on the left holds a tall silver ceremonial staff. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many in red, maroon and grey sweaters, stands watching with hands folded. A standing man on the right in orange dhoti and red sweater holds a silver tray with garlands. In the foreground a brass ledge frames a brass tray heaped with orange and white marigold flowers and petals, with brass vessels and a small kalasha nearby.2014-01-22January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23A photograph of a shivalinga abhishekam inside a temple. A dark stone shivalinga sits in a brass yoni-shaped basin with an orange-red ring around its base. Several men in orange and maroon robes kneel around it. The central man in maroon with a rudraksha mala has his hands folded in prayer. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe with glasses pours or tends offerings, and a man in a red sweater and pink dhoti sits near a tray of marigold flowers. Devotees stand behind a brass railing in the background, some wrapped in shawls. The scene reads as puja or abhishekam at a shrine.2014-01-22Photograph of a temple worship scene with a large brass vessel in the foreground filled with an orange and yellow marigold garland. Behind it, a man in the centre with folded hands and a rudraksha mala sits in a red-brown robe, flanked by saffron-robed men with prayer hands. Standing figures in grey, orange and red clothing, including a man in a pink turban and a man in red holding a brass tray, stand in a doorway with a silver trident and a brass oil lamp nearby. Several people in the background wear jackets and shawls. a person candidate in the centre, appearance uncertain; no crown, long swept hair or ceremonial gold necklace clearly visible.2014-01-22January 23 20142014-01-23January 23 20142014-01-23